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Interview with David Sharps director of the Waterfront Museum on the Lehigh Valley No. 79, one of the last wooden railroad barges. We talked about his career as a juggler, clown, and performer and later as a barge owner #Shantyboatweekend! #Interview #Sec
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Talking to Jeanette in LIC, Queens about everything including colloquial expressions, dive bars, traveling, gentrification, writing, finding ones balance, and coming around full circle. #shantyboat #streetmeetings #strangerstories #queens #LIC #NYC
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Benzy skippering on the East River #shantyboat #eastriver #nyc
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Haverstraw and Ossining are the widest point on the Hudson River. Because of the long reaches winds can whip up fierce waves. It is debatable whether we should even be out on a day like today. #LittleBigWaves shantyboat #hudsonriver #haverstraw #ossining
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Interview with Ginny Norfleet. We talked about the invisible stories of 400 years of African-American history in Haverstraw NY. Ginny’s positivity and indomitable resilience in the face of institutional and personal racism, helped remind me why I do this
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Interview with Mary Liz and Paul Stewart about the Underground Railroad History Project they co-instigate. #shantyboat #undergroundrr
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Interview with Leo Bower. We talked about the town of Hudson, the Fugary shantytown and the characters who lived there, redevelopment, and changes in town. #interview #shantyboat #hudsonriver #hudsonny #shantytown
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In Hudson NY there are over 120 Bangladeshi families, some of whom maintain a community garden along the river down by the Shacks. Seeing the women’s bright clothes among the rich greens of the garden was beautiful #shantyboat #communitygarden #bangledesh
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Spencer met us at the dock when we arrived in Hudson and was charming and helpful while we were there. He also told delightfully funny drunk stories #shantyboat #drunkstories #hudsonriver #hudson
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Interview with Chris Callaghan who organizes the Steamboat Meet and the Tugboat Roundup at the Waterford Harbor. #shantyboat
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Interview with Virginia Clarkson who told us all about growing up in the Bronx and made her way to Waterford. #shantyboat
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Welcome our new shipmate Jeremiah who has been on all five Secret History expeditions since 2014. #shantyboat
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Shipmate John Young successfully completes his first certified under-over. Now he can be a roadie. #shantyboat
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Please welcome our new shipmates Sascha and Ariel who joined us just before we left Ft Edward. #shantyboat
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Interview with Brian Abrams, Chief Lock Operator at Lock 9 on the Champlain Canal, who talked about his 21 years on the NY Canal System. #shantyboat #locks #champlaincanal #hudsonriver #secrethistory
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Interview with Bar in Sacramento
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Leo Smith
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Bob & Anne Perry
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Vaughn Goodson
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Vaughn Loveday
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Jake Hudson
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Karen Galema
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Stacey Marie Garcia
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Jeremiah Daniels
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Adrian Nankivell
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Anita Cobb
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Jack-Nichols
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James Burgess
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Monica Haller & Sebastian Muellauer
