Short, L. July 19, 2014. C. Braye interviewing Lance Short, Old Bonaventure.

• Main Author: Braye, Crystal
• Other Authors: Short, Lewis Lancelot (1936-), Born in British Harbour in 1936, he started fishing with his uncle John Short when he was 12-years-old. In 1967, during NL’s resettlement program, Lance and his wife Pat moved their family to New Bonaventure. He worked primarily as a fisherman in Trinity Bay, fishing with handline, trawl and cod traps.
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Objects; Migration/settlement; Boatbuilding; Boats; Commercial fishing; Fishing; Fishing boats; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/403

Lance Short talks to Crystal Braye about boats he’s built; learning to build boats; fishing; fishing boats; resettlement; and cod fisheries before moving indoors for an in depth description of fishing with trawl. He continues with discussion of bully boats and other types of boats he’s built and fishing gear used. After an interruption, the interview resumes with a description various parts of fishing boat and how it was used; cooking on the boat; and superstitions surrounding boats and fishing. This interview was conducted on Lance Short’s wharf, in his stage and in his boat but ends abruptly when audio recorder is accidentally turned off. During the interview, Lance makes reference to three boats during the interview seen in files: Short, L. July 19, 2014. Boats built by Lance Short, Old Bonaventure (1) and (2).