| Stories from our Archives: Bruce K. Jerauld, Retired Town Treasurer |
| TALES OF CAPE COD, Inc. Interview IV 22 BRUCE K. JERAULD 89 Years old Interviewed December 22, 1973 001 Tape begins with introduction by Louis Cataldo 010 Mr. Jerauld was born July 7,1890.He is from Harwich. - Has three sisters. One is Mrs. Donald Trayzer. - His wife is Lucille Thayer and she is a Mayflower descendent. 018 Mr. Jerauld attributes his longevity to his family. - Quote from Mr. Jerauld's father about his own longevity - is that he worked hard and behaved himself. 023 His father was a fisherman. - His great-grandfather and his grandfather were both fisherman. - Saw his great-grandfather once. Gives history about fishing in his family. 034 Tells story his grandfather told him about fishing. - When he started and what he did. His grandfather cooked on the fishing boats. - Cooked mostly beans and fish. Went to sea when he was 9. - Talks about the responsibilities of his grandfather on a fishing boat. - Cooking was done over an open fireplace. 063 Reference to the book Captains Courageous. - The book he believes mentions his great-grandfather-James Jerauld 068 Three kinds of fishing-trap, handling, signing 075 Tells what his grandfather told him about fishing for mackerel. - First vessel into New York market for best price. - Handling on Banks --gives description of how that was done. - West Indies market - ¬mention of slave help. - More talk about his grandfather's cooking¬ molasses cookies. 121 Talks about fuel shortage and using wood. 143 Fisherman's' Shipping Paper- 1882-1883. - Grandfather became skipper of a ship and - many family members were on board and a few neighbors. - In the event of a disaster the village was affected greatly. - The Paper also tells the jobs that were held by whom and about shares, - and the amount of those shares for the season. 205 Tells about grandfather walking, as so many people did because of transportation. 219 The stagecoach from So. Chatham to East Harwich. - It was really a covered wagon, horse drawn. 239 Barnstable Village 75 years ago. Everything centered around the shore for the young boys. - Talks about mending of the nets in February when the season started. - How the old men had conferences and talked about Town meetings. - Their crew for the summer etc. Tells about tarring nets and drying them. 277 The roads were not paved-they were clay. Going barefoot during the summer. 292 Lighting was from oil lamps. There was no public water system. - Telephones were just beginning to come. - 19l6 or 1917 was when his father first got a phone. - The roads were not plowed in the winter, - A gang of men shoveled out the roads. They were paid 20c an hour. 311 Milking of cows with his father. - Board of Health cracks down on the sale of raw milk. 321 Only one doctor in the Village. Scarlet Fever and diphtheria. - The nearest hospital was in Boston or New Bedford. 334 His job was to keep the woodbox full as a boy. - Burnt coal in the living room stove one or two days before Thanksgiving. - Talks about weather in those days. 362 Story about the Keith Car Plant, where he worked 418 Tells about serving on Grand Jury. 438 Went to Australia in 1968 - tells about that meeting Cape Codder on plane from New Zealand. 482 Tells story about son, Frederick, going to Sunday school(humorous) - Tells about his family a bit. 516 Gives information about the courthouse, including cost, additions and dates -Talks about the courthouse burning and the Old Colonial Court¬house. 566 Went to dancing school in Yarmouth 576 Talks about women in his day and now. 590 END SIDE TWO OF TAPE - BLANK |
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