Name/Title
Interview of Capt. Adrian Lane, 1975Entry/Object ID
2025.001.037Scope and Content
Oral history interview with Captain Adrian Kingsbury Lane (1919-1988) conducted September 22, 1975.
Captain Lane was born in Mystic and raised in Noank. He was educated at the Noank Grammar School, Fitch High School and Trinity University before going on to a long maritime career with the Coast Guard, Woods Hole Institute and the Mystic Seaport Museum. He also served as the curator of the Noank Historical Society. He shares stories about Noank maritime history and his family history (the Davis and Wilbur families).
Topics include: prohibition and rum running days in Noank, Noank fishermen, handline fishing, whaleship TIGER, Capt. Charles Davis, Noank-Galveston connection, Capt. Henry Langworthy, BLACK HAWK, Fulton Fish Market, Capt. Ben Latham, Capt. Silas Latham, schooner ESTHER ANITA, Capt. Daniel Chester, Capt. Roswell Palmer, Capt. Robert Wilbur, Capt. John Wilbur, Capt. Robert Maynard.Collection
Oral History CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.001Source or Donor
Found in CollectionAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
AudiocassetteNomenclature Primary Object Term
AudiotapeNomenclature Sub-Class
Sound Communication MediaNomenclature Class
Sound Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationSearch Terms
Noank, Noank Shipyard, Noank Historical Society, Fisheries, Fishing, Fulton MarketArchive Details
Creator
Lane, AdrianDate(s) of Creation
1975General Notes
Note
Notes: original file name: #17 - Lane, Captain Adrian - Sept 22 1975