TRANSCRIPT

Excerpt of an interview with Henry Vokey that was completed by a Student Researcher (Hazel) Also present during the interview were Henry's wife (Carrie) and his daughter (Bonnie)

Hazel: Where there any superstitions about launching the boats?

Carrie: Yes. Tell the truth.

Henry: Wha?

Carrie: You never launched em on Fridays.

Henry: Oh no that's out of the question.

Hazel: Why?

Henry: Ahh well I don't know why, amm

Hazel: Was it just Friday's that's boats weren't launched.

Henry: Ahh Friday's was use to seem to be a unlucky day.

Hazel: Yeah.

Henry: For launching a boat. I always taught.

Carrie: Yeah that was drilled into your head when you was growing up.

Henry: Never did put a boat in the water on a Friday, for the first time.

Hazel: Would you put her in on a Sunday or

Henry: Nope.

Hazel: So Sunday's and Friday's was out of the question.

Henry: Yeah.

Hazel: But any other day of the week.

Henry: Any other day of the week. Saturday's, mostly Saturday's.