DRAFTING…
Some of the documents in Kerr’s files (Conrad_Stories) and from the web.
– Annual Mariners Memorial Service: Memorial for those lost at sea
Presentation made by Captain Conrad Byers at Advocate, Nova Scotia
August 17, 2008 (In Kerr’s files)
Conrad Byers at the Ottawa House Museum
– Conrad Byers tells stories of the sea
Posted on May 31, 2015 by brucewark on www.warktimes.com (NewWark Times, Stories from the Margins), a 5 min audio.
“Parrsboro historian Conrad Byers told tales about the legendary Parrsboro sea captains, Randall and Durant during his talk on Wednesday, May 27 at Main & Station.”
– Them days Are All Gone Now
2004 document. Wrote Conrad:
“A major influence in my love and preservation of local nautical lore was that I was fortunate in growing up in the small seaport town of Parrsboro. In my childhood most all my neighbours were either active or retired mariners. Most were not wealthy in dollars but they had a treasure in life experiences. As a youth I envied that and soaked up their stories whenever I could.
“The following piece I scribbled out about 20 years ago after spending the afternoon with one of Parrsboro’s last ‘old salt’ mariners, Mr. Daw Moore.
“I hope you enjoy my memory of some of his memories.”
– Pisagua – Rise and Fall of a Nitrate Port
Write Conrad introducing the document: “One of my areas of interest in marine history and research is the 19th Century’s South American Nitrate Trade. The following text is part of a presentaion I made to the Annual Mariner’s Symposium in Bath Maine.”