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.