The Art of Making Wooden Eel Pots

Dave Robbins grew up in South Dorchester and as a young man was a hunter and trapper in the Robbins area. He later owned a building supply company in Cambridge. He was a major contributor toward the construction of the Robbins Heritage Center at the Dorchester Historical Society, which was named in honor of he and his wife. In this lecture, he talks about hunting and trapping, and life in general in the marshlands of South Dorchester, near the present Blackwater Refuge.

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South Dorchester Folk Museum

Church Creek, MD

Fishing-Hunting & Trapping

The Art of Making Wooden Eel Pots

Traps and Trapping in South Dorchester

The Salt Marshes of Dorchester County

Hunting the Wild Turkey – Do's and Don'ts

Hunting and Trapping - Dorchester Traditions - Past and Present

The Gootee Family of Golden Hill

Traditional Shad Fishing Techniques

Making & Mending Pound Nets

Growing Up in Robbins & Blackwater Area