Join the Fishing Heritage Center at the NB Whaling National Historical Park’s visitor center theater to learn about the history of Gloucester – Massachusetts’ oldest commercial fishing port – through the decades. We’ll be screening three short films, each highlighting the evolution of the commercial fishing community in Gloucester from the 1930s to the 1960s:

“New England Fishermen” (1938) – 8 min
“Men of Gloucester” (1949) – 21 min
“The New England Fisherman” (1967) – 10 min

About Dock-u-mentaries: Hosted in partnership with New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Dock-u-mentaries is a free film series hosted at the National Park auditorium at 33 William Street in downtown New Bedford on every third Friday at 7:00pm from October through April. These films explore a variety of themes and topics related to the commercial fishing industry and the working waterfront.

“Men of Gloucester” and “New England Fishermen” courtesy of AV Geeks. “The New England Fisherman” courtesy of Mooncusser Films.