Crisfield Crab Pickers Documentary
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Beach to Bay Heritage AreaThe goal of this project is to preserve irreplaceable stories before they are lost forever.
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Filming Underway!
In September, we began filming our latest documentary in collaboration with Unscene Productions and two lovley ladies from Crisfield who worked as crab pickers. Help us continue funding this project's production by donating today!
For generations, the women of Crisfield's crab houses quietly powered Maryland's seafood industry. Their skilled hands picked millions of pounds of blue crab, their songs echoed through the packing houses, and their determination helped shape labor history through the historic Crab Pickers Union and the landmark 1938 strike. Today, only a handful of these women remain to share their firsthand experiences.
The goal of this project is to preserve these irreplaceable stories before they are lost forever. Through oral history interviews, historical research, archival collections, and community engagement, BBHA, in partnership with Unscene Productions, will document the memories, traditions, music, labor history, and cultural legacy of Crisfield's crab pickers. The culmination of this work will be a professionally produced short documentary film that will serve as a lasting educational resource for museums, schools, libraries, heritage organizations, and community audiences throughout Maryland.
Photo Credit: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum