For generations, the Lawhorne family worked the waters of the Amelia River, shrimping the tidal creeks and marshes of Nassau County. These are their stories — recorded in their own voices, in their own words.
Interviews
Susie Lawhorne
Mother
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Dorothy Brazell
Great Aunt — maternal grandfather's sister
The oldest living person in Nassau County, Dorothy Brazell has seen Fernandina Beach change across nearly a century of life on the Amelia River.
Mark Mertz
Uncle by marriage — maternal
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Kathy Sheldon
Aunt — maternal
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