I am totally impressed. There is a tiny place in coastal North Carolina where people speak with an early 1900's Boston-ish accent because they came over on fishing boats. There can't be more than 5000 people that speak this way, and I only know about it because my cousin married one of them (a high-tide'r). I am glad this mildly interesting fact is actually being recorded.
As a native hoi toid speaker I can confirm that we exist, and in numbers greater than 5000. I'd guess at least 20,000. The accent doesn't magically disappear once you get off Ocracoke. Quite a few of us woodsers grew up with it (GGFather migrated from Harker's Island).
