DARE Interview : Danbury, Connecticut; Primary Informant CT006

Fieldworker

Krichels, Hans

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• CT006: White; male; age: 76 (old); education: grade school; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: CT006 (4:03) [Continuous high whistle; periodic road and airplane noise; slight distortion]
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 0196-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Family history, peddling papers and milk, working at 15, National Guard and WWI
• 05:30 Work and church life, how he got involved with Boy Scouts
• 10:05 Success of his time as a Scoutmaster, success of his boys
• 14:05 Married for 50 years, first house, birth of twins
• 20:30 Caring for land around house, how he got the adjacent lot
• 24:50 Large parties he has on his land
• 28:25 Surprise party his friends threw for him at his house with 200-300 guests
• 32:20 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 0196-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Party continued. Gifts and letters received at his party.
• 03:50 Arthur the Rat
• 07:45 Tape end