DARE Interview : Algoma, Wisconsin; Primary Informant WI061

Fieldworker

Nimz, Evelyn

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• WI061: White; male; age: 60 (old); education: high school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: WI061 (3:07)
• Full Interview (Tape 1798-S1).
• Content:
• 00:30 Arthur the Rat
• 03:50 Local harvest festivals
• [4:40-6:10 Terrible ringing noise silenced—no content removed]
• 06:30 Informant's opinion about Belgians
• 07:45 Peshtigo fire
• 08:30 How Informant's family made their money
• 09:05 Discussion of Belgian dialect
• 11:15 Education
• 13:50 Job history, Christmas tree business, worked on a boat
• 17:25 Trip Informant took East
• 20:10 Tape end