DARE Interview : Ishpeming, Michigan; Primary Informant MI023

Fieldworker

Reddington, John

Date

• 1966

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• MI023: White; male; age: 65 (old); education: 8th grade; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: MI023 (4:01)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 0675-S1).
• Content:
• 00:26 Informant's house (construction and materials)
• 12:30 Informant's hunting and fishing experiences
• 14:35 Informant tells a joke
• 15:23 Farming methods (past and present)
• 17:02 Description of the roller harrow
• 20:38 Methods of planting grain (broadcast seeding, winding)
• 28:12 Types of harnesses
• 29:45 Types of fences
• 32:07 Cattle diseases
• 35:15 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 0675-S2).
• Content:
• 00:30 Family history
• 01:58 Arthur the Rat
• 06:05 Tape end