DARE Interview : Blairstown, New Jersey; Primary Informant NJ003

Fieldworker

Sindt, Toby

Date

• 1967

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• NJ003: White; female; age: 72 (old); education: some high school; community type: rural
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: NJ003 (3:46) [Some distortion]
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1011-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Pet cats
• 01:30 Personal history: childhood on farm, marriage
• 02:10 Local history: businesses, hotels, fires
• 08:05 Flood 1955; dam breaks on Delaware River
• 11:55 Local development, township lines, electrical service
• 14:05 Local taxes
• 15:10 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1011-S2).
• Content:
• 00:20 Arthur the Rat
• 03:55 Tape end