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00:00:03 - Introduction

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00:01:03 - Birth, Early Life, and Schooling: His birth and farm history.

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00:02:04 - Birth, Early Life, and Schooling: Mother's name (Collins) and family.

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00:03:12 - Birth, Early Life, and Schooling: Delwiche relatives come to visit once a year for a week.

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00:04:39 - Birth, Early Life, and Schooling: Walloon Language and schooling.

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00:05:59 - Interest in Music: How his interest in music started.

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00:06:28 - Interest in Music: Playing the organ in church.

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00:08:04 - Interest in Music: Correspondence courses in music from the University of Wisconsin.

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00:09:08 - Interest in Music: Violins (he makes them). He started because of his interest in woodworking and music.

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00:10:43 - Interest in Music: Started an orchestra.

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00:12:57 - Religion: Catholic religion in his family.

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00:13:04 - Religion: Other religions in the neighborhood.

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00:13:29 - Religion: Baptists.

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00:14:44 - Religion: Stories about Rene Vilatte and his church.

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00:20:05 - Work: Work outside the farm - Bousenthal's cabinet shop.

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00:22:02 - Work: German-Belgian relations (with Bousenthal's workers).

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00:22:36 - His wife and her relatives: How he met his wife (Elsie Vander Meullen).

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00:24:07 - His wife and her relatives: Information on Elsie.

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00:24:22 - His wife and her relatives: Her grandfather was Flemish.

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00:24:57 - His wife and her relatives: The Ropsons always spoke Walloon at home.

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00:25:19 - His wife and her relatives: Correspondence with relatives in Belgium (Melin, Belgium was the home of his grandfather).

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00:30:14 - His wife and her relatives: The farm was divided after his mother's death.

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00:32:18 - A Belgian Comedian: This is a segment of a tape Mr. Ropson played for me. The man speaking is a Belgian comedian speaking in Walloon. This gentleman appeared in Green Bay during the summer of 1975.

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