DARE Interview : Montour Falls, New York; Primary Informant NY113

Fieldworker

Seastone, Charles

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• NY113: White; female; age: 72 (old); education: high school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: NY113 (3:21)
• Full Interview (Tape 1141-S1). [Additional speakers: Fieldworker's wife]
• Content:
• 00:15 Raising ducks as pets
• 05:10 Family farm, family members, children, small farms are becoming obsolete
• 06:50 Politics—presidential election candidates
• 08:55 Her son works in Vietnam, Vietnam War
• 10:20 Making pickles, canning
• 15:45 Soapmaking
• 17:35 Butter making
• 20:15 Family and farming, World War II victory gardens
• 21:25 Arthur the Rat
• 25:00 Teaching school in the past
• 26:10 Her son's occupations, auctioneering
• 30:15 Tape end