DARE Interview : Smithfield, Virginia; Primary Informant VA046

Fieldworker

Huizenga, Sharon

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• VA046: Black; male; age: 68 (old); education: high school; community type: rural
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: VA046 (5:50)
• Full Interview (Tape 1699-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Arthur the Rat
• 06:10 Local farming—crops, hogs
• 08:35 Curing hams, bacon
• 12:15 Farming, his employment
• 13:50 Mother from Bacon's Castle, story about ghost
• 16:65 James River: tides, water, fish; creeks
• 21:10 Buildings, courthouse
• 22:35 Home remedies
• 28:05 Tape end