DARE Interview : Laceyville, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA117

Fieldworker

Hausmann, Robert

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA117: White; male; community type: rural
• Media Files:
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1397-S1).
• Content:
• 01:20 The Pools—ethnic group, location of settlements, origin, local man—a Pool, is a friend of Informant’s, Informant’s opinion about the character of Pools
• 11:00 How Pools regard themselves, account of Pools stealing in winter so they could live in jail
• 13:10 Population of Pooltown, ethnic background of Pools, they love fishing
• 21:15 Stories about Pools
• 23:45 How Pools talk
• 23:55 Prospect of Fieldworker interviewing a Pool
• 24:25 Pools—work habits, violence, cars
• 26:10 Younger generation is more successful
• 30:45 Changes in fishing recently—reasons
• 32:10 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1397-S2).
• Content:
• 00:40 Fishing in Pennsylvania—reasons for no natural reproduction of trout
• 03:15 Fertilizers destroying streams, discussion of Rachel Carson
• 06:20 Attempts to restock pheasant population
• 07:25 Number of deer killed by cars and hunters in Pennsylvania
• 08:00 Problems with getting Americans to live harmoniously with nature—need for conservation education in schools
• 12:25 Discussion of settling the United States too quickly
• 15:40 Local people—work with bears in Yellowstone Park
• 19:20 Tape end