DARE Interview: Laceyville, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA117

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).

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