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- Collection: Vermont Folklife
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Interview Excerpt - Christine "Gussie" Levarn on rural electrification
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermonter Christine "Gussie" Levarn of Bristol, VT where she discusses the electrification of her family's farm in Hinesburg, VT in 1935. Recording duration 0:54.
Interview Excerpt - Euclid and Priscilla Farnham on changes to dairy farming practice
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer Euclid and Priscilla Farnham of Tunbridge, VT describing changes to dairy farming practice that emerged in the mid 20th century. Recording duration 2:16.
Interview Excerpt - Gertrude "Gert" Lepine on acquiring the family farm.
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer Gertrude "Gert" Lepine describing how her father first acquired their farm. Recording duration: 2:19.
Interview Excerpt - Gertrude "Gert" Lepine on the freedom afforded by farming
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont farmer Gertrude "Gert" Lepine of Morristown, VT where she talks about the freedom afforded by farming. in 1935. Recording duration 0:54.
Interview Excerpt - Glen Sandborn on working with horses
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer Glen Sandborn where he discusses working with horses. Recording Duration 2:30.
Interview Excerpt - Jonathan Corcoran on food and place
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont farmer Jonathan Corcoran of Middlebury, VT where he discusses the relationship between agriculture, food and place. Recording duration 4:13.
Interview Excerpt - Katharine Duclos on butter production in the early 20th century.
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermonter Katharine DuClos of Braintree, VT describing how her family's commercial butter production in early 20th cetury. Recording duration 3:13.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "All the fears went away."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer describing his concerns about hiring undocumented Latin American migrant workers. Recording duration 2:21.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "He taught me how to do that."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer describing his relationship with one of the undocumented Latin American migrant workers he employs. Recording duration 0:57.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "I can really butcher Spanish."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer describing the challenges communicating in Spanish. Recording duration 1:51.