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- Collection: Vermont Folklife
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Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "Luis could lasso a cow."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer telling a story about Luis Lopez, a worker who once lassoed a run away heifer. Recording duration 3:57.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "The community...accepts them."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer discussing how the local community has reacted to the presence of undocumented workers. Recording duration 0:57.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "The longer they stick around, the better it is."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer talking about learning Spanish. Recording duration 0:35.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "They're scared."
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer describes the fears expressed by migrant workers in his employ. Recording duration 1:59.
Interview Excerpt - Vermont Dairy Farmer: "Who would milk the cows?"
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with a Vermont dairy farmer describing how dependent his farm is on migrant workers. Recording duration 0:57.
Perkins Flint - Dried Apples
Perkins Flint of Braintree, VT talks about drying apples in the fall to preserve them for winter. Audio and text excerpt from a November 2, 1968 interview with Perkins Flint conducted by Katharine DuClos (OT1991-3014). Part of the Perkins Flint…
Daisy Turner - Halloween Fortune Telling Game
Daisy Turner of Grafton, VT describes a Halloween fortune telling game and family prank from her childhood. Audio and text excerpt from a November 1, 1983 interview with Daisy Turner conducted by Jane Beck (TC1983-0029). A part of the Turner Family…
Katharine DuClos - Halloweening
Katharine Duclos of Braintree, VT describes childhood Halloween pranks and celebrations. Audio and text excerpt from a June 20, 1990 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1990-2032). A part of the Farm Series Project…
Katharine DuClos - Paring Apples
Katharine Duclos of Braintree, VT paring apples in the fall as a part of preparing to dry them for winter storage. Audio and text excerpt from a June 20, 1990 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1990-2032). A part of the…
Albert Morelli - Havesting Ice on Lake Champlain
Albert Morelli of Champlain, NY describes harvesting ice from Lake Champlain in the winter. Audio and text excerpt from a February 18, 1994 interview with Albert Morelli conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1994-2011). A part of the Lake Champlain Project…