Virginia Van Husen Fuller (Danbury, Conn.), Levi W. Squires (Weston, Conn.); Wilbur Sturges (Weston, Conn.); Raymond F. Stiles (Southbury, Conn.); and Henry E. Monson (Southbury, Conn.): interview with Miles L. Hanley
Virginia Van Husen Fuller (Danbury, Conn.), Levi W. Squires (Weston, Conn.); Wilbur Sturges (Weston, Conn.); Raymond F. Stiles (Southbury, Conn.); and Henry E. Monson (Southbury, Conn.): interview with Miles L. Hanley
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From a series of interviews conducted for the Linguistic Atlas of New England to document New England dialects. Speakers include Virginia Van Husen Fuller (born in New Haven, LANE informant 8.1) discussing making donuts and crullers, memories of the Civil War, losing her beau after wounding at Chancellorsville and dying at Aquia Creek; purchasing baskets from Indian 'Squaws'; fried pie and other pies -- Levi W. Squires (informant 4.2) -- Wilbur Sturges (informant 4.1) -- Raymond F. Stiles (informant 10.2) -- and Henry Edgar Monson (informant 10.1) discussing fox hunting.
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