Kathleen Schmitt Kline
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Frederick Binkowski, Part 1 | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Part 1 of 2 interviews. In the July 10, 2008 and August 14, 2008 interviews, Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviews Frederick P. Binkowski about his involvement in sturgeon population research in Wisconsin as a researcher at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Ron Epprecht | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Ron Epprecht is interviewed by Eugene Herubin about his skill at decoy carving. He discusses color, shape, and style variations for decoys, how he got involved with carving, and why he has a continued interest in carving and spearing sturgeon. |
Eugene Herubin | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
John Jurgenson | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
John Jurgenson discusses creation of sturgeon spears. Interviewer identity for August 2, 2007 interview is unknown. |
Unknown | Neenah, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Pete Schuh | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Pete Schuh is interviewed by Dick Koerner about his experiences spear fishing, changes in regulations over time, and superstitions. |
Dick Koerner | Menasha, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Frederick Binkowski, Part 2 | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Part 2 of 2 interviews. In the July 10, 2008 and August 14, 2008 interviews, Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviews Frederick P. Binkowski about his involvement in sturgeon population research in Wisconsin as a researcher at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents | |
Dan Folz | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviews Dan Folz about his involvement with sturgeon through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. He discusses studying and managing sturgeon and spawning site monitoring programs. |
Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Harry Kachur | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Bill McAloon interviews Harry Kachur about his experiences as a sturgeon fisher. Kachur considers himself largely unlucky, and most stories are mishaps he has had on the ice. He also mentions that he and his son Mike make decoys and tells a story about a poacher. Harry discusses his favorite cooking method of sturgeon and importance of the Sturgeon Advisory Committee. |
Bill McAloon | Menasha, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Al Schumacher | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Bill Casper interviews Al Schumacher of the Stockbridge area on sturgeon fishing and related experiences in Schumacher’s life. At the time of the interview, Schumacher was 88 or 89 years old, and had lived in the same farmhouse since about the age of ten. Stories surround the use of horses for moving fishing equipment, surviving the Depression, Schumacher’s family history, local decoy makers, and local landmarks such as the Fishtail Inn and the Calumet County Park. |
Bill Casper | Hilbert, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Gwen Bowe | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Gwen Bowe is interviewed by Bill Casper about catching a 126-pound sturgeon in 1980, the first time she’d gone to spear. This fish she speared was eventually donated to Case Western Reserve University when Robert Kennedy, Jr. contacted Bill Casper about getting a sturgeon to display in the museum. She also discusses her favorite methods for cooking sturgeon. |
Bill Casper | Wabeno, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Bob Frank | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dick Koerner interviews Bob Frank about his experiences with sturgeon fishing. Frank discusses his techniques and superstitions, as well as his thoughts on regulation changes over the years. Frank mentions his favorite fishing stories from his own past and how he prefers to cook sturgeon. |
Dick Koerner | Neenah, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum |