Ronald M. Bruch
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Bill McAloon | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Bill McAloon is interviewed on January 30, 2007 by Eugene Herubin about his experiences sturgeon fishing. McAloon primarily fishes on Wolf River, but also on Lake Winnebago. McAloon discussed his experiences as a youth when it was common for people to fish sturgeon out of the river, as well as the shift in legality of these methods as well as local mindset regarding such practices. Tape recording ends abruptly and early in interview. |
Eugene Herubin | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Daniel Wollersheim | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Daniel Wollersheim is interviewed about building ice saws and spears. Daniel tells stories about his days sturgeon spearing and explains the cleaning and cooking process for sturgeon. Interviewer identity unknown. |
Unknown | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Bill Buksyk | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Bill Buksyk is interviewed by Dick Koerner about his experience sturgeon fishing. They discuss his first sturgeon spearing experience with his brothers, his most memorable experience, and his worst experience, which involved taking his pregnant wife out to fish with him. Bill also explains some of his favorite ways to eat sturgeon, catching more than your allotment, favorite coaxers, and the number of sturgeon he has caught. |
Dick Koerner | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Dan Groeschel | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
In an interview conducted by Ronald M. Bruch and Kathleen Schmitt Kline, Dan Groeschel explains his family history and how he got started spearing. He describes the first time he speared a sturgeon, and how he accidentally pushed his brother into a hole. He also talks about how Sturgeon for Tomorrow got started, and where he sees the club going in the future. |
Ronald M. Bruch, Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Fond du Lac, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
James Nadler | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
James Nadler discusses lake sturgeon spearing construction with the interviewer. James also discusses his experiences sturgeon spearing and changes in spearing over time. Interviewer identity unknown. |
Unknown | Stockbridge, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Howard Wruck | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dominic C. Carmona interviews Howard Wruck about his own and his family's history with sturgeon spearing. Howard discusses cooking methods for sturgeon and spearing stories. |
Dominic Carmona | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Ben Burg | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Ben Burg, Don Burg, and Bob Wilson are interviewed by Ronald M. Bruch and Kathleen Schmitt Kline about their histories with sturgeon spearing. Don and Ben Burg discuss their family's history of spearing with the Stockbridge Tribe and using decoys created by Native Americans. All three men tell stories of sturgeon spearing in extreme weather conditions. |
Ronald M. Bruch, Kathleen Schmitt Kline | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Irene L. Halfmann | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Irene Halfmann and her husband Greg Halfmann of Malone, Wisconsin discuss their experiences sturgeon fishing. Bill Casper interviews them about Irene’s big catches of 1952 and 1979, methods of cooking sturgeon, how to prevent shanties from blowing around the lake, and the painting of their manual ice saw as art for their 50th wedding anniversary. |
Bill Casper | Malone, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Jerry Neumueller | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Jerry Neumueller talks about his experiences with sturgeon spearing and shares some of his knowledge about the sport. He explains how to find a spot, cutting holes, moving shanties, using decoys, and throwing the spear straight. He also talks about how things have changed over the years. |
Dick Ristow | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
William Casper | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Paul Muche interviews Bill Casper about his family history with fishing and sturgeon spearing, as well as his starting Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a sturgeon conservation organization. |
Paul Muche | Fond du Lac, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum |