Scope and Contents Interviewer: Jacob CampbellAffiliation: University of ArizonaMr. Ellzey was referred by Jerome Meringue during the History II study, but was never contacted. He is a retired high school teacher, an amateur historian and writes a column for the Houma Courier. Mr. Ellzey took great interest in this project, and has provided support by describing it in his column, inviting community members to participate. Subsequent columns have followed up on the project, providing...

Scope and Contents Interviewer: Jacob CampbellAffiliation: University of ArizonaMr. Eschete was referred by Paul, a ranger I spoke with at the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, west of Houma. Mr. Eschete has a farm near the Refuge, and volunteers there. Paul said that Lou was a Shell retiree who had worked overseas, and was very knowledgeable about the industry. Mr. Eschete was eager to participate, and invited me out to his farm for the interview, where he also showed me the grapes...

Scope and Contents Interviewer: Preetam PrakashAffiliation: University of ArizonaJim Fisher had contacted Preetam after his father had read the article regarding the study in the local Meridian Star. Preetam and Jim had arranged to meet in Lauderdale, about 20 minutes away from Meridian. Preetam ended up interviewing Jim at a local gas station/deli on Highway-45 in Lauderdale.Jim was born and raised in Meridian. He spent 10 years on active duty in the Air Force and also...

Scope and Contents Interviewer: Victoria PhaneufAffiliation: University of ArizonaI met Mike Flechas while visiting one of his customer's boats on the drydock. [see fieldnotes] He came up to discuss when they planned to launch and we were introduced. His customer told him about the study, he seemed interested, and when he dropped by later in the afternoon to speak with the boat owner, he told me that I should drop by his office later and we could do an interview.It took me a...

Scope and Contents Interviewer: Preetam PrakashAffiliation: University of ArizonaBobby Jones at the Wayne County Vo-Tech Center had mentioned James Williams as one of the people in the area that Preetam should try to contact for an interview. Preetam and James met at James’ house a few days after speaking on the phone. James was one of the few people that Preetam interviewed in MS who had spent a substantial part of his career working overseas. He had attended junior college for two...