Frank Stirratt and his sister, Pearl Stirratt were longtime residents of the Prescott, Wis. area, descendants of early settlers of Oak Grove Township. After working as a bookkeeper as a young man, Mr. Stirratt returned to Oak Grove where he farmed for more than 40 years. He helped organize and was actively involved in a local creamery, served as town clerk, and later as Prescott's city clerk. Pearl Stirratt kept house for her parents and later for her brother.

In this interview, Mr. Stirratt recalls his years as a farmer, and both he and Pearl discussd Prescott: its businesses, how its residents lived, and how it changed over a period of several decades.

This interview deals with the "Joe Muse Go" recall movement of the mid 1950's, which was directed against Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy and coordinated by Mr. Leroy Gore. At the time of the recall campaign Mr. Gore was the editor of the Sauk-Prarie Star located in Sauk City, Wisconsin.
Mr. Gore was born in Iowa, and graduated from the university of Nebraska in 1928. Following his graduation, he worked on three country-weekly newspapers and at an adversiting agency until 1947, at which time he purchased the Spring Valley Sun, a weekly published in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. After running this paper for five years, he sold it and aquired the Sauk-Prarie Star in October of 1952. Mr. Gore sold the star in Feburary of 1955, worked for a labor daily in Iowa for some time, eventually returning to Wisconsin to begin the publication of the Wisconsin Tales and Trails magazine. He later became public relations director for a private company, at which time he worked for twelve years, until his retirement.

Mr. Dabruzzi was a long time resident of the village of North Hudson. He discusses the Italian background of many of the village's residents, and tells of industries that flourished in North Hudson. He also recalls his memories of John Till, the once famous "plaster doctor" who practiced in the area. A portion of the interview is missing.