Jim Fuhrer Oral History Interview

Name/Title

Jim Fuhrer Oral History Interview

Entry/Object ID

2024.780.030

Tags

Punk / DIY

Description

An audio interview file and the written transcript are both included here.

Context

The interview was at 6pm on 6/18/2024, held in the Church building at Heritage Park. The interviewee is Jim Fuhrer (JF), a local business owner (Honey Bee Good), music history enthusiast, and a prior member of different local bands including Canon of Society, Junkyard, Sega Genocide, Rosa Parkinsons, and Nobody's Housewife. He was also a roadie for Bob Burns and The Breakups. The interviewer is Cheyenne Antell (CA) from the Portage County Historical Society. Jim brought his child (HF) along to the interview who can be heard in the background of some audio, and is added to the transcript if responses were made by either Jim or Cheyenne during the interview. The interview was split into two audio segments which were combined for one full transcript here, which runs 18:36 total.

Audio Format

Digital

Collection

Born Digital

Created By

Cheyenne Antell

Create Date

November 9, 2024

Updated By

Cheyenne Antell

Update Date

August 12, 2025