Elder Interview-Alberta Metoxen
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Alberta MetoxenEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.285Tags
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Metoxen, Alberta (House) Born 8/11/1936 Parents: Prudence (Bennett) House and George House Maternal grandparents: Fred and Lydia (Doxtator) Bennett Paternal grandparent: Cornelia House When she started school she went to kindergarten at the parish Hall. Then she went to St. Joseph Catholic School until the 8th grade. Then she went back to the Parish Hall. Then she ent to Green Bay, East High School, and graduated from there. Then she went to Milwaukee to go to a on the job training. She got married to Gerald Metoxen. They had 4 children, and 8 grandchildren. She started to work in Milwaukee at a Magazine Company, only for a few months. Then at Phoenix Hosiery, she learned to file and type, she was there for quite awhile. Then she went to work at a Law Office, She worked there until 1968. Then she worked at the IRS for 26 years and retired from there. She played baseball for a church team, she was the pitcher. When she moved to Milwaukee she played for a team called the Bravesetts. On Christmas they always went to the Midnight Mass. She remembers that her mother and father were getting a divorce on Christmas time. On Easter her and her grandma would walk down the spring and got some spring water to take it to church to get the water bless. They didn’t have running water or electricity. Her mother went to school in Flandreau and her dad went as far as the 3rd grade. Her parents spoke the Oneida language. She knows some of the language. She went cherry picking with her grandmother every summer in Sturgeon Bay. Her parents have 3 children. They went Hoyoning on New Years Day. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school, got to College and stay away from drugs and alcohol and go to church.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media