Elder Interview-Albertus Lucas
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Albertus LucasEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.264Tags
Needs Location, Needs Photo, Needs Accession SheetDescription
Lucas, Albertus Marvin Born 05/26/1939 in Oconto, WI Parents: Albert Daniel and Laura (Doxtator) Lucas Paternal grandparents: John and Laura Lucas Maternal grandparents: Lou Denny and Charlotte Doxtator (never married) His grandmother and his mother spoke the Oneida language. His mother went to the Government School in Wittenberg until the 6th grade. His dad never went to school. His dad had to work for his dad in the Lumber Mill and on his dads’ farm. The he worked at the C. C. Camp, and then he worked on the railroad in Green Bay. His parents had 10 children. When one of the kids got sick, a woman Mary Lolly would come over and give the one who was sick some kin of home remedy medicine. They didn’t have running water or electricity. He was 6 years old when he started school in Green Bay. Then they moved to Krakow, WI, when he was in 1st grade. They moved back to Oneida and he went to St. Joseph Catholic School until the 6th grade. He went to Guardian Angel Boarding School; he was in the 7th grade. Then went to Pine Grove School, he was in the 8th grade and then he went to Seymour High School, and then dropped out of school. He got a job on a farm for about 1 year, then he worked for the Seymour Canning Company for about 2 years, from there he went to work for General Telephone in Appleton, after that then to the Larsen Canning Company. Then he got drafted in the Army in 1962 until 1964. He got a job in Kenosha at Pepsi Cola Company. Then he got married to Kathy Powless, they were married for 10 years. They have 3 children. Then they moved back to Oneida. He got a job doing Carpenter work. They got a divorce. Then he got a job at the Oneida Transit. His advice to the youth is to stay in school.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military