Elder Interview-Alice Denny
A.2008.001.111 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Alice DennyEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.111Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Denny, Alice Lorraine (Cornelius) Born 05/09/1931 Parents: Alice (King) Cornelius and Julius "Joe" Cornelius Maternal Grandparent: Electa Baird Paternal Grandparents: Isaac Cornelius and Melissa Cornelius Her grandparents lived on Johnson Road. Her father had a farm where he always had horses and cows. Her father would cut wood for people in the winter time and he always planted beans in the spring. Her mother would always be in the garden. Her parents spoke the Oneida language and Alice learned the language on her own by listening to other people. Her mother went to a boarding school in Tomah. Alice went to school at Pine Grove. For high school she went to Green Bay East High School. She graduated from there in 1950. Her father went to the Methodist Church and her mother went to the Holy Apostle’s Church. She use to work at a dry cleaners in DePere. She worked there for a year. She then worked at Seymour Canning Company. Her husband use to work at Seymour Canning Company also and he did all the canning. In July of 1941 her husband gave her an engagement ring. In November 1941 they got married. They were married for 46 years when her husband passed away. They have 13 children, 5 sons and 8 daughters. She also has a lot of grandchildren. Her mother always worked in the fall apple picking. Her family went cherry picking and they went to Bailey’s Harbor. Alice worked at the Ben Franklin Store in Seymour. Her husband worked at a company where they made toilet tanks. The company name was Kohler in Sheboygan. She’s had 2 knee replacements already.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media