Elder Interview-Anna Peotter
A.2008.001.329 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Anna PeotterEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.329Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Peotter, Anna Marie (Vander Bloomer) Born 01/23/1930 Parents: Arnold and Delia (Metoxen) Vander Bloomen Maternal grandparents: John and Jane (Summers) Metoxen Her father had a small farm on Moore Rd. about ½ miles off from Hwy. 54. Her dad did farm work. She does not know how far her dad went in school. Her mother was a short woman her mother never said anything on how her parents met. Anna was only 8 years old went her mother died. Her mother never spoke the Oneida language. When her mother died her dad took care of them for 2 years, then he got hurt fixing a car. Then they were sent to the Guardian Angels Boarding School for couple of years. Then they were put in foster homes. She stays with the owner of Morgan’s Grocery Store. She worked for the owner she was the Nanny, Telephone operator and grocery store clerk. She went on the graduate High School from Seymour. She got married to Edward Peotter in 1948. They have 5 children. They live on 250 acres farm with 50 cows. They have 14 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was 62 when she retired. She used to go to a Catholic Church until she got married; now she belongs to the Methodist Church. She worked at the Oneida Casino. Her advice to the youth is to get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media