Elder Interview-Carmen Pasquale
A.2008.001.327 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Carmen PasqualeEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.327Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Pasquale, Carmen Mae (Powless) Born 02/01/1939 in Tomah, WI Parents: Lucille (Thomas) and William A. Powless Maternal grandmother: Lilly Thomas Paternal grandmother: Libby Powless She did not know her grandfather’s on neither side they were dead when she born. Her mother went to work in Chicago. Therefore, her grandma Thomas took care off them. Her grandmother spoke the Oneida language and Mother could understand it but she could not speak it. Her grandmother Thomas had a farm. She started to go to High View School when she was 7 years old. Then they moved by her mother in Chicago. Her grandmother had electricity and running water. Her mother had an old Model-T. Her grandmother was Lutheran and her mother was an Episcopal. Her grandma Powless did not work out of the home, she was a homemaker. Her father did not speak Oneida. He never lived in Oneida. He always lived in Green Bay. When we lived in Green Bay, I went to Whitney School. She likes to ride horses. Only on holiday, they come to Oneida. In 1951, they moved to Chicago. Her mother worked in a sewing factory. She made baby clothes. She stayed there until she retired. She went to a Catholic School and High School in Chicago. She likes to play sports in High School. After she got married in 1958, she was married for 10 years. She was a waiter at a 5 and 10-cent store. In addition, she was a switchboard operator. She moved back to Oneida, she worked at the Casino for 10 years. She retired from there. Her husband did construction work. He died after they moved back to Oneida. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school and get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media