Elder Interview-Carol Robelia
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Carol RobeliaEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.365Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Robelia, Carol Marie (Cornelius) Born 02/15/1934 Parents: Genevieve (Moore) and Isaiah Wilson Cornelius Maternal grandparents: Austin and Matilda Moore Paternal grandparents: Wilson and Mary (Smith) Cornelius When she was growing up, they lived on Johnson Road. They did not have running water or electricity. Then her parents moved on a farm. They had some animals. Her dad got hurt at work; he had to stay in the hospital for a while. All the kids had to help with the farm work, before they went to school and before they went to bed. They went to Chicago Corners School. Her father spoke the Oneida language. Her dad went to Oneida Government School. He ran away from the school and never went back to school. Her mother went as far as the 8th grade. They went to the Oneida Methodist Church. On Sunday, they would get up go do their chores and they, got ready for Church and after Church, and they came home and had a Sunday dinner. On Christmas, they would go to Church after Church they came home and the kids had to go to bed and her parents would trim the tree. They would get one gift. On New Years Day, they would go Hoyoning. On the 4th of July, they had a big picnic. If someone got sick, they would take some kind of home remedy. She graduated in 1953. Then she moved to Milwaukee. She met and got married. After a while, they moved back to Oneida. Her parents sold her their place and her parents moved on Moore Road. Her dad died in 1975. She got a job at Head Start School for 25 years. Her advice is to the youth is to stay in school. Her husband died in Oct. 2002. She had 2 children.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media