Elder Interview-Douglas Doug Kindness
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Douglas "Doug" KindnessEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.241Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Kindness, Douglas "Doug" Floyd Born 04/05/1944 Parents: Cynthia Eve (Antone) and Lyold Kindness Maternal Grandparents: Eunice Antone and Wilson Antone Paternal Grandparents: Oscar Kindness and Francis Kindness He knew his grandmothers on both sides. His grandma Antone lived up north in Split Rock Wisconsin. His grandmother had an impact on his life. His grandma Antone spoke the Oneida language and was a stay at home person. His father was born in Brother Town Wisconsin, near Lake Winnebago. His father graduated from high school. His father was also in the service he was in both wars. His father was a machine gunner in the service. He went to school for some job training and found a job and worked there for 26 years until he retired. His mother went to school through 8th grade and 1 year of high school. She married her husband when she was 14 years old. And spoke the Oneida language. Once his mom married her husband she forgot the language. His parents had 10 children. Doug went to grade school and high school but didn’t finish. He got a job in a printing shop. He worked there for 16 years. He worked at Playboy Magazine in the print shop. He went to Mexico on vacation when he was 29 years old. He was only supposed to stay for 4 weeks but stayed for 16 weeks. He got fired when he came home. He then worked at Chicago Tribune and worked there for a while. He started missing his family so he moved back to Oneida. He got his G.E.D and worked with children. He then went back to school for more education to become a teacher. He got married in 1966 to Josephine Skenandore. She has 2 children of her own but none to Douglas. They have 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He had ties with the tribe so he went to work for them as a school coordinator. He worked with all the kids from around here but didn’t have anything to do with schools in the Green Bay area. His program that he started lasted for 4 years but the funding wasn’t there anymore. After that he worked with the J.P.T.A.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media