Elder Interview-Emily Skenandore
A.2008.001.403 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Emily SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.403Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Emily Louise Born 05/05/1947 Parents: Walter Lloyd and Eva (Metoxen) Skenandore Maternal grandparents: Jameson and Ida (Skenandore) Metoxen Paternal grandparents: Eli and Lavonia Skenandore She knew her grandpa and grandma Skenandore more because they use to babysit her all the time. She knew her grandma Metoxen because she stayed with her one summer. She doesn’t remember her grandpa Metoxen at all. She remembered her grandma Metoxen living on Moore rd. And her grandpa and grandma Skenandore lived in Green Bay. Her grandpa and grandma Skenandore moved in with them on Overland rd. Her parents and her grandparents all spoke the Oneida language. She didn’t know what kind of work her grandfather did or if he went to school. She didn’t know what school her dad went to. She remembers her dad being a chauffeur for someone in Green Bay. Later on he started doing masonry work for a Construction Company. After work her dad went to work in the garden or sometime he would go hunting or fishing. Her mother did house cleaning .And she work at a Town and Country Club as a cook on the east side of De Pere. And after work she’d help with the cleaning. They didn’t have electricity or running water not until she started school. Her chore’s around the house was to do dishes and cleaning the house. Her and her mother went to church at the Assembly of God Church. Her mother went away to a boarding school. And she doesn’t know where her father went to school. She started going to school at High View School in Oneida. And she went to Lincoln Jr. High in West De Pere. Then she went to West De Pere High School. Then she went to South Division in Milwaukee. When someone got sick her mother took them to the doctor in Seymour. They did their shopping in Green Bay and De Pere. Her dad always had transportation. When she finishes school she started to work mostly at factories. Her mother died in 1961 she was 14 years old. She went to stay with one of her mothers friends in Milwaukee. Later on she moved back to Oneida and she started to work at the Oneida Casino in the bingo hall. She became the blackjack dealer. Later on she became the Supervisor. She has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. 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