Elder Interview-Evelyn Elm

Audio Recording

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Oneida Nation Museum

Name/Title

Elder Interview-Evelyn Elm

Entry/Object ID

A.2008.001.148

Tags

Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs Photo

Description

Elm, Evelyn Eileen (Schuyler) Born 03/14/1936 Parents: James Lawrence Schuyler & Harriet "Hattie" Lavina (Moore) Belong to Oneida Methodist church. Her father James would tell her about where the old homes use to be and old road. Ghost storied about the devil riding to the top of the hill and didn’t see him anymore. Father went to Tomah; mother went to schools in the area. Her mother was from the Brothertown tribe. Her mother used plants for medicine. Started school from 1st grade to 8th in Oneida state graded, Chicago corners. Seymour high school is where she graduated 1954. Then she went to college called Outagamie Teachers School and was there for 2 years. Got married and moved to Chicago. Didn’t like it there so moved back to Oneida. Was a teacher fand director for head start. Evelyn did a lot of educational programs. And housing authority. Then the Oneida nation turtle school. To her life has been a blessing. **Transcript in Archives Box 15

Recording Type

Audio/Visual

Collection

Elder Interviews

Cataloged By

Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)

Category

Digital Media

Track Details

Date Recorded

Apr 2, 1998

Track Length

0:48:10

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Elder Interview Number

Other Number

OHE-186-188

Parts

Count

3

Web Links and URLs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otjfnXQxWo8

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

PastPerfect says there is a transcript with this one (A.2008.001.148.1 not accessioning like this in catalogit). Additionally the excel sheet states this interview was over an hour long, but youtube only has a 40 min. interview. Different? Incomplete?

Created By

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Create Date

June 27, 2025

Updated By

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Update Date

December 11, 2025