Elder Interview-Evelyn Skenandore
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Evelyn SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.405Tags
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Skenandore, Evelyn Rose (Metoxen) Born 12/13/1934 Parents: George and Mary Inez (King) Metoxen Maternal grandparents: Stadler and Samantha King Paternal grandparents: John and Jane Metoxen She doesn’t remember her grandpa King because he died when she was too little to remember him. She knew her grandma King because she and her mother use live with her on Salt Pork Ave. In the summer time her grandma uses to work at Burlington Hotel as a house keeper. Her grandma King spoke the Oneida language. She didn’t know where her grandma went to school. Her grandma did the cooking and house work. When her parents got married they moved over to her grandma Metoxen house on county E about ½ of mile pass Elm Hill School going toward Freedom. She never saw her grandpa Metoxen. Her mother graduated from Flandreau South Dakota. Her mother cleaned homes in Green Bay. Her dad worked as a laborer. She didn’t know what kind of work he did. Her dad spoke the Oneida language. Her mother could understand it but couldn’t speak it. Her dad use to play baseball for Vans Valley he was their pitcher. Her dad likes to go fishing. Her grandma Metoxen died in 1949 she was about 15 years old. They moved to Sturgeon Bay. Her dad got a job at a shipyard and the rest of the family help by picking strawberry’s, cherries, apples, and potato’s She started going to school at Elm Hill School, Silver Summit School and Chicago Corners School. She didn’t get much of an education because she had to babysit most of the time. Her mother went to the Episcopal Church and her dad went to the Methodist Church. On Christmas they each got one gift. On New Year Day they went hoyoning. On the 4 of July they went to the baseball game at Vans Valley. They didn’t have electricity or running water. When someone got sick they took them to the doctor’s in Seymour or Green Bay. She got married to Walter Robert Skenandore in 1953. They had 8 children, 29 grandchildren and 15 great – grandchildren. She doesn’t know how to make corn bread or corn soup. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media