Elder Interview-Grace Griffey
A.2008.001.177 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Grace GriffeyEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.177Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Griffey, Grace (Metoxen) Born 08/06/1927 Parents: Mary (Webster) Metoxen and William B. Metoxen Paternal Grandparents: Dolly Metoxen and Simon Metoxen Her mother was taken from her family and placed in a boarding school. She doesn’t know how far her mother went to school but that her father never went to school. Her father worked at W.P.A and at the northern paper mill. Her mother taught them how to make bread. Her father always had a car. Her parents always went to DePere at Piggly Wiggly to do their shopping. Grace went to school at Seven Day. There classes only went up to 8th grade. From there she stayed home and helped her mother raise her sister’s kids. When she turned 18 she went to Chicago. She met her husband in Chicago. He’s from Kentucky. Her husband’s name is Albert Griffey. He was a mechanic. She has 5 children, 7 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. Once her children grew up and away from home she went to work. She worked at Marshall Fields for 22 years. She lived in Chicago for 52 years then moved back to Oneida in 1999, but not by choice. One of her sons made her move back to Oneida. She lives on Seminary Road now.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media