Elder Interview-Gwenevere Skenandore
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Gwenevere SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.384Tags
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Skenandore, Gwenevere Edith (Cornelius) Born 04/24/1935 Parents: Isaiah and Genevieve (Moore) Cornelius Maternal grandparents: Austin and Matilda Moore Paternal grandparents: Wilson and Mary (Smith) Cornelius Her dad got paralyze while working at a stone quarry. He went to the Hospital in Appleton, and he stay there for awhile. They were living on a farm on Ray, rd. Her mother and the kids had to work the farm and help with the house cleaning. They had cows, horses, pigs and chickens to feed and milk the cows. Her mother got a job after all the kids got bigger. She went to work in Green Bay cleaning houses for people. Her dad spoke the Oneida language. Her dad went to the Oneida Mission School, but he ran away after 3 days of school. And he never went back to school. Her mother did a lot of canning. They didn’t have running water or electricity. They had kerosene lamps. When she started going to school she went to Chicago Corners, and she graduated 8th grade from there. Then she went to Washington Jr. High in Green Bay. Then she went to Seymour High School, for 3 months then she drop out of school. She started to babysit for some of her sisters and for some other people. When she got to be 18 years old she went to Milwaukee, and got a job at Kohl Meier Cosmetic. Later on she got married to James Skenandore they had 7 children, 15 grand children, and 7 great-grand children. On Christmas they always had a Christmas tree. And all the kids would come home from boarding school. They went to the Methodist Church. She lived between DePere and Oneida on Salas, Dr. on New Year day they went hoyoning. Her mother use the bark off the red willow bush her mother use to boil it up and give it to the ones who was sick. Her mother had a home remedy called # 6 made with purple flowers she use it for colds. 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