Elder Interview-Harvey Skenandore
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Harvey SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.408Tags
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Skenandore, Harvey Michael Born 02/09/1945 Parents: Edward and Electa (Skenandore) Skenandore Maternal grandparents: Dixon and Jane Skenandore Parental grandparents: Cornell and Lydia Skenandore He got married to Patricia (Danforth) in 1965. She is the daughter of Peter and Sadie Danforth. They had 4 children and 7 grandchildren. His dad went as far as the 1st grade and his mother went to the 6th grade. He started school at Silver Summit School, then Chicago Corners and Seymour High School, he dropout in the 10th grade. Then he joined the Army from 1962 to 1965. When he got out of the services he went to work at a canning company. And later he went to work for a construction company building silos. Then he worked at Care lotion Company in De Pere for 31 years in the shipping and receiving department. He retired from there. On the holidays there was nothing special going on just company would come over and have a big dinner. He used to go to the Catholic Church in Freedom until he got married. Then he went to the Episcopal Church. His parents spoke the Oneida language. His father worked in the pickle factory in Green Bay he worked there for quit awhile. His mother used to work a planting company in Black Creek. He didn’t know how long she worked there. They always had a garden so that his mother can do a lot of canning. And she used to make corn bread and corn soup. His used to go in the woods to pick some roots, leafs and some cherry bark for some home remedy. When he was young they moved around a lot. They lived on Seminary rd. Van Boxtel rd, Seymour and Fish Creek rd. He likes to play baseball, gulfing and going fishing. They didn’t have running water or electricity not till later on. His advice to the youth is to stay school and get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media