Elder Interview-Jacqueline Jackie Wacek
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Jacqueline "Jackie" WacekEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.472Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Wacek, Jacqueline "Jackie" (Metoxen) Born 05/15/1927 Biological Parent: Rechenda Noel Metoxen Adopted Parents: Lomas King and Shalisha King Maternal Grandmother: Lacinda Metoxen She has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. She was adopted by Lomas and Shalisha King. She doesn’t know much about her real parents. She had to do chores before she went to school. She’d have to haul water, chop wood, and stack the wood. She learned how to cook from her mother. Her mother would read to them and her father would tell them scary stories. Her father use to whittle toys and stuff from wood for them. They always had a lot of corn soup. Once or twice a year they would go visiting relatives. They did their main shopping in Seymour. Her father would get the Christmas tree and decorate it after church on Christmas Eve. Dr. Hill was their main doctor. She went to school at St. Joseph’s School until the 8th grade. She went to Milwaukee and got a job there. She worked there for a while. She came back to Green Bay and got a job as a waitress. She met a man and got married. She didn’t have to work for a long time. She raised their children and then her husband passed away. Her parents were married for 50 years.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media