Elder Interview-Jacqueline Thomas
A.2008.001.461 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Jacqueline ThomasEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.461Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Thomas, Jacqueline R. Born 01/08/1942 in Tomah Wisconsin Parents: Rosetta (Coulon) Thomas and Van Roy Leslie Thomas Maternal Grandparents: Abigail (King) Coulon and Sherman Coulon Paternal Grandparents: Lillian Thomas and Lesley Thomas She remembers her grandma Thomas but that’s all. Her grandmother was sickly and stayed in the bedroom a lot. She doesn’t recall her grandparents speaking the Oneida language. Her father was a long shore man. He worked on boats. Her parents went to government school and told not to speak the Oneida language. Her father could understand the language but couldn’t speak it at all. Her family always planted a garden. She went to Milwaukee and got a job babysitting. Her family picked cherries and stayed there until the season was over with. Her family use to practice the homemade remedies. If her parents didn’t want the kids to know what they were saying they’d speak in the Indian language. She has one son. She moved back to Oneida and got a job at the post office and was there for 30 years. She has 2 grandchildren that are living in Florida. Her parents talked about the New York claim and the 52 cent checks. She went to school at High View then went to school at Beauty Grove School through the 8th grade. She went to high school at West De Pere High School and graduated from there. She worked in nursing homes. She lived in Milwaukee for 7 years then moved back home.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media