Elder Interview-Joan Biddle
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Joan BiddleEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.025Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Biddle, Joan Marie (Skenandore) Born 06/22/1932 Father: Myron George Skenandore Mother: Lucy Hilda (Denny) Skenandore Maternal Grandfather: Thomas Skenandore Paternal Grandparent: Zappa (Metoxen) Skenandore She has 9 brothers and sisters, one brother is dead she is the 4th oldest. All the kids were born in Milwaukee. She doesn’t remember her grandparents on her mother side. Her parents was born in Oneida, father was born at home. She doesn’t know where her grandfather lived when her dad was born. Her grandparents died when her parents was young. Both parents spoke Oneida language. Her dad was born in Oneida but don’t know where at in Oneida. Her dad was a farmer until he padded away and he only when to 5 grade to learn to read and write. Her mother when to school in Tomah she learn English every well there. Her parents grow up in Oneida. Her dad worked on the boat. He met her mother in about 1927. Then they started a family and worked a waste paper Co. in Milwaukee. On her dad side they were Methodist and on her mother side they were Episcopal... Her mother worked, but until the war. She remembers the name of the company. Her father worked at a warehouse at that time. Her dad bought a tavern the call it Max’s and Lucy. But he still worked during the day. She went to school at Lee School. Then she went to Girl’s Tech. School. Then she went to work at a factory. She got married to Joseph? Her and her sister’s and brothers all danced at the traditional dances. They use to have them twice a year. They danced in a Centennial Parade in 1946. They use to go picking potatoes and carrots. Her mother went to St John Episcopal Church. She didn’t work after she got married. She had 10 children. Her husband worked on the dock of a trucking Company. She started shopping for Christmas in July to have a good Christmas.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media