Elder Interview-Joyce Skenandore
A.2008.001.410 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Joyce SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.410Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Joyce Beverly (Skenandore) Born 10/23/1944 in Milwaukee, Wis. Parents: Myron George and Lucy Hilda (Denny) Skenandore Maternal grandmother: Abby Powless Paternal grandparents: Thomas and Zappa (Metoxen) Skenandore Her grandpa Thomas played football for the Green Bay Packers. And he was a farmer. She didn’t know how far her dad went in school. She could remember her dad driving a big truck for Olsen’s Trucking Company. And he worked at Wisconsin Paper Company, as a folk lift operator. He also operated a folk lift at Ziegler Candy Company. He bought a bar and name it Max’s Bar on 6th and Bruce Street in Milwaukee. Her dad spoke the Oneida language. Her mother spoke the language until she went to school. Her mother was a member of the Episcopal Church, and her dad was a member of the Methodist Church. All their kids were brought up on the south side of Milwaukee. She started going to school at View School on 4th and National. Then she went to Walter Allen School on 3rd Orchard. Then Kosciuszko Jr. High School, She graduated from South Division High School in 1963. After school she started to babysit for her brother. Later on she got a factory job she worked there for awhile. Then she worked at Smith’s Jewelers as a Mailroom worker, then she went in the accountant department, then she was the Office Manager. She worked there for 12 years. Then she worked in the Sales Secretary Department for some company for 7 years. She worked for a Temporary Agency, she worked there for awhile. Then she got a job at an Accountant Firm as a Receptionist, she been there for 20 years. On Sunday’s they had a Sunday dinners, but they didn’t go to church much because her parents were slitting up. When she was young she was a Hoop Dancer. She been married for 33 years and she had 2 stepchildren, 3 step grandchildren and 1 step great- grandchild. She got married to a white man. She comes to Oneida every summer for the Pow-Wow, she stays with her sister. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school and get as much education as you can.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media