Elder Interview-Kathleen Kathy Gilsoul
A.2008.001.171 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Kathleen "Kathy" GilsoulEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.171Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Gilsoul, Kathleen "Kathy" Margaret (Powless) Born 02/18/1947 Parents: Percy Powless and Angeline (Skenandore) Powless Paternal Grandparents: Margaret (Stevens) Powless and Mark Powless Maternal Grandparents: Louise Skenandore and Elias Skenandore Her mother went to boarding school but won’t say where. Both her grandmothers spoke the Oneida language but not the grandfathers. She doesn’t know much about them at all. She went to school in Oneida, Milwaukee, and California. Her father went to school in Oneida and then to Flandreau. Her grandfathers passed away before she was born. Her mother worked at a hotel in Milwaukee and her father moved them to Milwaukee than to Chicago for a while. Her father was into iron work and construction. And he was a tribal chairman for about 21 years, then he retired. They moved back to Oneida twice in he younger years. Her family now loves on County Trunk U & J. in Oneida. Her mother passed away. She got married at the age of 17 years old to Marvin Lucas they have 3 children together. She remarried to Greg Gilsoul. They have two daughters together. She has 11 grandchildren but no great grandchildren yet. Her father moved the family back to Oneida in 1960 because the gang wars and stuff were starting up and he didn’t want his family involved in any of that. Kathleen lost her husband Greg about 3 or 4 years ago. She has been living in the same house for about 29 years now. She just paid her house off about 2 years ago. Her parents were into the homemade remedies. They didn’t make it themselves though they had other people make it for them. Her parents belonged to the Holy Apostle’s Church. She didn’t believe in the long house religion until years later because there was never anything really told about the long house until about a year later.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
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