Elder Interview-Laverne Skenandore
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Laverne SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.412Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Laverne Clara (House) Born 07/22/1917 Parents: Lydia (Webster) House and Joel House She had a big garden at home. Her mother went to school at Hampton for 5 years then went to Guarding Angels School. She couldn’t handle the heat outside so she had to stay inside and cook and clean. She doesn’t know where her father went to school. The train depot was in Oneida back then. She went to the Oneida Mission School. Fr. Grant was the priest back then. Her family did all their shopping in Green Bay at Morgan’s Store, the post office, and August Ferm’s Dance Hall. Her mother did a lot of cooking. Laverne finished school then moved to Chicago and got a job as a house keeper at a motel. She then got a job where they fixed potato chip bags, peanut bags, etc. She stayed there for about 6 years. She then moved back to Oneida during the war. She moved back and forth from Oneida to Chicago. She met her husband and got married. She remembers the 52 cent per caps but her mother always got it and spent it. She worked at Larson’s and Tent and Awning. She got married at the age of 30 years old. Her husband name was Roy Skenandore. He was 60 years old when he passed. He was in the air force. Her parents spoke the Oneida language. Laverne understands the language but can’t speak it very good. She has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. One of her sons passed away when he was younger. Her husband worked at construction. He use to fish a lot especially at pamperin park before they stopped people from fishing there. Her grandmother made corn husk mattresses and her sister use to make braided rugs.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media