Elder Interview-Lawrence Larry Schuyler
A.2008.001.376 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Lawrence "Larry" SchuylerEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.376Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Schuyler, Lawrence "Larry" Josiah Born 06/10/1931 Parents: Oscar and Henrietta (Baird) Schuyler. His mother got remarried to Albert Owens. Maternal grandparents: Chauncey and Tillie Baird Paternal grandparents: Jonas and Abby Schuyler His mother went to school at Hampton Virginia. He never knew where his father went to school because h never knew his father. He went in the Army in 1948 to 1952. He got married in 1953 in Oneida. They have 5 children and 9 grandchildren. He lived with his grandparents the Baird when he was growing up. They lived on Salt Pork Ave. His grandpa went to school Carlisle. They did not have running water or electricity. However, they got electricity in 1941. He started going to the Oneida Catholic School for 3 years. Then he graduated from the Oneida Mission School. The he went to school in North Carolina for 1 year. Then he came back to Oneida and went to Green Bay East High School. Then he went to West De Pere High School. He never graduated from High School. When he got home from Army, he went to work at Green Bay Drop Force he worked there for a month and he got laid off. So he went to Milwaukee and a job at Allen Bradley in 1962, he worked there for 37 years. The he retired. He likes to go bowling and gulfing. On Christmas Eve they went to Midnight Mass. He used to be an altar boy. On New Years Day, they went Hoyoning. His grandparents spoke the Oneida language. He lived in Milwaukee since 1962. His advice to the youth is to stay in school get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military