Elder Interview-Lois Powless
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Lois PowlessEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.345Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Powless, Lois June (Moore) Born 10/20/1928 Parents: Simon Frederick and Irene (Metoxen) Moore Maternal grandparent: Ida Metoxen Paternal grandparents: Austin and Matilda Moore Her parents lived across from the Tip Bar. Then they moved to Kaukauna. That is where they stayed. She remembers when she was about 4 years old they lived by the Tip Bar. When she was 5 years old, they moved on Lambie Road. She started going to Silver Summit School. The tribe gave her mother 58 acres of land on Moore Rd. They started a farm. They did not have running water or electricity. She had many chores to do. Her parents spoke the Oneida language. On Sundays, they would get ready for church. They went to the Methodist Church. After church, they went home and had Sunday dinner. They had horses and a wagon for their transportation, later on they had a car and a truck. They did their shopping in Green Bay and Oneida at Morgan and Mosses Store. She went to school at Chicago Corner to 8th grade. Then she went to Washington Jr. High. Then East High; she did not like that school. Therefore, her mother sent her to Haskell Boarding School. On Christmas, they got only one gift. The tree was just there Christmas morning. She does not know who got the tree or who trimmed the tree. On New Years Day, they went Hoyoning. She got married to John Powless in 1947, they have 6 children. Her husband was an ironworker. They travel all over. They moved back to Oneida when her mother passed away in 1975. They have 19 grandchildren. Her advice to the youth is to get a good education and get a good job. In addition, have it better than she did. If someone got sick, they used to take some kind of home remedy. In addition, if someone was too sick they went to Doctor Hill or Doctor Hitner.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media