Elder Interview-Loretta Metoxen
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Loretta MetoxenEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.292Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Metoxen, Loretta V. (Kurowski) Born 6/8/1932 Parents: Peter Paul and Grace Margaret (Skenandore) Kurowski Maternal grandparents: Homer and Mae (Denny) Skenandore Paternal grandparents: Alexander and Mary Kurowski Her father worked at Hobart’s Paper Mill in Green Bay, and he worked for the farmer in the Green Bay area. And he worked for Harmonic gardens in Green Bay. Her dad went to St. Mary Catholic School, until the 4th grade and he never went back to school. Her mother went to school in Menasha Public Schools; she went as far as the 8th grade. Her parents had 6children. Her grandfather Homer was the only one who spoke the Oneida language. Her mother was a homemaker. When someone got sick they treated with some kind of home remedy. She helped take care of her sisters and brothers and she help her dad with the farm work. She started school at an Allouez public school. She went to Elmore School for one year. And she went to Silver Summit School in Oneida. On Sundays they went to the Methodist Church and after church they went home she’d help with the Sunday dinner. On Christmas Eve her dad would go and get a Christmas tree. The next morning the kids opened their Christmas presents they all got books and school supplies. On New years day they went hoyoning. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1950. Then she went in the Air force 1951. She got discharge in 1953. Her and her husband has 8 children. She was a homemaker until she went to work for the Oneida Tribe for 26 years. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school and get a good education and stay away from drugs and alcohol.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military