Elder Interview-Lorraine Red Hail
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Lorraine Red HailEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.356Tags
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Red Hail, Lorraine (Skenandore) Born 03/13/1930 in Milwaukee, WI Parents: Marvin and Lucy (Denny) Skenandore Paternal grandparents: Paul and Addy (Powless) Skenandore Maternal grandfather: Wilson Denny Her parents lived on 7th and Brown on the North side of Milwaukee went she was born. Her mother went to school in Tomah Government School. Her mother did not speak the Oneida Language. When her mother got done at Tomah, she went to work in Milwaukee. Her father went as far as the 4th grade. He spoke the Oneida language. Her father was a Truck driver for Wastepaper Company. He was a bar owner for a while. Then he was a deck worker. Her mother worked at a nylon factory. She dances at Pow-wow. Her chores around the house was doing some cooking and babysitting. Her dad did not have a car. On Christmas, they had Christmas Tree. When she started going to school on the South side of Milwaukee. She graduated from grade school in 1944. Then she went to High School. When she was 16 years old, she quit school, because her parents were in to alcohol to much. After a while, they split up. Then she started work at Dry Cleaner she was a steam press operator. She worked there until she got married in 1948 to Earl Red Hail he was from South Dakota. He was a Truck Driver. They had 10 children, and 28 grandchildren. When all her children grew up she went to work at the Public School’s as a head cook until 1983. She retired from there. Then she moved to Oneida. She moved in with her son on Overland Rd. She now lives at the Oneida elderly complex. Her advice to the youth is to stay away from drugs and Alcohol and listen to their elder’s. She does Quilting and likes to Cool. She did not learn how to make corn brad or corn soup.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media