Elder Interview-Lynn Summers
A.2008.001.455 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Lynn SummersEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.455Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Summers, Lynn Loren Born 10/09/1941in Tomah Wisconsin Parents: Milton Summers Sr. and Mildred (Elm/Metoxen) Summers **Mother orphaned, might be Metoxen Paternal Grandparent: Taylor Summers He doesn’t remember anything about his grandparents on his mother’s side. His father was just a farmer and Lynn believes his father only went to school until the 8th grade. He doesn’t remember his father having any cows on his farm and his mother was just a stay at home mother. He remembers hearing from someone that his mother was adopted from the Elm family that raised her. His parents belonged to the Mormon Church. He went to school at Silver Summit School for 8 years and then went to Seymour High School. He graduated in 1960. He use to run track in high school. Some of his sisters plus himself were baptized at a Mormon Church. His mother did a lot of cooking and canning. He also remembers working one summer with his dad clearing brush and landscaping. He enrolled in a school for carpeting. But instead of doing that he enlisted in the Army. He was in the Army for the required amount of time. When he got out of the service he went to work for the general telephone company. He worked there for 29 years. He started in Plymouth Wisconsin were the main office was. He installed telephones and repaired them also. He got married in 1966 and had two children. His wife’s name is Claire and she is from Kimberly. His wife worked at Kimberly Clark for a long time. He retired from the telephone company and then moved back to Oneida. He worked for the Oneida Tribe for 8 years in custodial. He is now retired from the tribe also. He retired in October of 2003.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military