Elder Interview-Margaret Curren
A.2008.001.084 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Margaret CurrenEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.084Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Curren, Margaret (Van Der Bloomen) Born 1/23/36 Parents: Delia (Metoxen) and Aronald Van Der Bloomen Maternal Grandparents: Jane (Summers) Metoxen and John Metoxen Her father was from the Kaukauna area. They had a small farm and lived on Moore Road while her father worked on the farm. She remembers her mother as a small short lady. She didn’t know her grandparents on her father’s side. Her father took care of the children for 2 years by himself when their mother passed away. He then got sick with T.B and was placed in a sanatorium. All the children were taken out of the home and placed in foster homes and orphanages. Margaret was in the 5th grade when her father passed away. He was 47 years old when he passed on. Her mother passed away in child birth with her only son. Margaret went to a foster home. She went to St. Peters Grade School. She lived there through high school then went to Chicago to school for nursing. She got her degree and came back to Oneida. She lived with her foster parents until she got married. She met her husband in 1956 at a dance. He went into the army and came back then they got married. She married Tom Curren and had 4 children. They have no grandchildren yet. They live in Green Bay now near the hospitals. Her husband drives the city bus. Now Margaret uses the Health Center all the time.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media