Elder Interview-Mary Metoxen
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Mary MetoxenEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.294Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Metoxen, Mary M. (Schuyler) Born 01/07/1930 in Neenah, Wis. Parents: James Lawrence and Harriet "Hattie" Lavina (Moore) Schuyler Paternal grandparents: William K. and Eva (Jordan) Schuyler Maternal grandfather: Austin Moore They lived in Neenah until she was in the second grade. Then they moved to Oneida by Elm Hill School, they lived there for 1year.Then they moved on county H. Her father worked at a stone quarry for awhile then he went to work at W.P.A. he did construction work. He uses to cut and haul wood. They didn’t have electricity or running water. They had a big black car. Her dad use to play baseball. When they from the Elm Hill School, she went to the Oneida government school. She went to Jr. High and high school in Green Bay for two years. Then she went to Flandreau Indian Vocational School in South Dakota and graduated from there. She got a job at Michigan Broach Company in Michigan. She worked there for 1 year. Then she moved back to Oneida and met her husband Nick Metoxen. They have 12 children, 42 grandchildren and 6 great- grandchildren. Her dad spoke the Oneida language. He went to Tomah Indian School. Her mother did a lot of sewing she learned how to make corn soup and corn Bread. On Christmas everybody got one gift and some candy, peanuts, apples and oranges. They went to the Methodist Church. She got a job cooking for the elderly she stays there for 21years she retired from there when she was 62 years old. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media