Elder Interview-Mary Pittser
A.2008.001.332 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Mary PittserEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.332Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Pittser, Mary Ann (Meade) Born 11/19/1935 Parents: Alice (Powless) Meade and Lester George Meade Her father was born in Milwaukee. He is Irish and English. Her mother was born in Oneida Wisconsin. Her father had his own business. Her mother went to school in Carlisle and then at Haskell. She met her father in Milwaukee while she was on summer break and working. Her mother spoke Oneida while visiting with her brothers and sister-in-law. Her mother encouraged her to enroll in the Tribal Enrollment because she believed something was going to happen. The Oneidas use to go to West Bend to a place called Paradise Cove. That’s the first fane of Lacrosse that she remembers seeing. She tried to pick apples but where to young, but she picked cherries when she was about 14 or 15 years old.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media