Elder Interview-Minnie Smith
A.2008.001.440 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Minnie SmithEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.440Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Smith, Minnie (Skenandore) Born 04/20/1931 Parents: Henry and Katherine (Cornelius) Skenandore Maternal grandparents: Taylor and Kathleen (Powless) Cornelius Paternal grandparents: James and Janice (Carpenter) Skenandore Her parents went to some boarding school but she doesn’t know where at. Her parents never spoke the Oneida Language, her mother could under it. She went to school at Chicago Corners. Her parents got a divorce and the kids end up with their father so she had to quit school to watcher brothers and sisters. She had to do the cooking, cleaning, wash the dishes, and wash the clothes. While her dad worked in the garden picking the vegetables and taking them to Seymour or Green Bay to sell at the canning company. When she was 5 years old they use to live where the old hospital uses to be. They had cows and pigs on their farm. After she left home she went to Green Bay to stay with her Aunt June, she would babysit for people. Then a woman name Helena John from Milwaukee got she to go back to Milwaukee with her to babysit for her. She only stays there for about 6 months. Then she met and married George Webster, they had 4 children. She divorces him because he was always in and out of jail. Later on she got remarried to Leonard Fields, they had 6 children. They lived up north and her husband got killed up there. She moved back to Oneida, she lives in site II in the elderly building. She is a member of the Oneida Methodist Church. When she was growing up they didn’t have running water or electricity. On Thanksgiving and Christmas they went to their grandparent’s house she got to help with the trimming of the Christmas tree. On New Years Day she went hoyoning.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media