Elder Interview-Nona Noni Cottrell
A.2008.001.083 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Nona "Noni" CottrellEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.083Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Cottrell, Nona “Noni” Mary Jane (Ninham) Born 06/11/1934 Parents: Nelson Ninham and Rebbeca Evelyn (Schuyler) Maternal Grandparents: Esther (House) Schuyler and Oscar Archiquette (step-father) Paternal Grandparents: Mary Jane (Doxtator) Ninham and Abraham Ninham Nona’s grandma Schuyler use to make lace and quilts. Her mother went to a boarding school and her grandmother worked at a funeral home until she turned 62 years old. Her grandmother and mother both spoke the Oneida language. Her grandfather was a mason in Milwaukee. Her mother made all the kids go to church on Sundays. They belonged to the Oneida Holy Apostle’s Church. Her grandpa Archiquette use to speak and sing the Oneida songs and language. Nona went to school at the Oneida Mission and had nuns as her teachers. She went to Trout Creek School then High View. She went to high school at East Green Bay and then Seymour High School during her sophomore year. She quit school in her 2nd year of high school. She stayed home to help take care of the younger kids while her parents worked. She use to pick beans in the summer time and she also picked cherries. The money that they made picking beans and cherries her mother would use on school clothes and shoes. She went to Milwaukee when she was 19 and didn’t like it there so she came home. She worked at Larson’s for a while. She got married in 1957 to Irwin Cottrell Jr. He was a plasterer. She has 7 children, 19 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. She was a stay at home mother after she got married. Her children are all grown up now. She likes to sew but can’t do as much as she wants to. She had a heart attack and it left her disabled a little. Right now she’s on a cops program. Her son Keith is a supervisor for slots. She can’t remember where the rest of her children are working right now.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media