Elder Interview-Orlin Wilber
A.2008.001.498 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Orlin WilberEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.498Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Wilber, Orlin Robert Born 06/10/1939 in Tomah, Wis. Parents: Jed and Ethel (Hill) Wilber Maternal grandparents: John and Louise (King) Hill He doesn’t remember his grandparents on his father side because they were dead alright when he was born. His dad worked all over the northern parts of Wisconsin, he was a logger. His mother didn’t go to school every much she had maybe a 5th grade education. His parents lived on the Stockbridge Reservation. They didn’t have running water or electricity. He and his brothers worked with their dad in the summertime and the weekends. His mother made corn soup and fry bread. His chores around the house were to feed and milk the cows and haul in water. On Christmas all his aunties and uncles would come up from Milwaukee, they always had a big dinner. He went to the 1st grade when they lived in Morgan, Wis. Then they moved to the Stockbridge Reservation he then went to the Indian School for 1 year because they close that school down. Then he went to Bowler School. His dad always had a car and they did their shopping in Bowler, Gresham and in Morgan. If someone got sick they take them to Doctor Liston in Gresham. And a nurse would come out to their house and bring some medicine. His mother spoke the Oneida Language. He worked in the woods for 7years. When he turns 18 he went to Milwaukee, and got a job at Diesel Coal Company. He started to work at a carnival in Milwaukee, Sturgeon Bay, Antigo and all over down south. Then he got a job at a circus but he only worked there for 1 ½ days because it was to hot and stinky to wash and scrub down elephants. When he came back to Wisconsin, he did odd jobs. In 1985 he met Norine Stevens, and in 1989, they got married they didn’t have any kids but he has 5 stepchildren, 6 step grandchildren and 4 step great grandchildren. He was working at the U.W.G.B, when he retired in 1999. His advice to the youth is to stay in school.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media