Elder Interview-Oscar Schuyler Jr.
A.2008.001.379 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Oscar Schuyler Jr.Entry/Object ID
A.2008.001.379Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Schuyler, Oscar Sidney Jr. Born 01/24/1937 in Milwaukee, WI Parents: Oscar Sr. and Serena (Summers) Schuyler Maternal grandfather: Anderson Summers Paternal grandmother: Lilly Schuyler His dad died in 1945 when he was 8 years old and his mother could not take care of them. Therefore, he was sent to the Milwaukee County Children Home for 5 years and he went to school there. When he got out of there he went to school at Lincoln High School. His mother went to some boarding schools she never told him the names of the boarding schools. He knew very little about his grandparents. He dropped out to the 10th grade. He went in the Service in 1956 and got out in 1965. He got married in 1966 and has 6 children, 18 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. When he got out of the Army, he got a job at Bayion Loan in Chicago. They were expecting there first child. They did not want their child brought up in Chicago. So they moved back to Oneida. Then he got a job in Green Bay at Braman Paper Company he stayed there for 18 years. His wife got a divorce from him. Then he lost his job. Then he went back to school at N.W.T.C. for 2 ½ years. He graduated from there with an associate degree. After he was out of school, he got a job at Wisconsin Public Service for 11 years. When he was growing up, he liked to play baseball. He had years of Christmas in the Children Home, which he did not like. His advice to the youth is to stay in school.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military