Elder Interview-Patricia Pat Cornelius
A.2008.001.080 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Patricia "Pat" CorneliusEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.080Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Cornelius, Patricia Anne (Kurowski) Born 11/2/39 Parents: Peter Paul Kurowski and Grace Margaret (Skenandore) Maternal Grandparents: Comaride Skenandore and Essie May (Denny) Paternal Grandparents: Marie Olenegheck and Alex Kurowski Pat has seven children. Her husband is Merlin Cornelius and they got married on October 20, 1956. She was raised on a small farm. She went to school until her sophomore year. Her mother went away to school. They went to a government school. A lot of her mother’s brother and sisters passed away while going to school in the government schools. Her father worked in a factory. He stayed working there even after the accident. Her father was known around Oneida as One Arm Pete. Her family always had a large garden. Their basement was always full of canned food. They didn’t have a lot of money but they always had food. In 1972 Sandy Barton and Sandy Ninham came to her house and offered her a job as a home school coordinator. She was there at the job for 12 years. Then she was offered a job as a farm coordinator. She took the job. She plans on retiring in September. They have 109 buffalo on the farm she works at. They also raise purebred Black Angus cows. She has 15 grandchildren and belongs to the Oneida Methodist Church.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media