Elder Interview-Pearl House
A.2008.001.207 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Pearl HouseEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.207Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
House, Pearl (McCarrell) Born 12/14/1925 Parents: Thomas McCarrell and Julia (Cornelius) McCarrell Maternal grandparents: Hannah (Smith) Cornelius and Soloman Cornelius Her parents knew one another for three weeks and got married. Her grandmother spoke the Oneida language very fluently. Her mother went to Government School in Oneida and then to Carlisle. Her mother and sister went to Racine to get a job. Her mother and father both worked in a lumber camp as cooks. In Pearls’ family there were 8 children. Her father was a self-made farmer. Her mother worked in Green Bay cleaning people’s houses for them. In 1955 they got electricity in their house. She is a member of the Holy Apostles Church. She started at the Oneida Mission School and then 2 years in high school she dropped out. She has 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. She has 4 children of her own. She lived with her brother in Milwaukee and got a job. She lived there until she met her husband. She got married and raised her children then moved back to Oneida.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media