Elder Interview-Raymond Kenny Skenandore
A.2008.001.422 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Raymond "Kenny" SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.422Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Raymond “Kenny” Kenneth Born 12/24/1926 in Neenah, Wis. Parents: Zachary and Lillian (Skenandore) Skenandore Maternal grandparents: James and Janet (Carpenter) Skenandore His dad spoke the Oneida Language but his mother could only understand the language. His dad was disabled. His mother was a good seamstress. They moved from Neenah to about 4 miles south of Oneida on county E. His mother went to the Keshena Indian Boarding School until the 9th grade. He went to Silver Summit School for 8 years then he went to West DePere for 2 years. And he graduated from East High School in 1945. After school he went to work at Seymour canning Company. Then he was drafted in the service he stays in there for about 1 ½ years. When he got out of the service he went to Milwaukee and work there for about 6 months. Then he came back to Oneida and went to work in Green Bay at a warehouse was supposed to be temporarily but he retired from there after 48 years. They had 4 cows, 1 horse, chickens, turkeys, and ducks. They didn’t have electricity or running water. They went to the Methodist Church. He uses to live on the reservation until he got married to Mary Ann Harrison in 1958. On Christmas Eve day they all got to trim the Christmas tree then they went to midnight mass. They went hoyoning on New Years day. His mother use to go in the woods and pick some roots, and leafs to make some kind of home remedy for ones who got sick. His mother made corn soup and corn bread. He likes to travel all over the United States he went to all the States. His dad was a World War I Veteran he got disable in the war. He only got 30 dollars a month. His advice to the youth is to stay in school.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media, Military