Elder Interview-Ronald Skenandore
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Ronald SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.424Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Ronald Born 07/20/1927 Parents: Myron George Skenandore Sr & Lucy Hilda (Denny) Maternal Grandparents: Wilson Denny and Abby Powless Paternal Grandparent: Tom Skenandore His father was about 6 feet tall and weighed about 280 lbs. He was a muscular man. His mother was a medium built woman. Her eyes would change color when she got mad. His dad worked at some waste paper company. His parents lived in Milwaukee. He doesn’t know how his mother kept everyone together because there were 9 children in the family. He remembers when he had to wear his dad’s shoes because he didn’t have any. He use to shine shoes for people to make a living. In the early 40’s his dad got a tavern. His father was the first Indian to get a Liquor License. That only lasted for about 3 years and his parents split. There used to be a lot of brawls in the bar because Indians didn’t get along with other tribes when they were drinking. During the war his mother use to work at a place where they made parachutes. At the age of 14 he worked on the docks until his mother found out and got him fired. He use to do a lot of painting for a living but had to quite painting for a year because he got blood poison from the paint. He married Zelda Cornelius and has 4 children. They split up and divorced. He’s remarried and has been with this woman for 4 years now. Her name is Margaret Hamilton Skenandore and she is from Milwaukee. He use to play Lacrosse, dirtball, and softball and had an uncle by the name of Tom Skenandore that played for the Packers. Ronald is now retired but works part time at the Coliseum and has been there for 3 years now and keeps going back. **Transcript in Archives Box 15Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media