Elder Interview-Rosa Coenen
A.2008.001.048 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Rosa CoenenEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.048Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Coenen, Rosa Minoka (Hill) Born 11/01/1947 in Detroit Michigan Parent: Norbert Seaberg Hill & Eileen (Johnston) Her fathers’ mother was a Mohawk Indian. It took her grandma 35 years to get medical board exam and license. Rosa was just 14 years old when her family moved from Detroit to Oneida Wisconsin. She graduated in 1965. She went to school in Oshkosh for nursing, but didn’t finish. She worked in Green Bay as a Wisconsin Telephone Operator. Rosa ran for Miss Oneida contest, and won. She went to Sheridan WY, all paid trip as a prize. January 1968, she moved to California with a friend. Rosa only stayed for a year and then moved back to Oneida. Her mother had a heart attack. She worked in banks when she was younger. She also has two children, a girl and a boy. She and her husband have been married for 35 years. Currently she works in Human Resources at Prevea Clinics.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media