Elder Interview-Rose Johnson
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Rose JohnsonEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.227Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Johnson, Rose (Adams) Born 12/05/1931 in Keshena Wisconsin Parents: Irving Adams and Jane (Martin) Adams Maternal Grandparent: Dave Martin Paternal Grandparents: James Adams and Julia (Skenandore) Adams She spent time with her grandparents on her father’s side. Her grandfather worked making bridges and her grandmother stayed home and cooked and cleaned. His father worked for a trucking company driving dump trucks and his mother was a stay at home mom. His father went to a public school until 8th grade and his mother went to a government school. There is 18 kids in her family. Her parents went to church at Immaculate Conception Church. She went to school at Chicago Corners and then to Elm Grove. She has 5 children. She never had a whole lot of toys on Christmas. Her parents talked about the New York Claim and all the big money that was supposed to come in. Every summer the older kids in her family would pick beans so they could buy school clothes and shoes. She never finished school. She stayed home and helped take care of her brothers and sisters. She met Bernard Johnson and got married and had 5 children. She has 10 grandchildren now. She worked for the tribe as a Custodial Worker. She cleaned the health center. She worked for the tribe until 1989 than she retired. Her and her husband went on a bus trip with the elderly. They went to New York and she found out where her husband’s family came from.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media