Elder Interview-Ruth Skenandore
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Ruth SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.427Tags
Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Ruth Myra (House) Born 03/28/1924 Parents: Walter and Pearl (House) Skenandore Maternal grandmother: Louise Christjohn Paternal grandparents: William and Celesia (Wheelock) House She got married to Cecil Skenandore in Milwaukee on 3 / 29 / 1943. They have 8 children. Her parents lived next door to Dr. Hill. Her father worked for a trucking company. Her mother went to Haskell Boarding School, and she graduated from there and she stay in Kansas to go to the Kansas City University. Her father went as far as the forth grade. Her mother worked at Copps making Copps candy. And she worked at Nelsons Machinery, she was a machinist there. On Christmas they didn’t get too much. They went to midnight mass. On Easter they went to church and after church they went home to eat their Sunday dinner. Her parents spoke the Oneida Language. Her mother bakes bread a lot. Her dad had a big garden. She started to school at St. Joseph School in Oneida. Then she went to West DePere High School, and she graduated from there. She moved to Milwaukee when her husband went in the services. She lived in Milwaukee for3 years. She stayed with Florence Elm. She worked in the restaurant at Walgreens. They moved back to Oneida, when her husband got out of the services. She was a home maker. She had a garden and she did a lot of canning. They had cows, chickens, turkeys and pigs. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school and get a good education.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media