Elder Interview-Sandra Lee Charnon
A.2008.001.039 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Sandra Lee CharnonEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.039Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Charnon, Sandra Lee (Baird) Born 09/29/1936 Parents: Murphy Baird and Evangeline (Kelly) Baird Maternal Grandparents: Electa (Hill) Kelly and William Kelly Paternal Grandparents: Cornelius Baird and Ida (Skenandore) Baird Her mother worked in Madison as a house cleaner before she got married. Her parents got married in Madison just before she was born. Her grandmother had 16 children. Bother her parents and grandparents were farmers. Her father worked as a welder in Racine for 20 years for some company. Both her mother and father went to boarding schools in Tomah. She went to school here in Oneida. She related better with nieces and nephews. She got married at the age of 21 to Donald Charnon in July of 1957. She has 4 children and 7 grandchildren. She retired in 1999 her husband also retired. Her husband doesn’t like to travel he likes to hunt and fish but doesn’t go long distances. She likes music and likes to dance. Her father liked to jig. She does voluntary work whenever she’s in Oneida. She went up north a lot for the holidays. She didn’t stay in Racine on to many weekends. Her mother knew how to speak the Oneida language but would speak it because of the way she was taught in boarding school. Her family belongs to the Holy Apostle’s Church in Oneida. She knits and crochets but her favorite past time is dancing. She’s known as Grandma Happy Feet by some of her grandchildren.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media