Elder Interview-Shirley Barber
A.2008.001.011 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Shirley BarberEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.011Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Barber, Shirley Ann (John) Parents: Jasper John and Mildred Lois (Metoxen) Maternal grandparents: Jenny Carpenter and Henry Metoxen Paternal grandparents: Hyson John and Jenny Skenandore Grandmother on father’s side spoke Oneida language vey fluently. Grandmother had a lot of home remedies. Grandmother on Mother’s side lived off from Ray Road. Grandmother had 12 children all together. Grandmother didn’t speak the Oneida Language. Don’t know if either Grandparent went to school or nether father went to school until 3rd grade. Mother went to 4th grade. Father worked as a cement finisher. Mother stayed home and cooked, baked and sews. Parents belong to the Holy Apostle’s Church. Father had a Car that was used only for him to go back and forth to work with. Started school at Elm Grove for 3 years, went to Nillvelle for 1 year and then back to Elm Grove. When to High School. Went to West De Pere High School, graduated from there, and then to N.W.T.C. They went to Freedom for their big shopping. Once in a while they’d go to Seymour or De Pere. Use to go to Dance’s at Van’s Valley, weddings at Schuyler’s Bar. Baseball was very popular on Sundays. Use to go Roller Skating in Green Bay whenever they could get a ride there. Went to school in Haskell for 2 years Mother go sick, so she had to come home, and never finished. Got married and raised a family. Were 21 when she had her first child. She married James Baber. Lived in Ohio and Florida for a while. Husband was a Construction Laborer, got laid off and ended up moving back to Oneida. Lived with her father for a while and then they bought their own home, about ½ mile from her father’s home. Went to N.W.T. I. and got a degree. Was hired on through the tribe in the Language department. Had to go back to school for a Teacher’s Certificate. Went to UWGB for that and then got a job at the Oneida Turtle School. She’s a Teacher for K-5 Classes. She’s worked out side of the home, raised her 3 children and gone back to school. Have around 15 grandchildren and 2 great Grandchildren.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media