Elder Interview-Trudell Trudi Steffes
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Trudell "Trudi" SteffesEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.447Tags
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Steffes, Trudell "Trudi" Daowonock (Metoxen) Born 02/10/1910 Parents: Joshua Metoxen and Lavinia (Elm) Maternal Grandparent: Mitchell Elm She doesn’t remember her grandmother on her mother’s side. She doesn’t know her father’s parents either. She wasn’t raised around here. She went to a government school in Tomah. She has a very lonely life growing up. Her father spoke the Oneida language but never taught he children. She stayed in Oneida for a year after she graduated from school. She married Edward Steffes in Milwaukee. He passed away and she got a job taking care of a family of 4. She worked at General Electric during the war. After the war she did domestic work. She has 2 children of her own. She’s been back in Oneida since 96. Her grandson brought her back here from Massachusetts where she lived for 50 years. Her father use to make baskets and he also made corn soup and cornbread. Her father cut his own wood for his baskets and made his own dye for them. Her father’s family went to the Oneida Methodist Church.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media