Midwest Regional - D. Wayne
Date3/27/2004
MediumSony [me]DVM60
Dimensions1:05:46
ClassificationsArchive
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center
Object number032704-3
DescriptionTopeka, KSCollections
Finding AidTimeCode Shot
0.00.03.00 >>>Georgia E. Venturella-*Degraff Parent Robert George Degraff GP Joseph Degraff
0.00.21.00 Father Robert George Degraff he and her father went to St Mary's NDN school. They would walk to school
0.00.59.00 Children
0.01.40.00 Kids were home after Christmas and celebrated her 80th Birthday.
0.02.00.00 >>>Vera Sicking-*Degraff Parent Charles Edward Degraff GP Charles Edward Degraff Brother to Joseph
0.02.11.00 Lives in Topeka
0.02.41.00 >>>Roy Slavin- *Slavin Parent John Slavin GP John Slavin John married NDN lady from Trail of deathTheresa ikwesak? NDN name
0.03.16.00 Children
0.03.31.00 Retired from TWA currently works for IRS.
0.03.45.00 Married. Veteran. 7 grandchildren 2 greatgrandchildren
0.04.49.50 >>>Marjorie Marie Guerich-*Slavin Parent Florence Doyle Pearl GP Mary Slavin Doyle GGP Theresa ikwesak ? NDN Name
0.05.18.00 Lives in St Mary's KS. Two children. Ann and CJ Couple of grandchildren with her.
0.06.12.00 >>>Amy is taking advantage of CPN scholarship funds.
0.06.29.00 Mjr. In History/Accounting in Finance Sophomore at K State. Volunteer for different organizations.
0.07.19.00 Sister is enrolling at Univ of Kansas.
0.07.46.00 >>>Michael Joseph Guerich-*Slavin Parent Clement Joseph Guerich (CJ) GP Marjorie Marie Guerich
0.07.50.00 10 yrs from Lawrence KS No girlfriends. Basketball.
0.08.45.00 Roy talks about his granddaughter that is graduating from Notre Dame.
0.09.32.00 >>>'GerryLou' Geraldine louise Marstall-*Slavin Parent Gerald Thomas Pearl GP Florence Doyle Pearl
0.09.48.00 One of eight girl's. Nurse. Children. Husband.
0.10.25.00 >>>Michaela Nicole Marstall-*Slavin Gerry Lou is her mother
0.10.30.00 St Mary's school. 5th grade. Teacher. Sisters Parents. Likes to read. National writing award. NDN class project. Girl Scouts
0.12.12.00 >>>Shaina Marstall-*Slavin Gerry Lou is her mother.
0.12.20.00 Teacher. Baseball. Likes to draw. Girl Scouts.
0.12.57.00 Breana 19 mo old sister.
0.13.20.00 >>>Virginia Pearl-*Slavin Parent Florence Slavin GP Mary Slavin Doyle (Follow Up) Has a lot of information.
0.13.21.00 Sister to Marjorie
0.14.09.00 Dates of birth vairy. Told she GGM was on the long walk. Trail of Death so many died and GGM's name meant Rising Generation.
0.14.48.00 So few older and younger that lived. Greatful for her long walk.
0.15.15.00 Chaplen and lives on an organic farm . Has taught school. Loves to serve. Likes to be a part of the Pota.heritage.
0.16.00.00 Ancestors use to be made fun of. Taught to say she was part Potawatomi.
0.16.25.00 GM born in Nile Valley in MI. Went to visit trail of death. This has deepened her feelings for Pota's.
0.17.32.00 One hour to get things together. If they didn't leave their homes would be burned. Leaving everything.
0.18.07.00 GGM knew she had to pass this on so when GM was nine she hear the stories and so they passed these stories down.
0.18.50.00 Talks about catholics. Jim Slavin-he was the driver for stage coach for bishop and stop in St Mary's.
0.19.41.00 Theresa was older girl in the school and got to help serve them when they came through town.
0.19.57.00 Jim got to know Theresa and came back to marry her. She was the Pota.
0.20.11.00 Three who lived out of eight children.
0.20.42.00 >>>Mary Peddicord Prickett-*Bourbounias Parent Fannie Adelia Dike Peddicord
0.20.57.00 Three kids she is only survivor. Tight nit family.
0.21.37.00 Mother was a school teacher in County. She couldn't say she was NDN.
0.22.08.00 Just surviving One daughter in Seattle. Mary Sue prickett.
0.22.27.00 >>>Charoline Peddicord- NOT Pota. Mrs Prickett's sister in law.
0.23.00.00 Katherine married in 1830's in Bourbonais IL. She inherited some land. Rest of the tribe moved and they moved 1836
0.23.43.00 Went to Caldwell village. 1848 treaty to moved. Family been in KS since
0.24.40.00 1861 GGM moved and arrived in Pota Co KS. She got her acrage land. French NDN background
0.26.02.00 George was Mary's brother and stayed on the land.
0.26.37.00 Family in the area.
0.26.54.00 Oregon Trail meeting. Charoline was involved in this meeting.
0.27.23.00 >>>John Bourbonais-*Bourbonnais Parent Jesse James Bourbonnais GP John Anthony Bourbonnais
0.27.44.00 Born in OKC in 1930. Moved to Shawnee till 10.
0.28.39.00 Married and proud of Pota. Heritage 10 children 27 grandchildren and some greatgrandchildren
0.29.12.00 Tells about children.
0.29.45.00 Veteran
0.30.06.00 Wife of John talks about heritage.
0.30.44.00 >>>Wayne Thomas Welch-*Toupin Parent Dorthy Kathren Welch GP Rosealee Greemore
0.30.47.00 Tells about children Working for Municipal govt for 30 yrs
0.32.00.00 Doesn't know a lot but wants to learn.
0.32.40.00 >>>Willard Joseph Welch-*Greemore GGM Rosalie Greemore
0.32.50.00 Getting ready to retire. Wayne is his brother. Has a sister also.
0.33.39.00 Children Rebecca Wife. Veteran.
0.34.47.00 Linda Carol Dority-*Pahmahmie Parent Irene Josephine Fleming GP Leona Mae Pahmahmie
0.34.55.00 two sons one daughter Born in Topeka KS
0.35.50.00 Work at a bank going to be a grandmother
0.36.38.00 >>>Dennis Lee Redmond JR-*Pahmahmie Parent Linda Carol Dority GP Irene Josephine Fleming
0.36.48.00 Doesn’t' know a whole lot part of the reason he is here. Sang in a rock band for a few years.
0.37.14.00 drove tractor trailer for a few years. Drives a school bus.
0.38.16.00 Brother is studying to be a dentist. Wife
0.39.08.00 >>>Letty Loveign Mize-*Pahmahmie Parent Irene Josephine Fleming GP Leona Mae Pahmahmie
0.39.11.00 Lives in Topeka KS one daughter grandchildren works for the state in 2003
0.40.03.00 >>>Irene J. Fleming-*Pahmahmie Parent Leona Mae Pahmahmie Wilson GP Pahmahmie
0.40.05.00 Four Girls One Boy Some grandchildren
0.41.52.00 Worked for the state for years. Then retired.
0.42.40.00 Talks about her siblings.
0.43.28.00 Finishing her LPN Do oil paintings use to do charcoal drawings a long time ago
0.44.46.00 >>>Corrine Kay (Arnold) Samquo-*Pahmahmie Parent Leona Mae Pahmahmie GP Thomas Pahmahmie
0.45.18.00 Married to a Kickapoo Children Went to a Catholic school She liked it but use to get lonley Sells avon and a caregiver
0.45.51.00 Grandma Thomas pahmahmie
0.46.17.00 >>>Mary Ruth Bledsoe Melott-*Bergeron Parent Rev Louis Melott GP Katherine Melott
0.46.21.00 Born in Ada OK Father was a Rev. so traveled. Went to school around Remus
0.47.03.00 GP made the trip from KS and donated a portion of their land to Wanette for the town.
0.47.53.00 Two sons live near her. Works in church sings
0.49.22.00 >>>Emily Rudetha Smith Melott Parent Louis Melott GP Katherine Bergeron Melott
0.50.37.00 Greatful for everything her parents did. Proud of the tribe.
0.52.20.00 One daughter Some grandchildren One sister
0.52.58.00 A teacher at school told the sisters they were not sisters and sent them home crying.
0.53.52.00 >>>Susan Gail Foster-*Nedeau Parent Mary Lois Currey GP Florence Nedeau
0.55.06.00 Children Home school children Works part time as an electrician. Parents raised in Rossville KS.
0.56.08.00 >>>Donald Evan Kennedy-*Kennedy Parent James Aurthur Kennedy
0.56.14.00 Lives in KS Birthplace 4/18/29
0.57.23.00 Fairy boat GF did some bootlegging on the side.
0.58.07.00 Walked a mile to HS went to Korea GGF was Irish came with Pota from Indiana
0.59.33.00 GF drew 160 acres of land in OK. Six siblings water out of a well.
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1.01.11.00 Next month 75 just knows what his father told him.
1.02.26.00 Pictures of Gparents.
1.03.02.00 >>>Kimberly Kay Culbertson-*Pahmahmie Parent Linda Carol Dority GP Irene Josephine Fleming
1.03.04.00 >>>Irene Fleming Five children GM was Dorthy
1.03.47.00 Cleans
1.04.58.00 Talks about history of the family.