Or my subtitle: How Polish immigrants were viewed at the start of the 20th century Old newspapers can be interesting to read. Plenty of history
Read MoreI knew for quite sometime that my grandfather, John Plenzler, had been in the US Marines. He served from August 1908 until July 1912. I
Read MoreInspired by John Dillinger, Toledo had seen crimes committed by “baby Dillingers” through the 1930s. Most of these crimes were committed by young men and
Read MoreLeona Knight was born Leona Weiczorkiewicz to Stanley Weiczorkiewicz and Rosa Krzyzaniak on 12 May 1921. Sometime in the 1930s, the family transitioned to the
Read MoreA common occupation for immigrant Poles and their families in Toledo was to own groceries or butcher shops or work in the grocery business. Both
Read MoreJoseph Rochowiak was the youngest child of Lawrence Rochowiak, the second child and first son born of his second marriage to Anna Ziemkiewicz. He was
Read MoreAs mentioned in the post about the Junction Civic Club, Edward Zygila was a well-known photographer in Toledo’s Polonia, having two photography studios, one in
Read MoreI’ve struggled with locating records for my dad’s family for years. His parents came from Russian controlled Poland, the area near Troszyn. Records for that
Read MorePolish immigrants celebrated Christmas much differently than we do today. Some customs remain: sharing Opaltek, Wigilia, perhaps in some areas Midnight Mass may still be
Read MoreAntoni Kujawa was born in Wajnowo in 1859, just north of Poznan, and arrived in the US in the mid-1870s. Antoni was an entrepreneur, and
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