Did you ever run across an ancestor whose misbehavior just made you giggle? I recently have with Vincent Rochowiak. Vincent is a son of Laurence
Read MorePolish immigrants in Toledo built strong and large Catholic parishes and sought priests who understood their ethnic customs and language. Their parishes were very much
Read MoreWhen we experience summer in the midwest, it can be very hot. However, we have modern conveniences than our ancestors did not have 75-100 years
Read MoreMany immigrants into Toledo took the route of self-employment or owning their own shops–groceries, dress shops, tailoring, etc. Każmierz Czarnecki did just that–he was a
Read MoreEdna and Florence are first cousins to me, they are the grandchildren of my great-grandparents Joseph Plenzler and Eva Dauer. Edna was born in 1911;
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