I 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
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