She Lived to be 100!
Tereza Hlavacek was born on August 15, 1895 in what was then called Bohemia, the part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire that later became Czechoslovakia. Her parents were Dobroslav and Marie [...]
The Colorful Life of Irene Diefenbach
Irene Diefenbach was born on September 2, 1910 in Pennsylvania to Slovak immigrants, Karol and Danica Dalibor. The Dalibors worked on a small dairy farm, but when Irene and her two siblings were [...]
“It’s Not The Real Albert”
Albert Daelman was born on September 5, 1916 on a farm in LaSalle, Illinois to Ernst and Willemina Daelman, Dutch immigrants. Ernst was a farmer and was what Albert describes as “a hard-working [...]
“Jesus Has Always Been With Me”
Celina Abelli was born on August 18, 1898 in a small Polish village to Wera Pakulski and Olek Zuraw. Celina says the family lived on a farm with beautiful fruit trees. Besides farming, Olek [...]
From Professional Waiter at the Drake Hotel to Navy Bartender
Gonzolo Rochez was born in Texas on February 2, 1908 to Fernando and Sonia Rochez. He likes to say that he was born “a few years” after the U.S. “took over” Texas from Mexico, though in reality, [...]