Many Sisters Named Aurora
Aurora Sienkiewicz was born on April 5, 1911 to Giovanni and Rosa Corvi, both of whom grew up in the same small village in Italy. Giovanni’s and Rosa’s families lived near each [...]
“I Didn’t Have the Best Life, But I Made It.”
Chester Williamson was born on July 18, 1930 in Greenwood, Mississippi to Walter Williamson and Ethel Jones. In the early 1940’s, the family moved to Chicago to look for work. Walter found a [...]
“He’s All I Have”
Frieda McLeod was born on April 9, 1917 in Chicago to Robert Curran and Eileen Walsh, both immigrants from Ireland who came looking for a new life. Robert found work on the railroads and also [...]
Surrounded by Angels…And One Devil
Gerald “Jerry” Dziedzic was born on October 25, 1909 in Braddock, Pennsylvania to Wojtek and Paula Dziedzic, both immigrants from Poland. Not much is known about Jerry’s early life, except that [...]
She Crossed the Ocean to Find Her Love
Erna Lindner was born on May 27, 1904 on a farm in Austria, which later became part of Czechoslovakia. Her parents, Alban Hager and Sylvia Kainz, worked “night and day” on the farm, and when [...]