Proud of working “in the clouds”
Glenn Brown was born on June 26, 1909 to Calvin Brown and Elaine Edwards, both of whom were immigrants from Australia. Calvin was a construction worker, and Elaine cared for their nine children: [...]
Eddy Howard and His Big Band Played at Her Wedding!
Kristina Abate was born on September 15, 1921 in Chicago to Swedish immigrants, Anders “Andy” and Cecilia Gerhardsson. Anders worked for the Chicago Tribune in their distribution department, and [...]
The “Poison Powder”
Dariya Zelenko was born on September 1, 1914 in a small village in the Ukraine. Not much is known about her early life except that her maiden name was Dariya Kozel and that her parents were [...]
“I’d Take Those Days Back in a Second”
Louis Dubois was born on March 6, 1913 in Chicago to Louis Dubois Sr. and Hilda Kempf. Both of Louis’s parents were also born in Chicago, though his father’s family had emigrated from France, [...]
A Brilliant Team—Married for 65 years!
Jan Marek was born on October 13, 1903 in Chicago to Zavis Marek and Valerie Reha. Zavis and Valerie were both immigrants from Czechoslovakia, but they met in Chicago and married here. Only [...]