Her Mother—Age 93— Still Took Care of Her!
Shirley Denenberg was born on November 24, 1923 in Chicago to Aleksandr Krasny and Marie Altman. Aleksandr emigrated from Kiev as a young man and found work in Chicago making cigars. Marie was [...]
The Egg Man and the Noodle Girl
Sophia Chalupa was born on July 17, 1918 in Chicago to Victor Fiala and Renata Doubek, both of whom were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. Victor worked as a railroad laborer and mechanic in a [...]
The Happy Life of Enid and Michael Walsh
Enid Walsh was born on July 10, 1911 in Rend City, Illinois to Bryn Sayer and Nesta Vaughn. Bryn and Nesta were from the same mining village in Wales and married there. Before they started a [...]
“I’ve Always Been Uncle Elbert.”
Elbert Gurecki was born on December 29, 1912 in Chicago to August Gurecki and Barbara Korczynski, both Polish immigrants. August came to Chicago in 1905 and got a job at Crane Plumbing where he [...]