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Novel Notes of Local Lore

 Love Wins
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted February 27, 2025

Love Wins

Russell Schreiber was born on July 26, 1911 in Chicago to Paula Banas and Adam Schreiber.  Paula was of Polish descent and was born in Chicago, while Adam was an immigrant from Prussia.  Adam [...]

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 “He Could Have Been a Great Man”
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted February 20, 2025

“He Could Have Been a Great Man”

Do-Yun Chung was born on August 2, 1914 in Pusan (now Busan), Korea.  His family was relatively well off, with his father working as a surveyor and his mother caring for their six children—three [...]

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 “Old Before Her Time”
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted February 13, 2025

“Old Before Her Time”

Rosemary Luckstrim was born on September 5, 1912 in Chicago to Ora Feigel and Peter Luckstrim, both of whom were of Irish/German descent.  Peter worked on and off in factories, and Ora cared for [...]

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 “Only Hussies Ask Boys to Dance!” – Part 2 of the Adele and Karel Bartos Story
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted February 6, 2025

“Only Hussies Ask Boys to Dance!” – Part 2 of the Adele and Karel Bartos Story

Karel Bartos was born on May 7, 1908 in Chicago to Ambrose Bartos and Gabriela Adamik.  Ambrose and Gabriela met and married in what is now Czechoslovakia and began their family there.  Ambrose [...]

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 “What A Lemon” – Part 1 of the Adele and Karel Bartos Story
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted January 30, 2025

“What A Lemon” – Part 1 of the Adele and Karel Bartos Story

Adele Bartos was born on September 19, 1907 in Czechoslovakia to Daniel Janicek and Renata Benes.  It is not known what type of work Daniel did in the old country, but sometime in 1911, he set [...]

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 They Met Him at a Restaurant and Took Him into Their Home
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted January 23, 2025

They Met Him at a Restaurant and Took Him into Their Home

Nelson Pederson was born on July 22, 1931 in Chicago to Emil Pederson and Asta Brahms, both immigrants from Denmark.  It is thought that Emil worked in a factory in Ravenswood, near where the [...]

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 One of the Seven Sisters
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted January 16, 2025

One of the Seven Sisters

Almera Navarro was born on August 2, 1908 in the Philippines to Jonray and Divine Santos.  Jonray worked for a trucking company, and Divine cared for their seven daughters: Dorilyn, Eilene, [...]

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 “He Never Got to Enlist”
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted January 9, 2025

“He Never Got to Enlist”

Arndt “Arnie” Winkler was born on February 8, 1911 in Odell, Il. to Hagen Winkler and Eileen Burke.  Hagen was of German descent and worked as a farmer on his eighty-acre farm.  Eileen was of [...]

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 Brainwashed by “Hitler’s Philosophies”
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted January 2, 2025

Brainwashed by “Hitler’s Philosophies”

Iveta Prochazka was born on February 8, 1923 in Czechoslovakia to Adam Klima and Bozena Pesek.  Iveta was the youngest of three children, her older siblings being Radana and Rudolf.  It is [...]

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 “Why Get Upset About the Past If You Can’t Change It?”
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By Michelle
In Novel Notes of Local Lore
Posted December 26, 2024

“Why Get Upset About the Past If You Can’t Change It?”

Honza Ruzicka was born on October 22, 1904 in Chicago to Cyril Ruzicka and Lenka Vesely.  Cyril was born in a little village outside of Prague and came to America as a young man to escape being [...]

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