My grandfather George - was born in 1900 in Pensylvannia. I didn't know him very well because when I was born he was over seventy. I know exactly that his life was not easy. He was the man of two continents and so stubborn. His parents decided to take him to Poland when she was 10. She took part in WWI and WWII and survived the communism in Poland. He had 5 children and he didn't work but ran a small farm in East Poland to survive. But I remember him as a small girl while he was hunting for moles.
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My grandfather's house.
George died in April 1979 . I remember the celebration of his life - it was a great sunny and I wore for the first time my new brown sandals. They are my childhood memory...
Gosia, lovely memory of your grandfather, and I'm sure he was a hardworking man, especially with a farm in the 50s. Looks like he had pretty simple means, and I'm happy that you have a more comfortable life. Love that you teach English.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely he wasn't happy in Europe
Deletetwo of two continents. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, in my opinion one continent is enough
DeleteYour family history is certainly unusual.
ReplyDeleteAndrew, I have had much more interesting stories. I am going to write them
DeleteIt is fun to hear the stories of past generations and nice to have the photos. Those in the past had to work much harder to make a life for themselves and their families. We should count our blessings!
ReplyDeleteCynthia, you are right. But George was indecisive where to live. And his decision was wrong looking back at his miserable life in communism as a citizen of US. He couldn't find job here so he ran farm..
DeleteMost of our past generation have to work very hard and their lives are much simpler than ours. Most of us, our present generation are so very blessed.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely true the past was difficult
DeleteIt's hard to imagine some of the difficult lives our ancestors lived given how fortunate man of us have been. I love your memory of those sandals. It's fascinating what creates childhood memories.
ReplyDeleteMitchell, children remember unusual things ..
DeleteA lot of families had it extremely hard in many countries way back then ,even now....great to have a photo..
ReplyDeleteMargaret , I got the scan of the photo of my distant cousin fom Florida.
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