tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post19753347327602722..comments2024-03-28T14:32:11.018-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Remembering My Fatherbookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-91577497463848558052017-07-12T11:23:38.147-04:002017-07-12T11:23:38.147-04:00Interesting! In my extended family a male in-law c...Interesting! In my extended family a male in-law came from Austria through Ellis Island. He considered taking his wife's English name, then decided to shorten his Slavic name to an English name, so that their child/ren wouldn't be teased about having a "Polish name." After he died his daughter did some research...turns out the family was actually Slovakian, and aristocratic, before The Revolution. Now she's proud of the "-ovic" form her father dropped. <br /><br />Humans are an interesting species...Priscilla Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564805564265436613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-80024493399106503222017-07-12T00:54:59.238-04:002017-07-12T00:54:59.238-04:00Interesting stuff. Almost makes you want an Ancest...Interesting stuff. Almost makes you want an Ancestry subscription, right?Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-87197438980270213822017-07-11T21:11:04.995-04:002017-07-11T21:11:04.995-04:00What wonderful memories to find about your father....What wonderful memories to find about your father. I'm sure he's looking down and watching over you. Happy Birthday to you dad in heaven. <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803110756593697523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-85007249417720150982017-07-11T19:32:20.588-04:002017-07-11T19:32:20.588-04:00Very interesting! I love to read about families! T...Very interesting! I love to read about families! The way our society throws out the old, it make me happy to read about how much he meant to you. Thank you for sharing. SherylWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034327125190280647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-50427809143808066822017-07-11T18:35:26.447-04:002017-07-11T18:35:26.447-04:00Thank you, Songbird. I had done some preliminary ...Thank you, Songbird. I had done some preliminary searches (Wikipedia, for example, has a list of towns liquidated by the Nazis, but unknown how complete it is) I also know that towns have changed names over the years. A part of me wants to know, and a part of me - doesn't. bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-34027467013008031472017-07-11T18:32:53.707-04:002017-07-11T18:32:53.707-04:00My Dad lost his job when his agency was moved to C...My Dad lost his job when his agency was moved to Chicago. He didn't want to uproot and move away from his family. My life may have been way different if he had.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-70684283028972890572017-07-11T18:23:00.436-04:002017-07-11T18:23:00.436-04:00My Dad was a caring man. I didn't fully unders...My Dad was a caring man. I didn't fully understand his sacrifices until I was a mother.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-20981683530380867682017-07-11T18:20:49.757-04:002017-07-11T18:20:49.757-04:00I have a feeling it is not uncommon at all, Doroth...I have a feeling it is not uncommon at all, Dorothy.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-54231688816965754012017-07-11T16:57:21.727-04:002017-07-11T16:57:21.727-04:00I may get a paid membership one day - whenever I r...I may get a paid membership one day - whenever I retire. I think it is quite possible an immigration official made a mistake. Someone in my family has a slightly different last name because of an immigration mistake.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-68101687606067281452017-07-11T15:50:30.413-04:002017-07-11T15:50:30.413-04:00What a lovely tribute to your father. I have somew...What a lovely tribute to your father. I have somewhat similar experiences with my own dad, especially never fully appreciating him until it was too late. Perhaps that is a not uncommon experience.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-41643318779024420942017-07-11T10:19:55.723-04:002017-07-11T10:19:55.723-04:00Alana, try contacting Yad Vashem in Israel, they h...Alana, try contacting Yad Vashem in Israel, they have a database of all the towns the Nazis did away with. When my father visited Israel, he was able to locate the town where his parents were born. They came from a shtetl outside of Kiev, in the Ukraine.songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-5618562830429012832017-07-11T08:17:59.505-04:002017-07-11T08:17:59.505-04:00So, Governor's Island was my mom's dominio...So, Governor's Island was my mom's dominion. Which was eradicated when all the folks working with my mom were eliminated by a Univac- and the headquarters of the Army was moved to the Pentagon.Cerebrations.bizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273098928740152430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-66218863047270444962017-07-11T08:02:42.883-04:002017-07-11T08:02:42.883-04:00Your father sounds like a very caring and compassi...Your father sounds like a very caring and compassionate man. He may have made sacrifices to take care of you and the other gentleman but he did it out of love. I am sorry you lost your mom though. Happy Birthday to your dad. 103 wow. Have a Blessed day.Glenda Cateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432230990319413441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-90365874750778114882017-07-11T06:37:36.394-04:002017-07-11T06:37:36.394-04:00The Ellis Island documents for my grandfather say ...The Ellis Island documents for my grandfather say he came here from Rustok, Russia in 1913. I can find no record of that city and I even checked my 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. I know that he was born in what is now Lodz, Poland, but at that time was Russian territory. Did someone read Lodz as Rustok? Who knows. Isn't Ancestry fascinating? When I have more time on my hands I will renew my membership there and search some more.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.com