The Story In The PictureThe Picture In the Story An old photograph hung on the wall of the Moloski home in Kansas for decades, its origins steeped in family history. The image was of Pulaskifield; of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, the parsonage across the street and the nunnery next-door, taken from the hillside […]
Category: Family Stories
Fred Gasser’s 1904 St. Mary’s School Workbook
Fred Gasser’s Spring 1904 Workbook Also see Fred’s post card from home. Acquired online, this workbook provides a momentary slice in the life of Frederick Joseph Gasser, born 1891. At the age of 12, he writes of his home, his family, Father Thomas, disease and “Intertainment”. His dictation and letter writing speak of the day […]
The Jaskinia Family History
We recently came across a family history published by Thomas Sajwaj, a descendant of Jan Jaskinia (1834-1907). His exacting methodology and personal insights in researching his Jaskinia family in Poland and America provide even diehard researchers with wonderful tools and understanding of an often difficult task. The Jaskinia family arrived in America and followed a path […]
Life On The Farm
Ben L. Staponski (1922-1996) grew up “at the Tee” in Pulaskifield. The following essay was written by him in the 1980’s or 1990’s. It provides a wonderful glimpse into the life of a kid growing up Polish: LIFE ON THE FARM As I recollect the way of life on the farm in the years beginning […]
Polish Influence and Contribution to Southwest Missouri
Found in the archives of the Lawrence County Historical Society located in the 3rd floor archives at the Lawrence County Courthouse, Mt. Vernon, Missouri, the following unattributed typewritten essay, likely written in the 1930’s, describes the lives of citizens of Polish descent growing up in rural Pierce City: In this day when Dumb Polack stories […]
