Stories
Story by Elena Petrovich My great grandfather, August Karras, was born in 1903 in Tripolis, Greece. He immigrated to south Chicago around 1922. After marrying and having two daughters, he was naturalized in 1943. “Gus” eventually owned a small, family-run diner, The Marquette Fountain, in The Bush neighborhood. He did everything from dishes, to cooking,…
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Story by Lauren Deutsch My great grandparents David and Minnie Taitsch (pictured) emigrated to Chicago from Russia (now Belarus) in 1907. A few months after David arrived, Minnie followed with their three remaining children, our grandfather among them. They settled in South Lawndale. Older children had been sent in earlier years, including Rose, whose story…
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Story by Jennifer Dunne We live in Edgewater Glen in the house that has been the Dunne Family home since 1972. Although it was built in 1908, there has only been one other family to have lived in this house prior. The home was purchased the year my husband was born. Both our families have…
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