Weekly History: July 19th – 25th

Joseph Troka and his wife, Clara.

July 19th 1959 - Died - Clara (SZULTA) TROKA - Clara is my great-great-grandmother on my father's side. She was born 6 Jan 1876 in Poland and immigrated to Milwaukee with her parents in 1881. She married Joseph TROKA in 1894. She passed away in Milwaukee three years before her husband. July … [Read more...]

Weekly History: May 24th-30th

May 25th 1922 - Died - Ignatius SZULTA - Ignatius is my 3rd-great-grandfather on my father's side. He was born 1 Feb 1849 in Poland and married his wife, Nepomuncema SYLDAKT in 1875. They immigrated to Milwaukee in the early 1880s. He passed away in Milwaukee and is buried at Holy Cross … [Read more...]

Tell Me Thursday: Joe & Clara Troka

This is a photo of my great-great-grandparents, Joe & Clara (SZULTA) TROKA on their 50th wedding anniversary. The date of this photo would be somewhere around 29 Jan 1944 since they were married in 1894. They were married at St. Hedwig's Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a very nice … [Read more...]

Tell Me Thursday

Wordless Wednesday's Photo is labeled "trokas&szultas" in my list. Unfortunately, when I first scanned a few photos from my grandmother, I didn't label them very well. Though, it was probably labeled something like that in the album itself. There are only two people I think I can pick out. My … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday

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Digital copy: Original photo in possession of Mary Jane Zalewski … [Read more...]