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Bill Rushin wrote: |
I am finding a quite of few relatives who lived in the Polish Goral neighborhood named "The Back of the Yards" because of the location next to the 475 acre Union Stockyards in Chicago. If you have a connection to this neighborhood please leave a message with your memory, address, relatives name or even a photo. I have a old map of the area and I have started to pin point names to each street address. Can we recreate the old neighborhood? |
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Eric wrote: |
Very neat idea Bill. I haven't nailed down a residence address for them yet, but my great uncle Jakob Gil and his bride Zofia Bafia were married at Sacred Heart Church on Feb. 14 1915. I would guess they lived in the area. The priest's name was F.J. Karabasz.
Of note too, my "Uncle Joe" Jozef Gil, who is my godfather and I think second cousin (My great uncle's son) was president of the Highlanders Association in the late 70's. He also started the Harklowa "wheel" with some other gentlemen. (I have to read their website through Google translate so I think wheel might be a loose translation.) I am going to get in touch with him to further my research. |
Bill Rushin wrote: |
Wladyslaw Kmiotek and Tekla Rusin lived at 4336 Marshfield 1922 (Rusin's are from Gron)
John Mrozek and Mary Rusin lived at 4836 Marshfield 1928 Bruno J. Budz and Lillian lived at 4405 S. Marshfield 1930 Bruno J Budz lived at 5416 Honore st. 1918 Tony Mrozek lived at 5416 Honore st. 1920 |
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Wladyslaw Kmiotek and Tekla Rusin lived at 4336 Marshfield 1922 (Rusin's are from Gron)
John Mrozek and Mary Rusin lived at 4836 Marshfield 1928 Bruno J. Budz and Lillian lived at 4405 S. Marshfield 1930 Bruno J Budz lived at 5416 Honore st. 1918 Tony Mrozek lived at 5416 Honore st. 1920 |
Bill Rushin wrote: |
Thanks, I can see this helping a lot of people, just with your msg. I see the name Bafia which I am related to! BTW Bafia was the undertaker for most of the Goral in this (BOY) neighborhood, his funeral home was a few blocks past the top of this map and to the left of Ashland ave. I have the address and will get it for you. And yes Eric ,you are referring to the Highlanders Association Member organizations (circles). Yours is #16 Harklowa and mine is circle #26 Leśnica-Groń. There is about 70 of them in total presently. *( there is 2 different lists I just noticed because Gron used to be #37 so I don't know which is current right now). |