The Dudeks
In case you haven’t noticed, my latest obsession is exploring the limbs of my family tree. I went on a little road trip this weekend and got more information and photos. This endeavor may give me a reason to visit Poland and revisit Buffalo for the first time in a decade.
I’m almost positive this was taken in Poland, circa 1916. Front row, from the left: Tekla; Edmund; Wojciech (pronounced whoa-ge-wa), also called Adelbert; Helen; Carol; and Stanislaus, they called him Dick. Back row, from the left: Francis; Sophie; Robert, no one can remember his real name; Ignatius, they called him Joe; and Anne.
My grandmother wanted to name me Ignatious after her brother. That would have been great. It would have been hilarious if my middle name was also Marvin, then I could go by I.M. Wild and this website would be www.imwild.com.
This my grandmother at age 20. She had tuberculosis in her twenties and one of her lungs was removed, but she lived into her late 80s.
My sisters and I in Washington around 1979.
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More Family Photos
I’m not sure who is in the first three or even if I’m related to them. The last four are definitely relatives: two of my great aunt (who I inherited these photos from); one of my grandparents; and I think that’s my mother, my uncle, and their cousin in the last one.
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Family Photos
I was digging through my collection and found some family photos I forgot I had.
My great grandparents Wojciech (Adelbert) and Tekla Dudek. I don’t know much about them other than they are Polish. I think Tekla is a cool name.
This is my grandfather. He’s name is… well, that’s tricky. Everyone called him Rog. I always thought his first name was Harold, but it wasn’t. He didn’t find out until he was in his 40s (?) that his first name was William. I didn’t find out until his wake when I saw it on a sign.
Rog and my grandmother, Helen.
Rog took this photo during WWII when he was in the Philippines.