Tagged With: Albany
Uncle Green’s Funeral
April 16, 1943. Anna writes to Dad. She begins her letter, “I don’t know whether you will receive this letter before you are transferred but I am keeping my promise to write as often as I can and you will receive our mail wherever you are.” Anna has also received word that Stanley is being … Continue reading
He Knows What is Best
April 14, 1943. Dad writes home from the Savanna Ordnance School in northwestern Illinois. The weather is still wavering between winter and spring. He comments, “The last two days we have had winter weather…we did have a few snowflakes in the air.” He also says that he has been able to keep up with the … Continue reading
Whose Baby Do You Rock to Sleep?
April 13, 1943. A letter from Alex Kosinsnki from back home in Albany. I’m not definite on the relation between Alex Kosinski and Stanislaus Kosinski the Choir Director. However, based on a quick Google search result which turned up information from the 1940 census it looks like he is the son of the Choir Director. He has … Continue reading
Don’t Forget Our Code
April 9 and 12, 1943. Two letters from Stanley to Dad. Spring has come to Ephrata. “The last two or three day were pretty nice and hot outside. There are no trees on the base, the nearest trees are in Ephrata, and those the people must have planted themselves. The cherry trees are in full … Continue reading
The Unit of Our Spirits
April 9 & 12, 1943. Two letters from Anna to Dad with more news from home. It mostly concerns things around the house and how the baby is doing. “Our spring cleaning is going darn good. We cleaned the front room, the dining room…and your bedroom. Three whole rooms in one week is a record. … Continue reading
At The Photographers Studio
Monday, April 5, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. The big news is that Anna took the baby to the photographer for a formal sitting. Theresa-Marie was fidgety to say the least. “When we took her inside the studio, she took one look and knew that she wasn’t home. She started to whimper. We … Continue reading
Babies Know When People Love Them
April 2, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. Anna starts off with the “sick report” letting Dad know that “Mama feels a little better now and Theresa-Marie’s cold is better already. I think that mama’s bad teeth contribute a lot to her sickness because they spread poisons throughout her body. Mama went to the … Continue reading
Going Out in the Carriage
March 29, 1943. A letter to Dad from Anna. She lets Dad know that she received the negatives back from him of the pictures of the baby and will have them sent to New York for processing. She tells Dad to expect to see the pictures in about 2 weeks. She says that she was … Continue reading
Thank You for the Rabbit
March 26, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. The baby is getting older (Theresa-Marie turned 5 months old the day before), mama continues to have dental problems and it is time for spring cleaning. Anna gets the medical report out of the way first. X-rays show that mama only has one good tooth with … Continue reading
Our New Easter Hymns
March 20, 1943. A letter to Dad from Stanislaus Kosinski. Every so often in the letters there is one from Mr. Kosinsnki, the director of the choir at St Cecelia’s in Albany. This is the choir that Dad and Stanley sang in. In some of Dad’s and Stanley’s letters, Mr. Kosinski is referred to as … Continue reading