Tagged With: St. Cecelia’s Choir
The Blackout / Send Potatoes
May 7 & 9, 1943. Two letters from friends in the choir at St. Cecilia’s. The first is from Henry Gostyla. Henry says that he does not have plans for the summer “except, maybe to get a job.” He reports, “I am still with the choir and I enjoy it.” He also reports “Nothing new … Continue reading
Letters from Friends Back Home
A couple of short letters from friends back home. April 30, 1943 from Anne McCann (nee Moran), and May 1, 1943 from Stanislaus Kosinski (aka: The Professor or the Choir Director). Anne asks when Dad expects to be home on furlough. With her new husband now in the Army, Anne notes that “I spent a … 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
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