A Page For Nonnie
Nonnie's Children and their families:
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About Nonnie
First of
all she did not come over steerage like so many immigrants had to come.
She
had a stateroom and her mother had sent a servant girl with her to take
care
of the two babies. And lots of bread, and cheese, and fruit in case they
couldn't find food along the way! You probably know all this! She spent
much
of the trip taking care of the servant because she was so sick! Imagine
how
she must have felt having gotten through Ellis Island (I think), NOT to be
met
by her husband. She had to find the right train to Chicago, and all of
this
without English. The 8 languages she did speak were not much use unless
she
could find a Pole, or Russki! Then she said, she got off the train on the
wrong side in Chicago, or maybe it was East Chicago, but anyway all she
could
see was what looked like miles of railroad tracks stretching away into the
distance. And again, no husband! He was at work and had sent a neighbor
to
meet and take her to their new home!
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