DON'T MY GRANDPARENTS LOOK GREAT. THIS WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER THEY ARIVED OFF THE BOAT. GRANDPA ARRIVED FROM LITHUANIA AND GRANDMA FROM POLAND. THEY FIRST LANDED AT ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK. MY GRANDFATHER HAD SEVERAL LAST NAMES, BECAUSE HE WAS FLEEING POLITICAL PERSECUTION. MANY PEOPLE FROM FOREIGN LANDS WERE LEAVING BECAUSE OF WAR AND STRIFE. HE SETTLED IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI AND WORKED FOR THE GRAND RAPIDS FURNITURE CO., WHICH LATER BECAME STEELCASE. MY GRANDMOTHER'S FAMILY WAS ACTIVE IN POLITICS IN THE CITY OF KRAKOW, POLAND. THEY CHOSE GRAND RAPIDS TO SETTLE DOWN AND RAISED THEIR FAMILY OF 2 GIRLS AND 2 BOYS. WHEN THE DEPRESSION HIT, THEY WERE WELL ESTABLISHED FARMERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTED THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS IN TIMES OF NEED. YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF ME AND MY GRANPARENTS IN THIS ALBUM. ENJOY!!!