Ralph Lewis wrote: > > In many cases, I have seen someone write > > ">Those who immigrated in the early 1880's came to the coal mining area > >of central PA. Some then went to the Chicago area ..." > > Why? I know about the coal mines in central PA. But why there, or > Chicago? (As opposed to New York City, Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, or > somewhere else?) I *know* they went where there were jobs, but why *those* > jobs? Why *those* areas? > > Was there an organized effort? I know there was the effort to get > Polish/Russian Jews to enter the US through Galveston, TX, and then settle > in Texas, Colorado, etc. Was there such an effort in Galicia to assist > Polish Catholics? My grandfather-in-law KAMYKOWSKI came through Baltimore, > and moved to Minersville, PA. Why did he go through Baltimore, stay with a > family named JENKINS (doesn't sound like *they* were relatives), and move? > Why did his cousin enter Baltimore, and go directly to Chicago? > > Can we discuss some of the cultural/societal issues? Can we discuss some > of the 'color' - some of the 'fabric' of these immigrations? These people > were more than names and dates and descendants. > > Ralph Lewis, Harrisburg, PA - rllewis@usa.net (also RalphLewis@aol.com) > > ***** Researching these families: (Genealogy is my hobby) > CHATCHKALEVITZ/KHATCHKALOVITZ > (Latvia,Vilna,Svencionys,SouthAfrica,Silale,Kovno,MA) > BRUKARZ/BROOKS, ROCHAKOVSKY/ROCKOFSKAYA/ROCKOFF > JACUBOVICZ/JACOBSON (Pultusk,Lomza), SALANT, RUDNITZKY, MATZKIN > ROSEN (Switzerland, Poland[Pultusk?] ,Russia), SCZUPAK/LEWIS/LOUIS, > STENBECK(sp?) > KAMYKOWSKI, LENAR/LENART > ---------- > How well do *you* know Macintosh? Check out the EvangeList web site at: > <http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/> I totally agree! My great grandfather & his wife came to America directly from Poland. They lived in Minersville. However, most of the family (sons & daughters) eventually moved to Chicago. What is up with that? Curious Ann Marie