Transcript Zach`s Family History

The Bubniak-Panepucci family came from only
Europe.
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Grandpa Bill's family came from Ukraine.
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Grandma Margaret came from Scotland.
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Grandpa Firpo is from Italia or in English Italy.
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Grandma Lois' family is from Finland.
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All of our family came here for two purposes—
freedom and opportunities.
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Grandpa Firpo was born in Italy.
He worked at his family's farm providing everything they
had. They grew their own wheat and milked their own
cattle. They had people plant the vegetables, but they did
everything else. They grew potatoes, wheat, grapes, and
everything else they needed.
Grandpa Firpo's family did not have any machines, but a
couple of time a month, a man came by with his separation
machine. The machine separated the hay from the wheat.
If they didn't have money to pay the man, they would give
him part of their crop harvest.
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Grandpa Firpo moved to America once World War II was over when
he was 14 years old.
When Grandpa Firpo came here from Italy, he came on a big ship.
Its capacity was about 1,000 people. It took six weeks to get from
Italy to the U.S.
When he got here, his dad was waiting at Ellis Island for him. Ellis
Island is an immigration station in New York near the Statue of
Liberty. Everyone in his family, except for his mother, were already
U.S. Citizens.
When Grandpa Firpo was 14 years old, he started school again in the
4th grade since he did not know one bit of English. He had a lot of
friends even though he didn't understand what they were saying. He
could only speak in Italian. Except for the Italian Americans, no one
could understand what they were saying. The Americans were nice
to Grandpa Firpo.
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After Grandpa Firpo was here for a year or
two, his brother and he got a paper route.
When he graduated from high school, he
went to work on welding at a Ford factory.
Workers used to bring in hot peppers to see
which might be too hot for him. None he ate
were too hot.
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When Grandpa Firpo got laid off from Ford, he went to
work for a plumber.
His family needed a hot water heater. A guy came over to
install it. Grandpa Firpo asked him if he needed someone
to work there.
They gave him a job making $1.25 per hour. When
Grandpa Firpo married Grandma Lois, the plumber gave
him a $0.25 raise, which meant that he made $60 a week
for working 40 hours.
Sometimes he worked overtime and they did not even pay
him.
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After Grandpa Firpo worked for the plumber, he worked at
Ford.
When he got laid off from his job, Grandpa Firpo's
brother-in-law got him a job in a bakery. He worked there
until the bakery closed 10 years later.
Then he went to work for another bakery called Hostess.
He made cupcakes, ding dongs, small pies, and Twinkies.
He would bring home special birthday cakes for my mom,
Aunt Karen, and Uncle Michael. The cakes were decorated
with all sorts of designs and little characters.
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All of her grandma's ancestors came from Finland. Her
grandparents were born in Finland, but her parents were born in
the United States.
Grandma Lois' grandparents from her father's side were
wealthy landowners in Finland. Her other grandparents were
farmers in Finland.
When they came to the U.S., they were farmers.
Grandma Lois' aunt had her family traced back to the 1600's.
She did have a relative named Hans Brinker, but it may not be
the famous one we read about today.
I do not know what our relative Hans Brinker did for a living.
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Grandma Lois was born in the United States in Ontonagon,
Michigan.
Her family was very poor.
When she was 13 years old, she got her first job. It was doing
office work for a car dealership.
Her next job was at a hotel. She was the executive secretary
for the sales manager.
After that, she started working at Ford Motor Company.
Grandma Lois took time off after that to raise my mom, Aunt
Karen, and Uncle Michael. She also worked part time at a few
jobs that included: She typed financial statements and typed
court testimony.
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Grandma Margaret was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
When she was in her early 20's, Grandma Margaret helped
with the War by gathering food for the soldiers and pilots.
She came to the United States when she was about 28
years old. She spoke English but it was with a Scottish
accent.
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She met Grandpa Bill through mutual friends.
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She worked at Chrysler where Grandpa Bill also worked.
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She died when she was 73 years old.
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Grandpa Bill's family immigrated from Europe, and
they settled in Pennsylvania. Grandpa Bill's dad
worked in the coal mines.
Then, they moved to Michigan so Grandpa Bill's father
could work at the Chrysler Corp.
Grandpa Bill was born in Hamtramck. He does not
think that he was born in a hospital.
Grandpa and his family all had running water when
they were living in the U.S.
Just like his father, Grandpa Bill worked at the Chrysler
Corp.
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Grandpa Bill volunteered to be a soldier in WW II when he
graduated from high school.
Before he went in the service, he also had shots and took
medications to prevent malaria and other diseases.
Grandpa Bill knew about the U.K.'s famous Spitfire planes.
He helped B29's prepare for using nuclear bombs on Japan, but
he did not know how to fly.
He helped propeller planes fly up to do battle and come down
from battle. They did not have jet planes back in the day.
Grandpa Bill did not meet any famous pilots, but he met ordinary
people who were doing their duty to protect their country. Some
of the people that he met in the Army obtained medals.
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After the War, Grandpa went to college. He graduated
with a good degree in engineering.
Grandpa Bill bought a used car for $600. $100 would
be 1/6 of what you could get a used car with.
Also, with $100 you could buy a feast for about 15
people.
With $20, you could buy a nice bike, a nice suit, or
four or five pairs of shoes.
After college he worked as an engineer for GM until he
retired in about 1984.
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