Category Archives: Daily Journal

Frank Niedzialkoski in the 1907 City Directory

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Steve

My grandfather’s uncle, Frank Niedzialkoski was listed in the Worcester City Directory in 1907 at a new address. Continue reading →

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Midnight Mass and Incense

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Steve

As an altar boy, my favorite job was as thurifer. Continue reading →

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Frank Niedzialkoski in the 1905 City Directory

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Steve

My grandfather’s uncle, Frank Niedzialkoski, immigrated to the United States in 1903 and was listed in the Worcester City Directory for the first time in 1905. Worcester Directory 1910 Entry for Frank Niedzialkoski SOURCE: Massachusetts City Directories, Worcester 1905, page … Continue reading →

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The Shepherd Chief

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Steve

Sister Marie DeLourdes finished her list of the characters in the first grade Christmas pageant and stepped back from the blackboard. Continue reading →

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Frank Niedzialkosky in the 1910 Worcester Directory

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Steve

In the 1910 Worcester Directory published by Drew Allis Co., Frank Niedzialkosky is listed at that same address. Continue reading →

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A Polka Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Steve

On one particular evening close to Christmas, my father brought out our portable phonograph and set it up on the floor in front of the tree. He brought out his 78s of Polka music and placed one of the brittle black discs on the phonograph. Continue reading →

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The Niedzialkowskis in the 1965 Worcester City Directory

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Steve

In 1965, my grandparents, one of their children, and three of their cousins were listed in the Worcester city directory. Continue reading →

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Love Song to a Fruitcake

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Steve

O Fruitcake, how I long to set you free,
And see you where you surely ought to be, Continue reading →

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Grandfather, Retired

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Steve

In 1964, my grandparents, two of their children, and a cousin were listed in the Worcester city directory. Continue reading →

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It Begins and Ends with Handel's Messiah

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Steve

My earliest memory of attending a live performance at Christmastime was when I was in graduate school in Oregon . I attended a sing-along Messiah concert with a group of my fellow students. I wasn’t familiar with much of the Messiah, … Continue reading →

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