Just One of Millions

America was built by the blood, sweat and tears of immigrants. I know, my grandparents came over from Poland 100 years ago for the same reasons many of you have. While Poland was being oppressed by the Russian rule my great-grandparents knew there was a better life in America. Just one of millions my grandmother come through Ellis Island where she eventually settled in Detroit, Michigan. Yearning for what she was forced to give up and never to see her parents again she was a very sad lady until she died.

When they came they came with nothing but their own work ethic and appreciation for what America had to offer. Enslaved in their own country they now enjoyed the freedoms they had been promised. Grant it life was not easy for them even in America, but they were free! They worked hard and asked for nothing in return. She did not live to see Poland become free again nor did she ever step foot back into her homeland, but Poland was always in her heart.