Katherine Hubinski's life

By joyzientara

  • Katherine lived in Poland for all of her younger life (till she was 16). Her family owned an apartment building complex which left her and her family fairly well off.

    Katherine lived in Poland for all of her younger life (till she was 16). Her family owned an apartment building complex which left her and her family fairly well off.

  • Katherines sisters settled in Batavia New York during her youth and began to run a store front that became fairly successful.

    Katherines sisters settled in Batavia New York during her youth and began to run a store front that became fairly successful.

  • Her family gave her and her friend, that went with her, $50 so they could enter the country once they both got to Ellis Island

    Her family gave her and her friend, that went with her, $50 so they could enter the country once they both got to Ellis Island

  • Katherine and her friend hear that the are going to get kidnapped by germans at the age of 16 because she and her friend were very intelligent for their age

    Katherine and her friend hear that the are going to get kidnapped by germans at the age of 16 because she and her friend were very intelligent for their age

  • Katherine's parents bought her a ticket to go to America to save her from being kidnapped. Her family was able to buy her a ticket with the money her family got from owning an apartment building complex in Poland.

    Katherine's parents bought her a ticket to go to America to save her from being kidnapped. Her family was able to buy her a ticket with the money her family got from owning an apartment building complex in Poland.

  • she traveled from Hrubieszow to Antwerp during the summer of 1914

    she traveled from Hrubieszow to Antwerp during the summer of 1914

  • Departed Antwerp on Kroonland(Red Star Line)

    Departed Antwerp on Kroonland(Red Star Line)

  • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914 resulted in World War 1

    The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914 resulted in World War 1

  • World War one officially begins after Germany invades Belgium

    World War one officially begins after Germany invades Belgium

  • she and her friend arrived at ellis island

    she and her friend arrived at ellis island

  • she traveled again to beacon New York to be a governess

    she traveled again to beacon New York to be a governess

  • Germany captured Warsaw in 1915 but after the war Warsaw became the capital of Poland

    Germany captured Warsaw in 1915 but after the war Warsaw became the capital of Poland

  • she then after traveling to beacon found a job as a tailor in Rochester New York and grew a new life there with her new job.

    she then after traveling to beacon found a job as a tailor in Rochester New York and grew a new life there with her new job.

  • After moving to Rochester New York she married Stephen Rozewski since American authorities didn't like foreign women immigrants that were unmarried because they usually ended up in prostitution

    After moving to Rochester New York she married Stephen Rozewski since American authorities didn't like foreign women immigrants that were unmarried because they usually ended up in prostitution

  • The United States joins the war

    The United States joins the war

  • Poland regained its territory at the end of world war one and became the second republic of Poland

    Poland regained its territory at the end of world war one and became the second republic of Poland

  • World War one ends

    World War one ends

  • The Hubinski's that were back in Poland then slowly started to visit her in the United States. The first that went to visit her in the USA was her mother, my grandmother, Helen Hubinski which was Katherines first time seeing family since she was 16.

    The Hubinski's that were back in Poland then slowly started to visit her in the United States. The first that went to visit her in the USA was her mother, my grandmother, Helen Hubinski which was Katherines first time seeing family since she was 16.

  • Then the second to visit her was my great cousin Debbie, her cousin, which was another one of her closest family members back in Poland

    Then the second to visit her was my great cousin Debbie, her cousin, which was another one of her closest family members back in Poland

  • then at the end of the 80s, her other cousin Marisha and her husband moved to new York. She became a physician and her husband was a high school principal.

    then at the end of the 80s, her other cousin Marisha and her husband moved to new York. She became a physician and her husband was a high school principal.