Gumption, Frugality, Family Feeling, and Fabulous Neckwear

We kick off the season of Thanksgiving with recipe study and a particular family photo.

"Grandpa Ludwig," Ludwig Zdrojewski, is pictured here with "Grandma Victoria," Victoria Zdrojewska, and their sixth son, Stanley, who was named after Ludwig's own uncle.

The elder Stanley Zdrojewski came to America in 1893, worked, saved, and paid the passage for Ludwig and Victoria and their first son, John Peter, in 1897. Thank you, Great-great-Grandfather Stanley.

Update: John Zdrojewski notes that "their second son, Francis, also made the nautical journey from Hamburg with them."

Thank you, John.