Greg Kowalsky
Greg Kowalsky, photography by Tomek Zerek
Greg Kowalsky was born on 2 November 1950 in Hamtramck as the third generation of a Polish-American family. His grandfather, Walter Dobrzynski, was the first to come to the United States. At fourteen years of age, he took up work in Pennsylvania, only to later move to Hamtramck and settle in there.
Greg Kowalsky attended St. Florian School and later graduated with a degree in history from Highland Park Community College. Currently, he is chairman of the Hamtramck Historical Commission and works at the Hamtramck Historical Museum. So far, he has authored nine books on his hometown and he is still working on more.
He was interviewed by Anna Muller on 31 August 2015 in Hamtramck.
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No town like it
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Economic leap
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Small town, thousands of stories, millions of residents
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Polish Grandparents
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Greg’s Father, Joseph, with his son (Greg Kowalsky’s older brother), from the private archives
Wedding reception at Greg Kowalsky’s house at Wyandotte Street From left to right: Caroline, Martha Kowalsky (Greg’s mother), Dorothy and Eleanor, Hamtramck, from the private archives
Greg’s parents, Joseph and Martha Kowalsky, with their daughter Kathy, Greg’s sister, from the private archives
Greg’s grandfather, Walter Dobrzynski, with Greg Kowalsky’s mother – Martha Kowalsky, from the private archives
Greg’s brothers, Joe and Jim, ca. 1948/1949, from the private archives
Greg’s aunt, Caroline (first from the right), from the private archives
Greg’s father, Joseph Kowalsky, with one of his aunts, from the private archives
Greg Kowalsky’s mother, Martha, from the private archives
Greg’s parents, Joseph and Martha Kowalsky, from the private archives
Baby feeding guide, given to Greg Kowalsky’s mother in St. Francis Hospital shortly after her son’s birth, November 1950, from the private archives
Baby feeding guide, given to Greg Kowalsky’s mother in St. Francis Hospital shortly after her son’s birth, November 1950, from the private archives
Baby feeding guide, given to Greg Kowalsky’s mother in St. Francis Hospital shortly after her son’s birth, November 1950, from the private archives
Greg Kowalsky with his mother, Martha Kowalsky, from the private archives
A page from Greg’s book made by his mother, Martha Kowalsky, a collection of birthday cards for Greg’s third birthday, from the private archives
Greg Kowalsky with his mother, Martha Kowalsky, and one of his cousins at the back of the house, Hamtramck, from the private archives
Baby Greg Kowalsky in a national park, from the private archives