My Family History
I interviewed my grandparents on my mom's side to learn more about the origins of my family. What I discovered is that I am a 3rd generation American and my great grandparents came to America from Poland and other eastern European countries. My mom's maiden name was Becker, which was changed from its original Germanic spelling of Bechurmann. My great-grandpa changed it to Becker when he went into business in New York after he came to America from Poland. He then married and settled down in Chicago because he had relatives already living here. This is on my grandpa's side, on my grandma's side, my great-grandpa came to America through Ellis island from Jasniowiecki, Poland. They left because of the Pograms which were organized massacres of Jewish people in eastern Europe. Therefore my great-grandparents made the journey to America and finally landed in Detroit, Michigan. This brings us to my grandparents. My grandpa was born in Chicago and my grandma was born in Detroi