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Kashubian Drunks of the Driftless

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  • Franciszek Skuczyński (1850 - 1913)
    Franciszek Skuczynski Drzewo FamilySearch Family Tree Data urodzenia: 2 sty 1850 - Poland ?????? Śmierć: 13 sty 1913 - Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States Rodzice: Martin Skuczinski, Mary Skuczin...
  • Szymon Miller (1842 - 1915)
    Also known as "Jim" or even "James." Drunkard. Pleaded guilty in 1896 to "fornication" with two females who were under sixteen and fined $100.
  • Frank Stolpa (c.1855 - 1909)
    Drunk and wife-beater per 20 April 1886 Winona Daily Republican. Son-in-law of the Polish Methuselah, John Remus, who lived with the Stolpas at 807 Front Street. Sometimes known as "August" Stolpa. S...
  • Joseph Thomas Pelowski (1852 - 1930)
    The 1900 US Census gives his name as "Joe Freeman." This ties in with an old story that he spent a good deal of time in the Winona Jail for drunkenness. When he would come back, the story goes, he woul...

The great Kashubian Polish drunkards of Winona and Dodge/Pine Creek. I'm not just the creator of this project, I'm a member (albeit on permanent hiatus).