Virginia Alberts – A Woman of Great Kindness With March as Women in History Month and February as Black History Month, the story of Virginia Alberts takes on special significance. She was born in Virginia as Virginia Jones on June…

Is there a forgotten cemetery on N. 7th St.? Earlier this year I visited the N. 7th St. home of Gabor and Kristen Sztancsik, a short way up from the Boulevard. The visit was a follow-up to a most unusual phone call…

WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN IN OLD KENILWORTH:Billy Buffy’s Tavern: A 95-year-old landmark Billy Buffy’s Tavern has been around for 95 years – but how did it start out? A 2015 interview with Anna “Dottie” Placek (1925-2020) tells the story. “My…

Old Kenilworth: Christmases I Remember As a young boy growing up in Kenilworth in the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s, I have memories of Christmas time. Harding and McKinley schools were hubs of holiday activity. Teachers would ask who could donate this…