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Lizzie Kunde
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My name is Lizzie Kunde and I am the newest member of the AncientFaces Support team! See more info about me here: Lizzie - Community Support and I look forward to getting to know our wonderful members. Feel free to reach out with any questions, happy to help :)
My mom's side of the family is Swedish (and still lives in Sweden) and she instilled in me lots of Swedish heritage and traditions which has made me who I am today. My dad's side of the family is German and Irish and the most likely the side of the family I get all my freckles from. Family is so important, and welcome everyone to discover more about them, their history, and share about their loved ones who make up the history of who we are!
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Daniel Pinna
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I want to build a place where my son can meet his great-grandparents. My grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch always wanted to meet her great-grandchildren, but she died just a handful of years before my son's birth. So while she didn't have the opportunity to meet him, at least he will be able to know her. For more information about what we're building see About AncientFaces. For information on the folks who build and support the community see Daniel - Founder & Creator.
My father's side is full blood Sicilian and my mother's side is a combination of Welsh, Scottish, German and a few other European cultures. One of my more colorful (ahem black sheep) family members came over on the Mayflower. He was among the first to be hanged in the New World for a criminal offense he made while onboard the ship.
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Robert was a regular contributor to SAPs. His 'zine was entitled "hullabalo." It incurred much criticism because Robert favored far right racialist movements. Occasionally I sent articles for him to include in it. Some were on dinosaurs and were a bit too erudite for the readers of SAPs. Robert hired a typist for his zine and she also edited his writing. As Lafrana said, had it not been for her the spelling errors in the zine would be too embarrassing. Indeed. Photo of Robert Briggs Robert Briggs
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Robert was a regular contributor to SAPs. His 'zine was entitled "hullabalo." It incurred much criticism because Robert favored far right racialist movements. Occasionally I sent articles for him to include in it. Some were on dinosaurs and were a bit too erudite for the readers of SAPs. Robert hired a typist for his zine and she also edited his writing. As Lafrana said, had it not been for her the spelling errors in the zine would be too embarrassing. Indeed. Photo of Robert Briggs Robert Briggs
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Briggs smoked cigars and this habit contributed to his health issues and death. Photo of Robert Briggs Robert Briggs
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Briggs smoked cigars and this habit contributed to his health issues and death. Photo of Robert Briggs Robert Briggs
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Robert first wrote to me in November 1989. After that, we corresponded for about 15 years. As a penpal, Robert left much to be desired. A mutual acquaintance, Robert Lafrana, said Briggs's spelling was terrible. Indeed it was atrocious and his "letters" were very brief. By 2005 I had had enough of Briggs and just dumped him. Lafrana continued writing to him "as an act of charity to a lonely old man." Photo of Robert Briggs Robert Briggs
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Robert first wrote to me in November 1989. After that, we corresponded for about 15 years. As a penpal, Robert left much to be desired. A mutual acquaintance, Robert Lafrana, said Briggs's spelling was terrible. Indeed it was atrocious and his "letters" were very brief. By 2005 I had had enough of Briggs and just dumped him. Lafrana continued writing to him "as an act of charity to a lonely old man." Photo of Robert Briggs Robert Briggs
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I didn't know Kathy well, but she seemed to be fairly outgoing. Despite her appearance issue, she obviously had friends. One day, probably in wintertime, early 1968 (or '69?) I saw Kathy walking to school with her little sister. At the time they were on the east side of Oxford street, Manchester CT, between Ashland and Cambridge. "Will you walk with us?" she asked as I passed her from behind. I think I just ignored her and kept going, as I tended to walk much faster than other kids. Photo of Katherine Sombric Katherine Sombric
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By around June 1966, I felt so comfortable and at ease in Lucy's presence I became downright bold. The two of us were then alone in the room, after school. As usual she was seated atop a desk while I stood nearby, facing her. After noting that females often did strip teases, I said "Why don't you do a strip tease?" Lucy's demeanor, until then pleasant, instantly changed. She frowned, threw her head back and hit her knee with her hand. "No" she replied. "Somebody might come into the room." I then suggested she do it in a closet. "I'm supposed to be here" she answered. Then, in a quiet but intense voice, she said repeatedly "I can't do it, I can't do it…" (Occasionally she said things repeatedly like that; I think it was a habit she picked up from her mother.) I then conceded defeat. "I'll just go home." Lucy may have been right that stripping, under those circumstances, was too risky. What is interesting about this episode is the fact she didn't object in principle. It says something about the importance she attached to our association that she didn't say something like "how dare you--I would never do that." It was just too risky at that time and place. Later, when I listed conditions for a lasting association, I included doing strip teases. She reacted with an outward show of extreme reluctance, even outrage, but it was in good humor and she then nodded. I had asked her if she wanted us to see one another from now on and she indicated she would (in the usual way--nodding). Getting naked was a price she was willing to pay for a lasting association. She evidently realized that, to endure, a relationship must be a two way street. She derived a form of visual stimulation from seeing me--my eyes had an attractive, even mesmerizing, effect on her. But I also needed to get something out of the relationship. Stripping provided a male with visual stimulation. Another point needs to be made in regards to this episode. With hindsight, Lucy's negative reaction to the strip request probably stemmed from memories of having to undress for a beating. As I suggested in the "punishment…" memory, Lucy's father probably had her strip before lashing her bare buttocks. Undressing was something she came to associate with abuse. Photo of Lucy Sweeney Lucy Sweeney
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I got to know Lucy well enough to ask her questions a kid wouldn't ordinarily ask an adult or an authority figure. "Were you spanked as a kid?" She nodded. "Did they use a belt?" She nodded. "Did it hurt a lot?" Again a nod. "Did it hurt to sit down afterwards?" Another nod. "Does it still hurt to sit down (not a serious question)? She shook her head. The pain from sitting made it obvious Dad aimed the blows of his belt at her buttocks, probably after they were bared. Presumably, she had to undress and then get down on all fours on her bed or on the floor. I speculated she was beaten twice for the same kind of offense and the second beating was more severe. It may have caused swelling followed by permanent bruising or discoloration on one or both buttocks. I continued questioning her. "Do you hate them for whipping you like that?" She shook her head. "You mean you deserved those beatings?" She nodded. I don't recall asking what she did to deserve the whippings. I suspect, though, it was something degenerate. If it was sexually perverse the whippings may have had one positive effect. By stopping such behavior, they could've prevented her three boys from being molested in the '70s and '80s. Generally Lucy was a cheerful person, but she sometimes had a rather dour appearance. I later interpreted this as a lasting psychological effect of the whippings. Photo of Lucy Sweeney Lucy Sweeney
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Lucy long remembered me. One day in 1978 my mother met her at a meeting of the Manchester Land Conservation club. When Lucy learned my mother's surname she asked excitedly "Oh, are you Tim's mother??!" "She wanted to know all about you" I was told later. "He was brilliant" she said. Photo of Lucy Sweeney Lucy Sweeney
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Of all the teachers I encountered, Lucy probably had the greatest personal interest in me. At times she seemed mesmerized by me, or my eyes. Around May 1966 she asked me to stay after school to talk to her. I did that on several days in May and June. She'd sit on a desk while I stood nearby talking. Often what I said (about reptiles etc) was of little interest but she listened politely mostly focused on my eyes. Once, near the end of the school year, something I said made a great impression on her. I said something to the effect that if a Tyrannosaurus bit a Triceratops in the neck that would cause paralysis. I think I also said that predators were needed to keep prey populations in check; without predators the balance of nature would be upset. Impressed by my knowledge, Lucy did something which turned out to be a mistake. I was sick at the end of the school year and missed the class trip. But some days later, on June 28, 1966, she came over to our house on 7 Ashland st to give my report card to my parents. While I was away, at the Lindsay's house nearby, Miss Shea told my parents how bright I was and suggested I be enrolled in some program for gifted students. She cited what my study of dinosaurs had taught me. Unfortunately my father, who disliked dinosaurs, held a grudge against me that summer and ruined my relationship with Lucy. When she called several times, asking to talk to me the b****** spoke rudely to her and hung up on her. My mother was little better. Too stupid and cowardly to do the right thing--divorce the b******--she called her father (my grandfather) and asked "would you like to live in New York?" Translation, as long as I lived at home she would do nothing to stop the b******'s harassment or unfair treatment. In all candor, I was also at fault for the relationship fading away as I did nothing to salvage it. I told my mother my father was hanging up on Miss Shea so she called her the next day. "I am terribly sorry" she said. Unfortunately when Lucy called again I made an awful mistake. Obsessed with salamanders I had caught with the Lindsays, I stayed in the backyard watching them and didn't answer the phone…Fed up with how she was treated by our family, Lucy didn't call again but said I could call. I didn't. My uncle Frank probably explained it best. Referring to my teachers he said "They were not really intellectual. What he (me) needs is someone who's intellectual." Miss Shea realized this herself. Around April 1967, when about to marry someone else, she told my 3rd grade teacher Miss Freeman to send me into her (adjacent) room. There she spoke like I had the previous year, and even mimicked my arm movements. Essentially that was the end of it. Photo of Lucy Sweeney Lucy Sweeney
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Lucy Sweeney May 15, 1942 - Jan 6, 2024
Lucy Sweeney Mrs. was born on May 15, 1942. Lucy was baptized circa May 16, 1942. Lucy Sweeney died at age 81 years old on January 6, 2024.
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Mr. Adamchak said in some southern state there is a county named after a Polish person--Pulaski county. That's unusual, he said, because Poles are catholic and "there's very little catholic activity in the south." He also said don't pronounce New Orleans like New OrlEENS--"they'll laugh at you." It's pronounced "New Orlins." Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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--Mr. Adamchak once admitted "I don't know all that much about history." --One day the office called and Mr. Adamchak answered the phone. He then told me I was wanted at the office. Kids speculated out loud I had "skipped gym" and Mr. Adamchak said, rightly, "It's just his business." As it turned out I had been confused with a namesake in my homeroom class…. --Mr. Adamchak asked some kids "If you're in a hurry to get in here why are you in a hurry to get out?" That was easy, lol. Kids were eager o get their last period class over with as soon as possible. --Once when the period (and school day) ended I left Mr. Adamchak's room, only to realize I had forgotten my books, so I returned. This was fortuitous for Mr. Adamchak, as he had wanted to ask me if I was on the wrestling team, but had forgotten to do so in class. I told him I wasn't and answered yes when he asked if I had forgotten my books (hence had to come back). "Have a good weekend" he said as I left. --Mr. Adamchak was not boastful about his career as an air force pilot. "It's just an oversized bus driver" he said. He flew refuelers and transports. He wasn't something more glamorous like a fighter pilot. --Regarding people's use of big words. Mr. Adamchak said he could tell if they "know what they're talking about or just putting on a show." --Mr. Adamchak poked fun at terms used by foreigners. "They know what they're talking about but sometimes their choice of words is poor. Like when they say it's very excellent outside." --Mr. Adamchak had a low opinion of the average voter who "walks into a polling place drunk and pulls the party lever." There are people, he said who would "vote for party candidates if Adolf Hitler were on the ticket." But also said that Tricia Nixon made the "best statement of the campaign" when she said (in effect) that protesters should be grateful they have the freedom to do what they do." Again Mr. Adamchak seemed contradictory, sometimes appearing to question the wisdom of democratic rights yet still endorsing them. --One day Mr. Adamchak said a certain substance was highly explosive when it came into contact with water. Dan Millerick then asked if they could use it as a weapon e.g. dropping it in water near a battleship. "Sure" Mr. Adamchak replied. But there are cheaper ways of making bombs, ask Bruce." (Bruce Matre was well-known as an explosives enthusiast). --Mr. Adamchak spoke highly of another teacher--Mr. Richard--when the latter said he tries to bring students up to his level instead of going down to theirs. Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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I may not have been fascinated by IPS, and tended to be quiet in class while others, notably Matre, were very talkative. In addition, I had trouble adjusting to the routine or procedures of the class. I didn't even have a book. Mr. Adamchak kindly lent me his and then said in effect I didn't have to return it as he got a new one….But in the end I did well, at least academically. In the latter part of the year, Mr. Adamchak said things like "you almost never hear from Donovan but he knows what's going on." He also sent a kid to be my lab partner and said "let him straighten you out." One day Mr. Adamchak came to me and said "You write fantastic lab reports." He then continued "but don't crowd them" and showed me how Lemelin wrote hers. Some other students didn't fare as well. One kid, Zaccaro, said "Matre ain't that smart." Mr. Adamchak once praised Jim Hogan, who seemed unique in one way. "Hogan listens. You can pass many a course by just listening." Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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I took issue (privately, or in retrospect) with two things Mr. Adamchak said in that IPS class (1972-73). One day, when the class was discussing reforms or additional freedom for students,, a kid said "All we want…" Mr. Adamchak replied by drawing lines on the blackboard. The first line represented where we are now. Then he drew a second line beneath it, saying some people state "this is all we want." Then he drew a third line beneath that, and claimed "later, people say this is all we want." Then another line lower that that…. His point was that things will progressively degenerate if you give people what they want. Essentially Mr. Adamchak was saying that people can't be trusted with freedom. Obviously, that's at odds with the basic principles of a democracy. I don't understand how Mr. Adamchak could have had such a view, yet still serve in the Air Force. Why was he willing to risk his neck fighting for a democracy if he didn't believe in the core tenets underlying it? Another time, Mr. Adamchak said of the Irish: "They gave nothing to the world. Even the potato came from the New World." In fact the Irish did much to preserve learning following the fall of the western Roman Empire. At a time of barbarian invasions, Ireland was an island of stability and safety; some scholars fled there. The Dark ages would've been darker and more lasting, had it not been for Ireland. One book was entitled HOW THE IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION. If saving civilization is not giving something to the world I don't know what is. The Irish also contributed to America's independence. Americans of English ancestry were often reluctant to oppose Britain. In contrast, the Irish were often eager to fight Britain, hence made up a large proportion of Washington's army. Even with their help, the revolutionary war was a close run affair. Without it the US probably wouldn't have become independent…. Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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Me. Adamchak was well aware that his students were hardly fascinated by his IPS course. Once he said (of all the kids here) "Danny is interested." (he was referring to Daniel Millerick.) "That's fine, that's great!" But, he continued, in effect, the rest should do their best regardless. My own lack of interest was soon too obvious to be tolerable. Offended by my habit of watching the clock, Mr. Adamchak once concealed with it a cylindrical paper object, with a sign saying "Sorry" projecting downward. When I saw this and appeared a bit shocked he looked right at me and said "Sorry!" He then said something like "it's insulting to an instructor if a student watches the clock." One day when Bruce Matre asked Mr. Adamchak if army surplus stuff was in good condition, he said "As a rule, no. He explained that because of human nature if don't own something you don't take good care of it. He was of course referring to soldiers, who don't own the things they're issued. Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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I wasn't very interested in introductory physical science (IPS) but classes sometimes became interesting and stimulating because Mr. Adamchak often talked about things of greater interest to most people. Not surprisingly for a air force man, Mr. Adamchak was conservative. He dismissed Watergate, then brewing at the time (early '73), as "just politics, what both parties do." Regarding the cost-of-meat issue, he said "If all we have to worry about is Watergate and the price of meat, we must be in pretty good shape." Once he asked some kids in class "Why do you have long hair?" One student, Dennis McCarten, replied "It keeps your ears warm and you save money on haircuts." Mr. Adamchak forcefully replied "You're rationalizing! If short hair was in style you'd be the first one to wear your hair short." Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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I was in one of Mr. Adamchak's classes at east catholic High school 1972-73. It was introductory physical science (IPS)--essentially chemistry. Classmates included Brian Richards, Dennis McCarten, Warren Zaccaro (sp?) Bruce Matre, Joe Burinskas, Jane Lemelin, Patricia Gorra, Elena Vira, Jim Hogan, William Reavey, Dan Milleric (?) and others. Richards, Burinskas and Reavey were my lab partners. Photo of Thomas Adamchak Thomas Adamchak
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