Ana Galovski's Immigration from Macedonia

By Hope Galovski, told from Jim Galovski about my grandmother Ana Galovski

Ana and her youngest son, Jim Galovski

Ana Galovski's immigration story from Bukovo, Macedonia to Rochester, New York and Needham, Massachusetts

Who is Ana Galovski?

Ana Galovski is my grandmother who immigrated from Macedonia at the young age of 12. She was one of the last immigrants to come through Ellis Island and created a new life in New York and ended up in Needham towards the end of her life. Her story is inspiring, showing how she destroyed cultural norms and persisted against all odds.

High School

Ana went to high school at West High School in 1957. It was a struggle at first with language and cultural barriers, but Ana persisted and graduated with a high school diploma.