Joe Miskulin

This site is dedicated to the stories of my father. I have the great opportunity to be able to digitally record his stories--as told by him--and give them to the world. These stories cover 9 decades, 16 U.S. presidents, 8 Constitutional Amendments, and a World War. These stories are told by someone who was there. They aren't officially sanctioned or politically correct. They're just true.

Obituary

Joseph J Miskulin died early Thursday morning, November 20th, at the age of 86.
In his life, he was a biker, a soldier, a craftsman, an outdoorsman, and a leader.  To the very last moment, he lived his life with strength and dignity, inspiring those who knew him through his actions and convictions.
For those who knew [...]

Photos Are Here

The first of the photos are being uploaded and labeled. I have approximately 300 images scanned in the first batch. They all need to be cropped, adjusted (brightness & contrast), resized, uploaded, and labeled.
Update:  The first wave of photos have been posted to the to the Photo Gallery and anything written on the [...]

Videos and Photos

Good news!
The first video has been recorded. It’s about an hour worth of stories and some general background. It still needs to be edited out into small sections suitable for posting. That should happen in the next couple weeks.
The scanning of photos is progressing also. So far, I’ve got about 40 pages [...]

The Beginning of a Lesson

In the coming months, this site will become a repository for the stories and memories of Joseph Miskulin.
He’s a man who grew up in Chicago during the 1930s. He knew the legendary gangsters personally. He was there the day Dillinger was found in the alley and saw the body. He enlisted in the [...]