For many people, their ancestors are just names on a family tree. We know little about them other than when and where they lived. What their lives were like remains a mystery. We wonder what role previous generations played in the lives we lead today. Jerome Biedny, Jr. did more than wonder. He spent decades researching his family history, tracing his roots back several centuries and retracing the journeys that brought his ancestors from Poland to Buffalo, NY. But this is more than just a genealogy book. Only Two Places, Poland and Buffalo: A History of One New York Family also chronicles landless farmers who lived under oppressive regimes, only to leave Europe and form a fast-growing immigrant community which helped an American city to thrive. This 40-plus year labor of love brings the past to life and shows how the struggle of immigrants paved the way for the American Dream.