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From German Immigrant Farmer to Bank Founder: William Witte Helped Build Modern Queens
ByImmigrant Hall of Honor July 19, 2026August 28, 2026

William Witte, great-grandfather of Immigrant Hall of Honor board member Jim Witte, was a farmer, father and businessman who immigrated to the United States from Germany as a teenager in 1884.

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From Russian-Ruled Poland to the Coal Mines of West Virginia: The Journey of Konstanti Cybulski
ByImmigrant Hall of Honor July 19, 2026August 28, 2026

By the time Konstanti Cybulski entered the world on Aug. 24, 1892, Poland had ceased to exist as an independent nation.

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Inductee Levi Strauss

In 1873, Levi Strauss revolutionized American culture by inventing and marketing blue jeans.

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Inductee John Muir

Naturalist and conservationist John Muir co-founded the Sierra Club and helped establish Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, laying the groundwork for the modern national parks movement.

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