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Michael Kinsch came over to the United
States from Luxembourg and settled down in Rogers Park, Illinois.
At the same time Peter Nepper, also from Luxembourg, moved into Rogers
Park, as well. Michael soon began working as a truck farmer growing
tomatoes and other vegetables for the South Water Market. Peter, on
the other hand, started working for Windandy construction building
greenhouses. |
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As Peter Nepper gained experience from
Windandy he was able to build his own greenhouse and began growing
his own vegetables, which he then sold at the South Water Market.
That same year Valentine, son to Michael Kinsch, married the daughter
of Peter Nepper. Valentine, after working with his father as a truck
farmer, then went to work with Mr. Nepper at his greenhouses. |
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Valentine heard of a greenhouse auction
in Palatine, Illinois and successfully bid at the auction. He then
moved his entire family, wife Mary and four children, to Palatine.
He decided to grow carnations instead of vegetables and sold them
at the local flower markets. |
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Sad times hit the family with the passing
of Valentine and his five children (Leo, Catherine, Ed, Lorraine,
and Marion) inherited the business. With the Kinsches now into their
second generation, Kinsch Village Florist was born. Adding a new flower
shop to the existing greenhouses, Lorraine and Marion became the designers
and managers of Kinch Village Florist while Leo and Ed continued to
work in the greenhouses. Subsequently, with the addition of the flower
shop a wider range of customers started to appear and the store began
to flourish. |
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Over the years, the nature of the business
has evolved with the addition of a garden center that has enabled
customers to experience one-top shopping for all gardening supplies. |
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Today the third generation of Kinsches
is running Kinsch Village Florist. Not only do they grow carnations
but you can now find flowers blooming year-round in the greenhouses:
Poinsettias, Lilies, Geraniums Mums, and many varities of bedding
plants. |
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