Chris -- if you're still "out there" -- would you elaborate on the strawberry picking? I've heard my Eurichs talk about their folks (incl. Fred Eurich Jr) picking strawberries after they landed in Philadelphia. Was that in order to have the money to make the trip to Sheboygan, or was it just helping out the grandparents (Fred Eurich Sr) during their visit on the way?
My mother, Fred Jr's daughter, worked sugar beets in the Saginaw area c. 1915-1920; I think she was continuing a long tradition of the family working the fields in Russia. This sounds obvious, but I'd like confirmation.