Author: Elbridge KingsleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Picturesque Worcester ...: North
Author: Elbridge KingsleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Armenians of Worcester
Author: Pamela Apkarian-RussellPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738504653
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
At the beginning of the twentieth century, millions of immigrants came to the United States in search of a better life and greater opportunities for their families. However, the Armenians who came to Worcester between 1894 and 1930 were escaping a devastating genocide that tore their country apart. What they found and how they became an integral part of Worcester culture and history is the story found in Armenians of Worcester. Worcester was a mecca for many Armenians, who had escaped with little more than their lives. There were mills that provided work, and there was a growing number of Armenians who were struggling to make sense of what had happened in their homeland. The first Armenian Apostolic church and the first Armenian Protestant church in America were both in this city, and both helped to build new foundations for a community that was to enrich the city and slowly resurrect the art, theater, music, and food that celebrates the Armenian culture. The Armenian picnics that were an integrating influence in the early years continue even today as a gathering of clans and all who join in on these days of celebration.
Picturesque Worcester ...: City and environments
Author: Elbridge KingsleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Picturesque New England Series No. 2-15
Author: Boston and Maine RailroadPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Polish Community of Worcester
Author: Barbara ProkoPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738513386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Near the beginning of the twentieth century, thousands of Polish immigrants embarked upon the American Dream in Worcester as the city's lowest-paid mill workers. Slowly, they carved out their own "Polonia," with Millbury Street as the center. By the 1920s, Worcester's Polish community had built a parish with the largest parochial school in the county, established several civic associations, and become an influential group in the city's economy and ethnic composition. The Polish Community of Worcester celebrates the resilient and patriotic spirit of Worcester's Polonia from 1870 through 1970, with rare photographs from private collections and family albums.
The Worcester Lunch Car Company
Author: Richard J. S. GutmanPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738535838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Worcester Lunch Car Company monopolized the New England market with its colorful diners. Although Worcester sent a smattering of diners as far as Florida and Michigan, the cars were most popular in their home territory. From 1906 to 1961, the company built six hundred fifty-one diners, with as few as ten or as many as seventy seats. Known for their small size, solid construction, and old-fashioned styling, the cars featured oak and mahogany woodwork, intricate ceramic tile patterns, and a backbar of stainless steel. Their distinctive porcelain enamel exteriors with names emblazoned on them proudly proclaimed their presence along the roadside. Day and night, these diners fed generations of New England's working class; today, fewer than one hundred lunch cars still operate.
History of the Town of Princeton
Author: Francis Everett BlakePublisher:
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Category : Princeton (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Swedes of Greater Worcester
Author: Eric J. SalomonssonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738510897
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
By the late nineteenth century, Swedish immigrants began arriving by the thousands in New England, attracted by the area's heavy industry. In particular, the steel and ceramic shops of Worcester provided a livelihood for many of them. As a result, new areas of Swedish settlements developed throughout the surrounding towns. Swedes of Greater Worcester captures the area's Swedish heritage through a collection of images that displays everything from vintage weddings to ski-jumping events and stories known only by the families of the Swedes who first traveled to Worcester. These images represent a time when the Swedish element was a vital and vibrant part of the identity of the greater Worcester area.
Black's Picturesque Guide Through North and South Wales and Monmouthshire
Author: Adam and Charles Black (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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