Author: Eric J. Salomonsson
Publisher: 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.
Swedes of Greater Worcester
Author: Eric J. Salomonsson
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
Libraries and Schools
Author: Samuel Swett Green
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385334683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385334683
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
History of Worcester, Massachusetts
Author: William Lincoln
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Memorials of Old Worcestershire
Author: Francis Baugh Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcestershire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcestershire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Bulletin of the Worcester Society of Antiquity
Author: Worcestershire Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Worcester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Worcester Account
Author: Samuel Nathaniel Behrman
Publisher: Chandler House Press
ISBN: 9780963627797
Category : Dramatists, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fond look back at a time gone by - a personal account of a writer's coming-of-age in immigrant America.
Publisher: Chandler House Press
ISBN: 9780963627797
Category : Dramatists, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fond look back at a time gone by - a personal account of a writer's coming-of-age in immigrant America.
Old Worcester
Author: Bill Gwilliam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951352588
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951352588
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington
Author: South Kensington Museum Art Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
Worcester & Worcestershire Antiquities. Descriptive catalogue of the museum formed at Worcester, during the meeting of the Archæological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland ... July 22 to 29, 1862, etc
Author: Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (ENGLAND)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The Boy From Worcester
Author: Robert C. Pitchman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465310614
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Worcester is the second largest city in the state of Massachusetts and was an industrial mill town—which made it the home to numerous mills, factories, three-deckers, and immigrants from different countries. Located in the central part of the state, this city thrives in harmony with its people where some of them are famous athletes, poets, actors, politicians and inventors. In this city, author Robert Pitchman was born and in his book, The Boy From Worcester, he honestly and unflinchingly relates his journey through life and survival. In this book, Pitchman reveals the story of his life with no holds barred. He is Worcester-born who, due to circumstances beyond his control and being an only child, was forced to survive on his own. At the age of six years old, his parents got divorced, which eventually led him to live in an orphanage just outside Worcester. When he was 15 years old, he went back to live with his mother and to survive by his own wits. In this city, he witnessed the various phases of development through the mills, factories, different enterprises, and cultural diversity—including the segregation that was apparent during that time. He had seen the city’s historical evolution, the success and fame of many individuals in various fields, and the invention of many useful things that are relevant to the world. This book is not an ordinary recounting of the author’s life of struggles growing up, it also highlights the people and culture of Worcester’s people, their unique norms and practices, the social interaction, and the numerous occurrences that help Pitchman shape his life. This was the city where he grew up, and became a man. Worcester is the city he loved, and, this is his story.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465310614
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Worcester is the second largest city in the state of Massachusetts and was an industrial mill town—which made it the home to numerous mills, factories, three-deckers, and immigrants from different countries. Located in the central part of the state, this city thrives in harmony with its people where some of them are famous athletes, poets, actors, politicians and inventors. In this city, author Robert Pitchman was born and in his book, The Boy From Worcester, he honestly and unflinchingly relates his journey through life and survival. In this book, Pitchman reveals the story of his life with no holds barred. He is Worcester-born who, due to circumstances beyond his control and being an only child, was forced to survive on his own. At the age of six years old, his parents got divorced, which eventually led him to live in an orphanage just outside Worcester. When he was 15 years old, he went back to live with his mother and to survive by his own wits. In this city, he witnessed the various phases of development through the mills, factories, different enterprises, and cultural diversity—including the segregation that was apparent during that time. He had seen the city’s historical evolution, the success and fame of many individuals in various fields, and the invention of many useful things that are relevant to the world. This book is not an ordinary recounting of the author’s life of struggles growing up, it also highlights the people and culture of Worcester’s people, their unique norms and practices, the social interaction, and the numerous occurrences that help Pitchman shape his life. This was the city where he grew up, and became a man. Worcester is the city he loved, and, this is his story.