The Polish Community of New Britain Contributor(s): Shea, Jonathan (Author), Proko, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738537659 ISBN-13: 9780738537658 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
Dewey: 974.620 |
LCCN: 2004117377 |
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.94" W x 9.32" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Cultural Region - New England - Cultural Region - Polish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Factory jobs in the Hardware City of the World began attracting Polish immigrants to New Britain in the 1890s. The Poles soon became the city s largest ethnic group, centering their family, business, social, cultural, and spiritual life on Broad Street. Their Polonia was unparalleled in New England. Three parishes and dozens of organizations shared a strong commitment to Polish education, military service, political representation, and Dozynki and Dzien Zaduszny traditions. Continuing waves of immigration contributed to Polonia s ceaseless self-renewal. The Polish Community of New Britain celebrates this magnetic vitality and cultural continuity with rare photographs drawn from family albums and local archives." |
Contributor Bio(s): Shea, Jonathan: - Jonathan Shea is a New Britain native and the grandson of Polish and Irish immigrants. A professor of foreign languages, he has authored several manuals for translating genealogical documents. He is the founder of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast. Barbara Proko coauthored The Polish Community of Worcester. A writer, editor, and avid genealogist, she is the granddaughter of immigrants from Russian Poland. She researches Polish settlement in New England. |