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Eastern Europeans in the Connecticut River Valley 1880 to Present

Explore Polish and Eastern European immigration to the Connecticut River Valley, where the immigrants made vital contributions to the growth and development of farms, factories, and civic life, which their descendants continue to this day.

Mass Humanities

This program is funded in part by Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A new wave of Eastern European people arrive in the late 1800’s

Often lumped together as “Polanders”, a variety of Eastern European ethnic groups immigrated to the US including: Bohemian, Czech, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Farming and Factories

Images of Immigrants at Work.

Revealing Documents: Maps

Contemporary Perspectives: 1880’s to 1940

Differing opinions on the presence of recently arrived Eastern European immigrants in the Connecticut River Valley.

In Real Life

Physical connections to the Eastern European immigration experience.

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Essays

Oral Histories

Loaned Items

Personal Artifacts

For Teachers