Polish Community of New Britain

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 03/02/2005
ISBN: 9781531622275
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d