The Stamford Historical Society Presents

Immigrant's Stamford:
a hands-on experience for elementary school children

Bibliography of related material available at our Research Library
Background information

Along Pacific Street

John Kane demonstrates
how barbers used to work

John Kane demonstrates how barbers used to work
Photo Andrew Sullivan/The Stamford Advocate

Barber Shop

A Tenement Courtyard	Family Album Station
The photo in the background courtesy The Museum of the City of New York	Dr. Jacob Nemoitin immigrant physician, humanitarian, painter & poet Oral History Interview 1962	Frank Zurzola talking about his immigrant family Photo Andrew Sullivan The Stamford Advocate

A Tenement Courtyard

Family Album Station

The photo in the background courtesy
The Museum of the City of New York

immigrant's photo wall

Frank Zurzola talking about
his immigrant family

Frank Zurzola
Photo Andrew Sullivan
The Stamford Advocate

A Period Kitchen

		Kitchen Calendar from 1911

Bedroom

Trousseau

Children's Hands-on Work
Assembly line: mock padlocks Phil Norgren works with children on a simulated assembly line in an exhibit about the former Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. Photo Andrew Sullivan The Stamford Advocate	Recreating child labor paper flowers made by the children under the direction of Rosemary Vacca

Children's Hands-on Work

Assembly line: mock padlocks

Phil Norgren works with children on a
simulated assembly line in an exhibit about the former
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co.

Phil Norgren works with children
Photo Andrew Sullivan
The Stamford Advocate

Recreating child labor

paper flowers made by the children under the direction of Rosemary Vacca

paper flowers made by the children

Yale & Towne Locks

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