Main Page Stamford Shopper Quilt, go to exhibit go to Civil War Exhibit go to Police Exhibit go to Chair and Photo Exhibit

A Walk Along Pacific Street, early 1900's

map: "Where is Old Pacific Street?"

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

recreation of old Pacific Street
stories of immigrant families
display of tenement rooms
family piecework operation
padlock manufacturing production line

bibliography
of related material available at our Research Library
background information

Along Pacific Street
Store display - "Pacific Street"

Store display - "Pacific Street"

John Kane demonstrates
how barbers used to work

John Kane demonstrates how barbers used to work

Photo Andrew Sullivan/The Stamford Advocate

 Store display - "Pacific Street"

Barber Shop

Store display - "Pacific Street"
Store display - "Pacific Street"
Store display - "Pacific Street"
A Tenement Courtyard Family Album Station
Tenement Courtyard

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

Dr. Nemoitin & Family, click here for his story

Dr. Jacob Nemoitin
immigrant physician, humanitarian,
painter & poet

Oral History Interview 1962

immigrant's photo wall
Frank Zurzola talking about
his immigrant family

Frank Zurzola

Photo Andrew Sullivan/ The Stamford Advocate

A Period Kitchen
Kitchen Kitchen with stove
Kitchen with sink sewing machine Kitchen Calendar from 1911

Kitchen Calendar, 1911

Bedroom
Bedroom - washstand Bedroom - bed
Trousseau
Trousseau Trousseau - detail
Children's Hands-on Work
Assembly line: mock padlocks

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

completed padlocks 		Recreating child labor

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

paper flowers made by the children
Yale & Towne Locks
Yale lock display Yale lock display

Photos © Stamford Historical Society, The Stamford Advocate (3)

Immigrant Stories of Stamford brochure, cover The Stamford Historical Society has published a booklet called IMMIGRANT STORIES OF STAMFORD, telling the stories of 17 immigrants to Stamford. It is available at the headquarter's desk.

It includes a self-mailer with a form for suggestions of other immigrant stories. you may also use this form.

However, we are also interested in your or your family's immigration or migration story. click here for details.

Phil Norgren, Mayor Malloy, Eva WellerMayor Dannell Malloy accepts 2002 Society Calendar
IMMIGRANTS' STAMFORD - REMEMBERING OLD PACIFIC STREET
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