Changing Demographics in Willimantic
Title
Changing Demographics in Willimantic
Description
French Canadians overtake the Irish as the largest foreign born or immigrant community in town, while Polish people begin immigrating to Willimantic. Poles worship at St. Joseph's with the Irish and Italians. Many worked for American Thread Company or owned small businesses in town.
Source
Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann, “Feeling the Unrest of the Times: The 1912 Labor Struggles in Willimantic, Connecticut,” Connecticut History Review 55, no. 2 (Fall 2016): 111–139, here 119-22.
Date
1900
Contributor
turner_max
Mediator
horn_allen
Collection
Citation
“Changing Demographics in Willimantic,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/819.