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Worcester County's Polish Community (Images of America: Massachusetts)

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Description:Polish settlement in Worcester County had humble beginnings: a small group of German Poles in the 1870s. Over the next decades, thousands of Russian and Austrian Poles, fleeing economic and political hardship, pinned their hopes for a better life on jobs in the burgeoning industries of central Massachusetts. Practicing their religion in their native tongue was vital to these devout Catholics. New England’s first Polish parish was founded in Webster, with others following in Worcester, Gardner, West Warren, Clinton, Southbridge, and Dudley. Polish clubs served as central gathering places in Gilbertville, Uxbridge, and South Grafton. Worcester County’s Polish Americans share an intricate web of relationships—family, religious, business, social, cultural, educational, political, and athletic—that celebrates their heritage and sustains them today as one of the region’s largest ethnic groups.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Worcester County's Polish Community (Images of America: Massachusetts). To get started finding Worcester County's Polish Community (Images of America: Massachusetts), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2007

ISBN: 0738554545

Description: Polish settlement in Worcester County had humble beginnings: a small group of German Poles in the 1870s. Over the next decades, thousands of Russian and Austrian Poles, fleeing economic and political hardship, pinned their hopes for a better life on jobs in the burgeoning industries of central Massachusetts. Practicing their religion in their native tongue was vital to these devout Catholics. New England’s first Polish parish was founded in Webster, with others following in Worcester, Gardner, West Warren, Clinton, Southbridge, and Dudley. Polish clubs served as central gathering places in Gilbertville, Uxbridge, and South Grafton. Worcester County’s Polish Americans share an intricate web of relationships—family, religious, business, social, cultural, educational, political, and athletic—that celebrates their heritage and sustains them today as one of the region’s largest ethnic groups.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Worcester County's Polish Community (Images of America: Massachusetts). To get started finding Worcester County's Polish Community (Images of America: Massachusetts), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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