Federal Writers' Project

Interview with Miss D.

Connecticut, United States · 6 pages

Recorded by: Miss. D.

"(3.1 PIRLITLOCK P. K. RUSSO 11183. D.• i las. is a spinster, third generation Scotch, seventy0.400- ears old who lives alone in a single hatie0 on the upper end of the ale04 It is the only sincle house loft on that side of the street, and sternal back from the sidewalk with a fair sized lawn in front, and a large yalid in the rear; none of the other houses has so much space aroUnd it, ilha4,1MW first covered the street, we were under the impression that the house 1MM empty. Tho windows were…

Interview with Mrs. F.

United States, Connecticut · 1 page

Recorded by: Mrs. F., Russo, P.k.

AVE-TE SURVEY. FIRST BLOCK I 71.7-J. ma. P. P. Fi'• ts a first ,eneration Albanian, who came to this country _r eport from Constantinople in 1212. -le lives in a four room c.,,. n4 in c. 2012 "louse, for which he iays 13. per month rent. He lived there co -r ears. hr. has six children, one of whom is marri and xci livin at -.ono; the ort_er five arc in school. There is no hot water or the r'30 is heated :77itchen oil rance. ,..t 1:e came in), r F was Lendinj over the rance stirring a ,c, act…

Interview with Rev. Holt Hughes D.D.

United States, Connecticut · 1 page

Recorded by: Hughes, Holt, Smallwood, William J. "bridgeport"

William J. Smellwood BriczepoTA :012trIct Growth of Bridgeport Present Dar Bridgeport Religious Life In Bridgeport Washington Park Chavehmk.Sethodist Interview with Rev. it Hughes D.D. asked the religiewa, ballets at the church, the lieverend ana.. gored in the followlag monmereit is more or lean the man they eall mot like the spiritual interpretation, methodist are liberal in thought, not be extreme, the idea is more the modern trend of the Bible rola,- tionship.. There is a middle elms…

U.H. Layton

United States, Connecticut · 2 pages

Recorded by: Layton, U.h., Smallwood, William J. "bridgeport"

William J. SnallwooL 1/2,16zeport Listrict Growth of 1,ricleport Present Day 7rIdGeport Re1jjous Life In —rid6eport Grace Methodist Church Fairfield and Clinton Ave. Interview with Rev. U. U. Layton Asked about the religious beliefs of tho church and liev. Layton answer was as follows: Crace "ethodist Episcopal Church orl_inatc,, :re, the ch-Irch of EnL;land, it follows the article beliefs of tlAs church, the original church was derived rom the church of lime. 4 -ere is comnunial. The churc:'…

A. Stumph

United States, Connecticut · 1 page

Recorded by: Stumph, A.

Growth of bilidAmoort Present Dow 44.1ridgeport eligious Life In Bridgeport liungarian laptist Church }airfield Awe* and 313.2men U. Interview With Rev. A. StmmOh I asked the religious beliefs of the church. 141,4 Stimmpli Church vas fundamentalist, following the teadhing of the Bible* "-A pre is a work rig class of .people attending t. church. seating capacity is 400* The membership is II0* The attendence is around O. Societies Young's People's Club...religious meet,isissionery work am4…

J.F.X. Walsh

United States, Connecticut · 1 page

Recorded by: Smallwood, William J. "bridgeport", Walsh, J.f.x.

Irowtlk of ,rt,7.rep-rt zrencnt a Lri. eJort 431irious Life in .t. reterfn 'rch Amcl,wooe Interview wit' PPV T X 1 aske( the :cv. Mr. elsh alAmt te reliAole teliefn of the church, nne 10 tolc Ikat it was pre onan '.;atholic like all othe,-t, of that 'chief. T:Le church ir n t composed of an arlstocratie class. 1 e people are .11 mid(le-class vorkiry peo„de, an so -e of the poorer class, &-.11 eh 1.1e. a seatinp capacft:: of b00; ite Wentership is 4,100. te atteaa_ce is nrolf:_-:- 3020. a7-0…

Dr. Alexander Alison, Jr.

United States, Connecticut · 1 page

Recorded by: Alison Jr., Alexander, Smallwood, William J. "bridgeport"

Grcerth at geport Present pa,. .rte port 114110 u$ Life In irAildgeport -t. ester's :...2r;rch 1-,tato Street Interview t711.41 ilevo i, Alexander Alison, Jr. ,hen I tried to uestlon the nev, r. alson, he wee realer This attitude made it dialcult for re to :;et much l,forlation. explainivc tL w;r1c we arc attempti7 to 6o, and him that would not oblipete hirself, he ina1.l avene sore 1.t'l'or7:1stion. Thr church is 1.--Undemental in beliefs. It attenpts to fellow closely as piAlsible the tsechl…

Andrew MacCurrie

Connecticut, United States · 1938 · 2 pages

Recorded by: Maccurrie, Andrew

Andrew MacCurrie: "When I worked over at the mill, John Swanson was engineer. First it was all English and Irish and Scotch and Yankees, and then a few Swedes come in and then the Polish. John Swan- son had a big Swede workinl for him of the name of Carlson. "The mill was shut doon for vacation aboot the middle of July, and there was only a few workinl. They let the fires go oot, and they were doint a bit of repair work and the like o' that. "So they didn't have very much to keep them busy,…

Thayer

United States, Connecticut · 7 pages

Recorded by: Thayer, Harry

Oldest in point of service of the Plume and Atwood Comp- pany employees is Harry Thayer, who retired last spring after working for the concern for more than fifty four years. Mr. Thayer 's 35 acre farm, on which he has lived most of his life, is located in the windswept hill country immediately beyond High street, known disrespectfully as "Cracker Hill," and from the eminence of his hilltop home he commands an imposing view of the community. lie takes advantage of this situation to remark…

[William L. Gilbert Library]

United States, Connecticut · 1938 · 5 pages

Recorded by: Humiston, Wallace

Rev. Wallace Basis on, pastor of the Northfield Congregational Church for the past twenty five years, librarian of the William L. Gilbert Memorial library, is said by residents of the village to have extensive knowledge of the Peck family, and of early history of the community. "Mr. Humiston is a great one for collectin' that kind of stuff. You ought to go see him." The library occupies a large room on the lower floor of the parsonage, and I arrive before the opening hour, but am invited by…