How was it like working in the factories in Paterson? (home, high school)
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Have you been to the Paterson Museum? Its pretty much dedicated to the industrialization of Paterson and is housed in an old factory. I'm guessing the docents and people who work there could give you plenty of resources.
My grandparents both worked and met in the silk mills. They married in 1914. As a matter of fact, my paternal great-greats moved to the US to work in the Paterson silk mills in 1863 when the cotton mills in Manchester, England were closing due to the Yankee blockade.
I never knew my grandfather because he died before I was born, and my grandmother died when I was about 16. I wish I'd had the presence of mind to ask her questions about working there.
Have you been to the Paterson Museum? Its pretty much dedicated to the industrialization of Paterson and is housed in an old factory. I'm guessing the docents and people who work there could give you plenty of resources.
I've been there, the one guy that worked there doesn't seem like he would know. He's not too old.
Weren't most factories pretty much the same? Why would factory life in Paterson be any different than working in the factories of any other industrial area?
My grandfather was a weaver in the silk mills. They made ribbons of the kind used on medals and awards. He would bring home remnants so we had a bag of them for years. My daughter made an art piece and framed some of them. If you want to know what it was like, read about the strikes. People risked a lot to go on strike, so that tells you how bad some of the conditions were. https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.ed...k-strike-1913/
A friend of mine had a quirky history teacher when he was in high school, and virtually any question that a student might ask of that teacher was answered with the following words: I couldn't tell you, son. I wasn't there.
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