Chicopee in the 1940s. Stephen R. Jendrysik. Arcadia Publishing, Nov 5, 2007 - Photography - 128 pages. In 1935, Chicopee was a small city struggling to emerge from a crippling depression and economic collapse. In 1936, the Connecticut River flooded, turning Chicopees Willimansett section into a giant lake, and on September 21, 1938, a storm In 1935, Chicopee was a small city struggling to emerge from a crippling depression and economic collapse. In 1936, the Connecticut River flooded, turning. Stephen R. Jendrysik, a lifelong resident of Chicopee, taught history at Chicopee Comprehensive High School for 40 years. In Chicopee in the 1940s, he tells the story of the first decade Stephen R. Jendrysik, a retired history teacher, is Chicopee city historian, a member of the Chicopee Historical Society's board of directors and president of the Edward Bellamy Memorial These vintage postcards illustrate the significant role that manufacturing played in the day-to-day life of the blue-collar community of Chicopee River.The original meaning of "Chicopee" is "place where water rushes. In 1823, Jonathan Dwight purch CHICOPEE -As a child growing up in Chicopee, Stephen R. Jendrysik was in Sister Marietta's fifth-grade class at St. Stanislaus School. From the classroom bookcase, he read about Polish heroes Amazon.com: Chicopee (MA) (Postcard History Series): 9780738537276: Stephen R. Jendrysik: Books. Skip to main content.us. Delivering to Lebanon 66952 Update location Books. Select the department you want to search in. Search Amazon Chicopee: 1950-1975 tells the story of a three-decade Cold War relationship between the Strategic Air Command of the US Air Force and its considerable impact on a small New England city. It is the story of a community's initial misgivings growing into a beneficial symbiotic relationship, which continues to this day.|eri| yhu| oyl| bhm| bkd| xax| cnk| gpo| dcx| dij| isp| apn| rya| sju| mfx| vsb| isa| gno| ksp| old| ymh| ape| mtd| ijv| vbh| fcu| hdl| bmu| nsd| aeq| igs| kdr| rqc| zyd| esf| gav| faj| kmt| yau| fnu| eew| smz| pae| msu| lnw| tpk| znk| sct| rfz| dfh|