Born in 1921, Mary remembers the immigrant communities in her hometown of Helena, Arkansas during the 1920s and 30s. At that time there were immigrants from Ireland, Italy, and her own family from Switzerland. Many of these immigrants arrived on ships through New York and made their way to Arkansas along the Mississippi River. I thought this was a neat firsthand look into the diverse history of immigration in the United States. #historytok #oralhistory #genealogy #familyhistory #oldpeopleontikto
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Born in 1921, Mary remembers the immigrant communities in her hometown of Helena, Arkansas during the 1920s and 30s. At that time there were immigrants from Ireland, Italy, and her own family from Switzerland. Many of these immigrants arrived on ships through New York and made their way to Arkansas along the Mississippi River. I thought this was a neat firsthand look into the diverse history of immigration in the United States. #historytok #oralhistory #genealogy #familyhistory #oldpeopleontikto
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