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RomanTimes



Joined: 02 Dec 2018
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Location: Pennsylvania, USA

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Post Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:43 am      Post subject: Pennsylvania - Polish/Eastern European Immigration Experienc
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I am from Northeastern Pennsylvania (Taylor & Old Forge, Lackawanna County, PA). Many Polish and other Eastern Europeans immigrated to this area; many to work in the coal mines where work was plentiful.

Both sides of my family (Polish & Russian) immigrated to this area in the 1890's.
The PBS station in NE PA did a great documentary series a few years ago. I found the documentary to be extremely accurate in describing the experiences of my family. A brief overview and a link for additional information is provided below.

THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY - THE EASTERN EUROPEANS
The Extraordinary Journey Series - The Eastern Europeans focuses on the largest eastern European ethnic groups that settled here--the Polish, Slovaks, and Ukrainians. It also includes the historical contributions of an additional 20 ethnic groups, including Russians, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and Czechs.

http://www.wvia.org/television/documentaries/extraordinary-journey/eastern-europeans/
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krysradz



Joined: 27 Aug 2020
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Location: NJ, USA

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:54 pm      Post subject:
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Thank you! My relatives did the same in the Hazleton, PA area. Looking forward to watching this!

Updated links:

https://video.wxxi.org/video/the-extraordinary-journey-part-1-1bmjnz/
https://video.wxxi.org/video/the-extraordinary-journey-part-2-skvutt/
https://video.wxxi.org/video/the-extraordinary-journey-part-3-2ktyt0/

and also (this site seems more temporary, due to remote learning resources during COVID19 quarantine):
https://www.wvia.org/education/learn-at-home/learn-at-home-march30-apr3/extraordinary-journey/
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