Part 5: The Sweat of Their Brows: Mill Workers

The Irish In Connecticut

A lecture, slide show, and musical performance by Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward on Irish immigration to Willimantic.
The Latino Experience In Willimantic: Four Videos

An index of four videos, curated by Ricardo Perez, documenting Latino migration to Willimantic beginning in the 1950s.
The Puerto Rican Experience In Willimantic: A Reflective Account 30 Years Later

A 2013 keynote address by anthropologist Norma Boujouen Ramírez, reflecting on the Puerto Rican community's experience in Willimantic.
The American Thread Company Strike Of 1925

The rediscovery of a forgotten set of files sheds new light on the 1925 American Thread Company strike in Willimantic.
By The Sweat Of Their Brows: Mill Workers And Their Lives

An overview of the working lives of Connecticut textile mill workers, drawn from museum photograph collections.
Life At The Mill Boardinghouse

Jamie and Katherine Eves use museum photographs to describe daily life at the Elms, a Willimantic mill workers' boardinghouse.