The Ponemah Years: Walking in the Footsteps of My Mother - Softcover

Rocque, Bernice L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985682256 ISBN 13: 9780985682255

Publisher: 3houses, 2017

Synopsis

Gabrielle Picard remembered the "long train ride" from Quebec to Connecticut in 1924. She was four years old. Her parents and their twelve children emigrated to Taftville, the location of the famous Ponemah Mill—known for its steady work, fair wages, and good housing. Ahead, the Ponemah years would be etched by loss, but also brim with hope, hard work, and heroes. This is Gabrielle’s story, and a daughter’s journey to know her better.

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Review

Set in the years of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Post-War Era, this engaging story follows the life of Gabrielle Picard, a weaver in the great Ponemah Mill in Taftville, Connecticut. Work in the mill allows her family to participate in the American dream. The photographs are remarkable. Gay dancing on the dirt pile where their home is being built exemplifies the character of this heartwarming book.

Dale Plummer, Norwich City Historian and Author of Norwich (Images of America).

What an intriguing story about one family's immigration in 1924---to a new world and better life. Filled with insights about their years in Taftville and mill work in the Ponemah era.

Fire Chief Tim Jencks, Taftville Fire Department.

Edition details

• Publisher: 3houses
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0985682256
• ISBN 13: 9780985682255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100