Would anyone on the list have a recommendation of a book or books, either fiction or non-fiction, dealing with the subject of what life was like for immigrants arriving in New York City, (or any other large city for that matter), say between the period of 1860 thru the early 1900s. I'm particularly interested in reading about living conditions, occupations, any discriminations encountered, etc. I recently learned that several of my female ancestors were employed as domestic servants upon their arrival from Germany, and the subject has piqued my curiosity. Thanks in advance for any recommendations. Dorothy

Hi Dorothy, There are sooo many books. Check out the Tenement Museum site. It's a .org and if you haven't visited the museum itself in NYC it is so incredible. It's located at 97 Orchard St on the Lower East Side, where many immigrants wound up. At least one of the families profiled there was German. They researched all the actual families who lived there, and made one apt based on the actual history of each. Not reconstructed, just tells their story, along with genuine artifacts if any were available. I was blown away. They also have a bookstore which is a GREAT place to start looking. I will try to find the site and send it, but you can Google "Tenement Museum Orchard" and I'm sure the link will pop up. Irene - feel free to write for more from me. And check out the movie Hester Street. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Dorothy Colwell" <paws6430@cox.net> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:42 PM To: <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Book Recommendation Request > Would anyone on the list have a recommendation of a book or books, either > fiction or non-fiction, dealing with the subject of what life was like for > immigrants arriving in New York City, (or any other large city for that > matter), say between the period of 1860 thru the early 1900s. I'm > particularly interested in reading about living conditions, occupations, > any discriminations encountered, etc. > > I recently learned that several of my female ancestors were employed as > domestic servants upon their arrival from Germany, and the subject has > piqued my curiosity. > > Thanks in advance for any recommendations. > > Dorothy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Many great books have already been suggested, and I would add the wonderful CALL IT SLEEP by Henry Roth. One of my most enjoyable and enlightening reads (about immigrant life in NYC at turn of 20th cent). Maria G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Colwell" <paws6430@cox.net> To: <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:42 PM Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] Book Recommendation Request > Would anyone on the list have a recommendation of a book or books, either > fiction or non-fiction, dealing with the subject of what life was like for > immigrants arriving in New York City, (or any other large city for that > matter), say between the period of 1860 thru the early 1900s. I'm > particularly interested in reading about living conditions, occupations, > any discriminations encountered, etc. > > I recently learned that several of my female ancestors were employed as > domestic servants upon their arrival from Germany, and the subject has > piqued my curiosity. > > Thanks in advance for any recommendations. > > Dorothy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message