Typed account written by Ana Maria Badash for the Tell Your Story project at The Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. This was the document Ms. Badash read from during her interview session.
A sense-of-the-Board resolution calling for a vanity street sign to be installed on Bank Street to be named Galdino Velasco Way to recognize Galdino Velasco's contributions to the Latino community in Stamford.
Photograph of the second grade class at the Centro Escolar de la Asociacion de Dependientes del Comercio de la Habana in Havana, Cuba in 1960. According to information recorded on the reverse side, Miriam Isidro Arrango is likely in the second row…
Typed account of Gil Fagiani's life growing up in the Springdale neighborhood of Stamford, Connecticut. He gives an account of what life was like in Stamford in the 1950s, including spending time with friends and encountering bullies at school.
Photograph of Miriam Isidro Arrange standing in her school uniform and holding her school bag before attending kindergarten in Cuba on January 23, 1958.
Recording of interview with Joyce Carwin done on July 11, 2017 at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Ms. Carwin speaks about growing up in Stamford and about her grandmother, Dr. Joyce Yerwood, a significant figure in Stamford's history…
Recording of interview with Sophia-Louisa Michalatos done on February 3, 2017 at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Ms. Michalatos speaks about growing up in Stamford, attending Sacred Heart Academy, and some of the changes she has…
Recording of interview with Blanche Sumpter done on February 8, 2017 at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Ms. Sumpter speaks about moving to Stamford from South Carolina in the 1950s and her experiences living here.
Recording of interview with Thomas Bradford done on February 8, 2017 at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. Bradford speaks about moving to Stamford in the 1950s and the changes he has experienced while running a barbershop in the West…