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Harry Gurski Remembers The Farm, September 22, 1983

 File — Box: OS 1, item: 2

Dates

  • Creation: September 22, 1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers on site. Please contact the archivist at WCSU for information on obtaining access to the scanned articles.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (1 large box of clippings and xeroxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

General

The article narrates the experiences of Harry Gurski Sr. and how he remembers being a farmer in Brookfield, CT. He has memories of the family farm since 1918, which was located on Southville Road and produced oats, wheat, beans and tobacco. There was five or six acres of tobacco alone as it was considered a cash crop. Most of the acreage was for corn. Harry's father, Stanley Gurski, brought his family to the farmland in 1918 after immigrating from Poland in 1906. The family participated in the Danbury Fair every year. The end of the article tells of how wealthy individuals like Danbury bank executive Seth Lyon started purchasing land from farmers to build their homes. In 1938, Danbury composer Charles Ives purchased 18-acres of land from farmer Fred Beers. Farming rapidly decreased after World War II. |Identifier: ms069_devlin_1983_09_22a

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