Somos Latinos: Our Journey to Lawrence & Beyond / Nuestro Viaje a Lawrence y Más
Post World War II, the city of Lawrence was confronted with the impact of deindustrialization and suburbanization as its economic staple, the textile industry, left the city. After several decades of slower immigration, in the 1950s Latinos began to arrive and the economic and cultural reinvigoration in Lawrence began. This is our story.
Después del Segundo Guerra Mundial, la ciudad de Lawrence estaba confrontado los impactos de la desindustrialización y suburbanización por que su básico económico, la industria textil, dejo la ciudad. Despues de unosdecadas de immigración mas lento, Latinos comensaron a venir en los 1950s y comenzó la revitalización cultural y económica de Lawrence. Esta es nuestra historia.
The exhibit is currently at the Lynn Museum, 590 Washington Street, Lynn, MA (February 8 – May 31, 2024)
Prior locations include the Lawrence Public Library, Methuen City Hall, and the Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitor Center.
If you are interested in hosting the exhibit please, contact Susan Grabski, director@lawrencehistory.org.
CLICK TO VIEW PHOTOS from the exhibit opening & reception on June 11, 2023!
Questions? Please call 978-794-1655 or email friendsoflhsp@yahoo.com
Special thanks to / Agradecimientos a:
Community Content Team / Equipo de Conteniendo de la Comunidad
- Sara Morin Barth (Team Director)
- Nelson Butten
- Celeste Cruz
- María Hernández
- Stelvyn Mirabal
- Olivia Rosa
- Ashley Rosario (Lead Graphic Designer)
- Glennys Sánchez
- Jineyda Tapia
- Jessica Vilas Novas
Exhibit Designer / Diseñador de Exposiciones
- Elevated Thought, Inc.
Student Interns / Estudiantes en Prácticas
- Sibelle Grisé (Archival Collections)
- Nicole Sabando (Exhibit Translation)
- Giuliana Speranza (Community Engagement)
Project Support / Apoyo del Proyecto
- James Beauchesne, President, Friends of the Lawrence Heritage State Park
- Mark Cutler, President, Lawrence History Center
- Susan Grabski, Project and Board Treasurer, Friends of the Lawrence Heritage State Park
- Christen Higgins Clougherty, Founder and Executive Director, Nobis Project
- Amita Kiley, Collections Manager and Research Coordinator, Lawrence History Center
This exhibit is sponsored by the Friends of the Lawrence Heritage State Park and created in partnership with the Lawrence community, the Lawrence History Center, and Nobis Project with funding from Mass Humanities and Mass Cultural Council through the Expand Massachusetts Stories initiative, the Lawrence Cultural Council, Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust, The White Fund, the Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation, and the Rosman Family Fund of the Essex County Community Foundation.
Esta exhibición está patrocinada por Friends of the Lawrence Heritage State Park y creada en asociación con la comunidad de Lawrence, Lawrence History Center y Proyecto Nobis y con fondos de Mass Humanities y Mass Cultural Council a través de la iniciativa Expand Massachusetts Stories, el Consejo Cultural de Lawrence, Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust, The White Fund, Fundación Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. Stevens y Fondo de la Familia Rosman de la Fundación Comunitaria del Condado de Essex.