Daniel Linehan and his wife Mary in front of their house. Daniel was always listed as a laborer, but he and his son John had one of the major construction companies in Beverly Farms at the end on 19th to early 20th century.
In an Italian band when he came back to Beverly Farms in the early 1920's. Frank Albano, far left, the clarinet player.
Frank Albano, at rear with his hand up, as a soldier in the Italian army in WWI. Returning from the US to Italy to visit his mother, WWI broke out and he was immediately conscripted.
A vegetable display put together by Joe DiFazio and Louis Campagnolo, both gardeners on the Thomas Barbour estate, for the Mass Horticultural Society's fall show.
The Patrick Barry family with friend Ann Ahearn. From Left, child Margaret Barry, Ann Ahearn, Patrick Barry, Mary Barry, baby Cornelius Barry.
The children of Michele and Assunta Ammatucci, 1919. (Assunta is behind the sheet, holding up the baby).
Frank Albano, in front of his garden.
“Nobody tells the story of the working class.” Nancy Coffey
Nancy Coffey began researching the history of immigrants to Beverly Farms starting in the 1970s as a volunteer for the local historical society, and as her research grew she began giving talks on the 19th and 20th century working classes in "The Farms" at popular public library lectures. Her work has grown into a book, which she is currently finishing, on the history of Beverly Farms. Her book is notable not only for its academic importance, but also for its inclusion of these immigrant families and their contributions and experiences which are an essential part of the historical fabric of “The Farms.”
