Document Type
Oral History
Interviewee
Rev. Thaddeus Stachura
Duration
1:45:02 hours
Date
6-22-2017
Description
This conversation is an oral history interview with a former pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa parish, the center of Worcester’s Polish American community. This interview discusses much of the history of the community from its beginnings and delves into the life of a parish priest, while also touching on topics such as immigration, Church corruption, community life and difficulties, and local festivals.
Interview keywords: immigrants, Saint Casimir’s, difficulties, seminary, Bojanowski, Moneta, vocation, dompolski, immoral, Polish priest, Solidarity, redlining, violence, festival, PNI, citizenship.
Interviewer
Brett Cotter
Rights Statement
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
"Oral History: Thaddeus Stachura" (2017). Zycie w Ameryce: A Collection of Polish-American Oral Histories. 8.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/polish/8
Stachura interview audio recording
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Comments
Includes transcript and audio recording.
Recording is long. File is large and may take a long time to download.