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1910 Census

1910 Census

See the type of work an immigrant family from the early 20th century, The Rogarshevksys, are doing based on this census.

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Associated Family Story Article

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Lesson Plan

The Rogarshevsky Family Story

Learn about the Rogarshevsky’s, a Jewish American family who lived in 97 Orchard Street in the 1910s.

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Associated Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Examine a 1910 Census

Teach students about labor movements with the 1910 census and a 16-year old immigrant’s story.

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Associated Virtual Field Trip

1910s Rogarshevsky Family  | The Rogarshevsky Family story features a Jewish American family and their 1911 tenement home. Students learn about the push and pull factors of Eastern European immigration, their journey through Ellis Island, and their work in the garment industry on the Lower East Side.

  • Themes: Culture and Identity, Industrialization and Labor, Push and Pull Factors
  • Topic: European immigration, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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