Audio Recording "My great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different."

"My great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different."

1994-09-12

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Title
"My great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different."
Contributor Names
Schagen, Mina (Narrator)
Schagen, Albert W. (Narrator)
Carroll, Thomas D. (Interviewer)
Created / Published
1994-09-12
Subject Headings
-  Emigration and Immigration
-  Oral history
-  Interviews
-  Sound recordings
-  Family-run businesses
-  Stores & shops
-  21st Avenue (Paterson, N. J.)
-  Schagen's Shoe Store (Paterson, N.J.)
-  Ethnography
-  United States -- New Jersey -- Paterson
Genre
Ethnography
Interviews
Notes
-  Interview with Albert W. Schagen, owner of Schagen's Shoe Store on 21st Avenue, and his wife, Mina Schagen.
-  Summary of audio segment: Great grandfather had a grocery store in Holland. When he arrived here, the girls immediately went to work in the silk mills, which was a common thing in those days. Great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different. Great grandfather had gotten enough money together to get a few cows, and had moved to Lewis Street, what was then called Clay Street, and Virginia Avenue. They had been living on Cedar Street in Paterson, in a flood area, and somebody suggested he buy the house. Had no money, but the owner said pay me on a monthly basis. He did, then bought 3 cows, then 3 more, and sold themilk, that's how he made a living. That was about 1890, and then his grandfather, who had been apprenticed as a shoemaker in Holland, decided to open a little shop on Virginia Avenue (now 22nd Avenue). At that point AS's great grandfather told his grandfather that there was sufficient room on Lewis Street for him to open a shop there. And AS's grandfather moved there, made shoes, and about that time started bringing in ready-made shoes. And that was the beginning of the business.
Medium
Digital Audio Tape
Call Number/Physical Location
AFC 1995/028: WIP-TDC-A020
Source Collection
Working in Paterson Project Collection (AFC 1995/028)
Repository
American Folklife Center
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afcwip.tca02001
Language
English
Online Format
audio

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Working in Paterson Project collection, 1993-2002 (AFC 1995/028), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Schagen, Mina, Albert W Schagen, and Thomas D Carroll. "My great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different.". -09-12, 1994. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afcwip003956/.

APA citation style:

Schagen, M., Schagen, A. W. & Carroll, T. D. (1994) "My great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different.". -09-12. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afcwip003956/.

MLA citation style:

Schagen, Mina, Albert W Schagen, and Thomas D Carroll. "My great grandfather at that point in time decided he wanted to do something different.". -09-12, 1994. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afcwip003956/>.