Scrapbook of the 300th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Chicopee.
This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings and original snapshots by Tadesuz Chmura and documents Chicopee’s 300th anniversary celebration. Snapshots include the 300th anniversary parade through the center of Chicopee and events throughout the weekend of July 3-4, 1938. Also, each page has a newspaper article related to the snapshot and the event as a whole.
Tadesuz Chmura was a resident of Chicopee and was an employee of the City of Chicopee. He worked for the Water Department in 1938-1939. Chmura documented events in Chicopee by saving newspaper clippings and taking photographs. This is one of three scrapbooks created by Tadesuz and donated to the Chicopee Public Library and Chicopee Archives online by the Chmura family.
