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New Skills for New Americans

New Skills for New Americans, the Adventure's third changing exhibit, illustrates the roles of education and immigration in New England's economic growth and transformation. New Skills highlights our region's immigrant past and a notable institution that emerged from that immigrant past, the North Bennet Street School.

New Skills for New Americans Brochure

Historical Timeline, 1798-2003

Slideshow of Selected Exhibit Pieces

North Bennet Street School Home Page

Immigrants in New England: Demographic Maps and Chart

map showing largest ancestry groups Largest Ancestry Group in Each County
map showing largest immigrant groups Largest Immigrant Group in Each County
map showing major ethnic groups in the north end Major Ethnic Groups in the North End, 1880 and 1910 chart showing the number of  immigrants living in New England Immigrants Living in New England,
By Region of Birth, 1860 to 2000
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