Exploring Burgenland, Part VII: Home, Faith, Schooling, Health, and the Little Burgenland Community
Burgenland, Chicago, Back of the Yards, St. Augustine Church, St. Augustine School, Commercial High School, John Paul Wagner, Anna Halper, Dorothy Graham Tonya Graham McQuade Burgenland, Chicago, Back of the Yards, St. Augustine Church, St. Augustine School, Commercial High School, John Paul Wagner, Anna Halper, Dorothy Graham Tonya Graham McQuade

Exploring Burgenland, Part VII: Home, Faith, Schooling, Health, and the Little Burgenland Community

In which I discuss the “Little Burgenland” community that grew up in Chicago’s Back of the Yards and what life was like for them in terms of housing, religious practices (specifically at St. Augustine Church), schooling, health concerns, and community support.

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