Italian immigrants became permanent residents of Haverhill in the 1870s.
The original Genoese first drew their relatives and friends from their
home area to join them. Over the next few decades, they were joined by
families from the central province of Abruzzi and from the towns and
villages around Naples. Immigrants from parts of southern Italy, such as
Calabria and Apulia and Sicily, settled here. All of the Italians,
whether northern or southern, brought with them their culture, their
vitality, their love of music, and their close family ties. Using over
two hundred thirty vintage photographs, Italians in Haverhill takes a
photographic walk through the exciting history of these immigrants. The
images bring back to life representatives of more than two hundred
families, whose descendants still live in the area. Here are the fruit
sellers and shoe workers, the mothers and their children, the ball
players and the musicians, the lawyers and doctors, and the bankers and
civic leaders who make up the rich heritage of this important ethnic
group.