Isabella Vartan and Helen Abbott Oral History Interview

Armenian, Granite City, immigration, Lincoln Place, World War I, World War II

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This oral history interview with Isabella Vartan and Helen Abbott was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

Isabella Vartan and Helen Abbott are the daughters of Armenian immigrants who have been lifelong residents of the Lincoln Place neighborhood. In this interview, they talk about their parent's experience in Armenia during World War I and immigration to the United States, their participation in the Armenian Orthodox Church, growing up as the children of immigrants, involvement in the local community center, and the diversity of the Lincoln Place neighborhood.

• Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections

Fall 2001 Granite City Oral History Interviews

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City

Vartan, Isabella and Abbott, Helen

October 10, 2001

• Granite City
• Lincoln Place

English

• Oral History

• mp3
• pdf

• 00:37:13

Frauenfelder, Amanda

Vartan, Isabella and Abbott, Helen

Lincoln Place, Granite City, Illinois

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• Lincoln Place
• Granite City, Illinois

• Vartan-Isabella_Abbott-Helen-O-001
• Original archive accession number: A02:43