Welcome to our World War II home front project. Together, students at Holy Cross and residents of Quinsigamond Village in Worcester, Massachusetts, have compiled a scrapbook of memories that tell the story of one community's attempts to remember World War II. Through interviews conducted by Holy Cross students, Quinsigamond residents have created oral histories by giving voice to their common past.

While the most commonly recorded history of World War II focuses on the troops that fought so bravely abroad, this project seeks to examine the profound effect the war had on communities of citizen soldiers who fought from home. From their faith and labor to their families and shared sacrifice, the people of Quinsigamond Village have much to offer the present by providing us with a picture of the neighborhood in which they have lived for so long. When possible, the students have contextualized their experiences within the larger narrative of the American home front during World War II.

So please, come on in and take a look through the pages of our scrapbook to discover the story of one mill town's journey through one of our nation's most challenging periods of history.