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Sky, Arnold, 1910-1987

 Person

Biography

Arnold Sky was the son of Clara and Louis Sky. He was employed at Sky Drug in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Arnold Sky on the Jewish Colony at Chugwater, Wyoming, 1979 June 24

 Item
Identifier: B098.01.0003.00046
Abstract

Recording of Arnold Sky speaking at a BMH study group about his upbringing in Chugwater, WY. Includes questions form the audience.

Dates: 1979 June 24

Chugwater, Wyoming, 1978

 File
Identifier: B114.09.0001.0008
Abstract

Yiddish-speaking homesteaders from Eastern Europe settled in this remote prairie town in response to free land and a dream of life on the farm. Thirty-one families eventually formed a tight-knit community and organized the Chugwater Yiddishe School, a one-room schoolhouse. Most Jews eventually left, but a few families stayed until the 1930s.

Dates: 1978

Clara and Arnold Sky on the Sky Farm, between 1920-1929

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0021.00048
Abstract

Clara Sky and Arnold Sky standing in front of the windmill on their farm in Chugwater, Wyoming.

Dates: between 1920-1929

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Jewish families 2
Jewish men 2
Ranching 2
Jewish pioneers 1
Jewish way of life 1