Working-Class New Yorkers

Lloyd Archer: A World War II Veteran and Industrial Innovator in the North Country

Lloyd Archer (born March 4, 1925, in Mineola, Nassau County, New York) was a World War II veteran, skilled tool ...

The Life of Agnes Hamilton (c.1895–1951)

Agnes Hamilton was born around 1895 in Charlotte, Vermont. While census records suggest that her parents may have been born ...

Almira (Edmira) Wheeler Hansen’s Journey in Upstate New York

The Life of Almira Wheeler Almira Wheeler Hinson first appeared in the 1840 U.S. Federal Census as a ten-year-old girl ...

Mary C. Mason: A Life of Family, Migration, and Changing Identity

Mary C. Mason, whose maiden name was Wheeler, was born in Willsboro, Essex County, New York, about 1822–1825. She first ...

Lafayette Mason: Civil War Soldier, Farmer, and Pioneer

Lafayette Mason first appeared in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census as a laborer living in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York, ...

Roosevelt Drummond: From South Carolina to New York and Military Service

Roosevelt Drummond was born on January 29, 1907, in the Greenville–Spartanburg area of South Carolina. He first appeared in the ...

Perry Plummer: A Household Cook in Saranac, New York

Perry Plummer is known through a single historical record, the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, which documents him as a thirty-seven-year-old ...

Elisabeth Grotter Crabtree Mooers New York

Elisabeth Grotter, also identified in some records as Elisabeth Crabtree, appeared in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census as a seventeen-year-old ...

Jaqcal's Info

Working-Class New Yorkers of color of the 18th – 21th century have impacted various cultures today in New York and across the country, and their cultural contributions are both powerful and noteworthy.

Therefore, here at Jaqcal’s Info, it is our mission to provide you with in-depth stories that accurately portray the lives of various working-class people of color of New York that history has buried.

About Jaqcal's Info

I present thrilling stories about real working-class New Yorkers who have contributed this our country’s history. These were people who were predominantly people of color and worked hard and made many valuable contributions during the time that they lived: in the 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century.
Their lives and contributions are still relevant today!