Regina Yankowsky

THE LITHUANIAN PICNIC. Lithuanians came from northeastern Europe. Though historically to the Poles, they are not Slavs, but Balts, and have a language that is unique among European tongues. As with so many of the other groups discussed in this book, they came to Haverhill in the 1890s seeking economic security, but were also fleeing the brutality of the Russian Empire. They settled in Haverhill in the River Street area. This picnic scene dates from about 1910. The violinist on the right is Julius Belsky. The two couples in the center are Peter Yankowsky and Rose Budrick, who married in 1910, and Stanley and Sophie Dzingelevich. The woman on the right is most likely Regina Yankowsky, Orlowsky (1880-1912); her husband, Peter Orlowsky (1866-1955), is also shown here. Their 115 River Street home was a boardinghouse for many of their relatives. The three children are Mary, Annie, and Peter Orlowsky.

O'Malley, Patricia Trainor (1999). Haverhill's immigrants at the turn of the century. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. (p. 73)

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