Hovagim's Books

Before the days when data was at the tip of your fingers or with a click of a button, folks carried little black books which carried notes and lyrics to their favorite songs. Often times the melody and instrument would remain but the actual words were forgotten. With these types of books and many others in our collection the sounds of those times can live on forever. In this video, Collections Curator Gary Lind-Sinanian discusses the typical books many immigrants would have with them.