Diary and leather pouch from Poland:

Debra Olin

Debra shares the story behind her grandfather’s diary and pouch. An Immigrant from Poland in 1921, her grandfather carried the diary and wrote details on life aboard the ship in the form of letters to his mother in Poland.

Debra Olin is a printmaker, living and working in Somerville, MA. She received her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art in 1980. Olin has shown in exhibitions across the U.S., Canada, France, Poland, Serbia, South Africa, and Cuba.