Sophie Helfand

Born: September 18, 1923

Born of immigrant parents, lived in multi-generational farm family producing milk on Chase Rd

One of 13 children; and one of 20 grandchildren of the same grandparents

(Since father’s brother married mother’s sister, the seven cousins were “double cousins”)

Active in assisting DNRT in the preservation of the history of the “Potter/Helfand” house where the family lived

Attends Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society meetings and shares details from her life experiences

Did payroll & worked at Dartmouth Finishing Corporation for 38 years

In WWII brother Milton Helfand was killed in battle & brother Howard Helfand was wounded

Sister Ida & double cousin Helen also served in WWII as did 5 or 6 other brothers and/or double cousins

Participated in historical round table discussion at Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society along with Ruben Goldstein, Aurore Chace, Doris (Davies) Davenport, & her sister Edith Helfand sharing memories

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Four Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society honorees seated together.
Helfand family siblings gathered in 1992.
Helfand Dairy Products sign and advertisement.
Large Helfand family group gathered outdoors.
Gussie and Harry Helfand.
Milton Helfand in military uniform.
Gravestone honoring Milton Helfand.
Sophie and Edith Helfand with representatives of Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust.
Helfand family farmhouse in 1964.
Helfand family farmhouse in 2014.

Helfand Family of Dartmouth

  • Gussie (Rosofsky) Helfand & Annie (Rosofsky) Helfand, mother of 13 & mother of 7
    " A small town of Minsk” (UZDA)
  • Harry Helfand & William Helfand, their husbands, were born in Slutz, another town in Minsk

The Helfand Family of Dartmouth

  • A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
  • MODERATOR: BOB HARDING
  • MEMBERS AT THE TABLE:
    • EDITH HELFAND
    • SOPHIE HELFAND
    • AURORA (LAFOND) CHACE
    • DORIS (DAVIES) DAVENPORT
    • RUBEN GOLDSTEIN

1955 Directory Helfands

Helfand Dorothy bkpr Humphrey Covill & Coleman NB r Box 158 Chase rd ND

  • Edith bkpr NB Sportswear NB r513 Slocum rd ND
  • Elliot r513 Slocum rd ND
  • Esther bkpr S S Kresge Co NB r Box 158 Chase rd ND
  • Farm dairy (William & Mervin B Helfand) Box 158 Chase rd ND
  • Florence bkpr Madewell Overall Mfg Co NB r513 Slocum rd ND
  • Gussie wid Harry h513 Slocum rd ND
  • Ida clk Allen Beam Co NB r Box 158 Chase rd ND
  • Lila bkpr Ajax Business Equipment Co NB r513 Slocum rd ND
  • Mervin B (Helfand Farm) r Box 158 Chase rd ND
  • Samuel D emp Helfand Farm r Box 158 Chase rd ND
  • Sophie pay clk Dartmouth Finishing Co ND r513 Slocum rd ND
Map showing Uzda and Slutsk in Belarus.
Thank-you letter from Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust.