Broida Family (Click for Family Tree)
Jacob S. Broida and his wife, Anna M. Broida, were owners or part-owners of a retail store in Parkersburg, West Virginia, for many years. The store sold “dry goods” which, as Wikipedia describes it, were “products such as textiles, ready-to-wearclothing, and sundries.” (Sundries are personal care items, like soap.)
Their store evolved to carry just fine women’s clothing, and they later opened a second store in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
In November of 1921, Jacob S.Broida arrived in New York City on a buying trip for his store. We found a list of the products carried at the store:
[Note: “Pennsylvania” is listed at the end of his entry but unsure what it means.]
Businesses are required to provide a “Biennial Report” to the state in which they are incorporated, so we learned that Jacob’s store was still in Parkersburg in 1922, sold clothing, and employed two men and nineteen women.
The Broida store was bought out by Stone & Thomas in 1956. For a short while it was called, “Broida’s, Stone & Thomas” and the chain grew to 19 stores. The stores were sold to Elder-Beerman, Peebles, and Belk in the late 1990s.
Notes, Sources, and References:
- See captions for citations.
- “Dry goods” definition and image– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_goods
- Stone & Thomas buyout– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_%26_Thomas
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