Browse Collections (37 total)

This collection includes letters and other related items surrounding the life and history of Bishop Henrique José Reed da Silva (1854-1930), the…

The Januario Leal Video collection covers events related to the Portuguese community from many towns within the Greater Boston area from the 1970s to…

This personal collection includes items related to Portuguese American history, originally collected by Carlos de Sousa. Here, you will find a…

The Lowell Sun Photograph Collection - Lusophone Culture is a sampling of images from Lowell in the 1970s through the 1990s. These photographs…

This collection of photographs highlights the seafaring lifestyle of the Portuguese community in Gloucester, MA. In the 1800s, many Portuguese people…

These items, collected over time by Dimas Espinola, detail the Portuguese community in Lowell from the 1920s through the 2000s. Items include Holy…

This collection focuses on the life of Deolinda Mello. The photographs (and some writings) highlighted in this collection showcase her close ties with…

The Sawyer Free Library (SFL) works to foster the values of place, belonging, and connection in the Gloucester community. The SFL mission is to be a…

This collection features images from the Espinola family of Lowell, MA. Family photographs are included, as well as photos from Lowell Lusitanos, a…

The Helena Lucas Santos Collection contains documents and photographs pertaining to the life and career of Helena Santos, EdD, a Portuguese American…

This collection includes photographs that represent the life of the Silva family, a family with a mix of Azorean and Brazilian roots. Photographs…

This collection includes news clippings focusing on the Portuguese American community in Hudson, MA.

The Hudson News-Enterprise Newspaper…

Manny Dias, also known as the “Blonde Bombshell,” was a dancer and entertainer in Lowell. He was born in Lowell on November 19, 1909 to Domingos (born…

This collection is partnered with the Ares Family Collection. These items include recordings digitized from cassette tapes provided by Carmen Ares.…

This growing collection includes photos of events that took place at the Lawrence Portuguese American club. The Club's soccer team is heavily…

These items are part of the collection at the Lawrence History Center in Lawrence, MA. This collection reflects the organization of the local…

The Ares Family Collection includes three sets of items: photographs donated by Joseph Ares, photographs donated by Carmen Ares, and two photo albums…

The Manuel Pestena Correa Family Collection follows the lives of the Correa family members of Lowell, MA. The collection focuses on the the Correa…

This collection focuses on Maria de Lourdes Serpa's involvement with the Portuguese youth movement in Lowell, Massachuetts, in the 1970s. Items…

This collection centers on the life of the Braga family, an Azorean American couple who raised their children in Lowell, MA.


Biographical…

By 1905, Lowell had nearly 1,000 Portuguese immigrants, the majority having been born in the Azores. Most lived in the vicinity of Charles Street in…

This collection includes selected songs from the Oliveira Family music collection. Tracks include instrumentals, often featuring the mandolin, and…

This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized…

The Oliveira family were well known within the Portuguese community in Lowell, MA for their involvement in the music and religious scenes. This…

The items in this collection link out to projects that are outside of the Portuguese American Digital Archive (PADA), but are highly related to the…

Melodies of Portugal was a weekly radio show broadcast every Sunday at 2pm for the Portuguese community of the greater Lowell, MA area. This selection…

The Firmo Correa Family Collection is a unique look into multiple generations of one Portuguese-American family. The collection focuses on the…

The items in this collection relate to the Leite and Loureiro families, two families who lived in Lowell, MA. The photographs mostly cover life in…

The Coutinho Family Collection consists of 38 items, mostly documents, that represent the life and immigration of Manuel Nunes Coutinho and his…

This collection contains images related to the Rose family, focusing on the life of George W. Rose. Items include pictures from his childhood, his…