Portuguese American women]]> Portugal--History]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Portugal--Colonies]]> Music]]> Comedy]]> United States--Discovery and exploration]]> Indigenous peoples--America]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Azorean Americans]]> Mills and mill-work]]> Immigrants]]> Boardinghouses]]> Manners and customs]]> Cultural assimilation]]> Catholic Church--Dioceses]]> Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]> Madeirans]]> Mello, Deolinda]]> Repository: American Folklife Center
Collection: Lowell Folklife Project (AFC 1987/042)
Call number: AFC 1987/042: LFP-CC-A002
MBRS shelflist: RYL 1056

The audio recording can also be found on the Library of Congress website at this link.]]> History of the Portuguese in Lowell speech]]> English]]> Portuguese]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Dighton (Mass.)]]> Dating]]> Azorean Americans]]> Immigrant families]]> Immigrants]]> Earthquakes]]> Volcanos]]> Portuguese American women]]> Dictators]]> Cultural assimilation]]> Factories]]> Manners and customs]]> Grocer]]>
Also heard on tape: Maria Pinheiro Barcelos (Jose's wife)]]> DePippo, Theresa]]> Barcelos, Jose]]> English]]> Lawrence (Mass.)]]> Faial (Azores)]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portugal--History]]> Portugal--Colonies]]> United States--Discovery and exploration]]> Indigenous peoples--America]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Azorean Americans]]> Veterans]]> Mills and mill-work]]> Immigrants]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Boardinghouses]]> Manners and customs]]> Cultural assimilation]]> Catholic Church--Dioceses]]> Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]> Madeirans]]> Mello, Deolinda]]>
Physical Location
Collection: Lowell Folklife Project - #32
Box: Individuals (M-Z)
Folder: Mello, Delinda. Address to Lowell Historical Society: Portuguese in Lowell]]> Copy of taped American Bicentennial presentation "The Portuguese in Lowell," Lowell, Massachusetts]]> English]]> Dighton (Mass.)]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Fisheries]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Seafaring life]]> Manners and customs]]> Ship captains]]> Trawlers (Persons)]]> Trawlers (Vessels)]]> Fishers]]> Fishing]]>
CD 9 TRACKS: 1. Mr. Domingo's background -- 2. Father's background, immigration to USA beginning in fishing -- 3. Fishing prior to diesel power dory-trawling, equipment and methods used -- 4. Trawler described, crew, navigation -- 5. How dories were used, a typical day catching the fish, storing the catch, etc., marketing -- 6. Advent of the dragger leads to end of dory-trawling -- 7. Captain's role, accidents and sickness, captain's word was law -- 8. Nationalities on ships, Portuguese trawlers -- 9. Change in fishing with advent of dragger -- 10. Types of fishing (e.g. swordfishing, longlining) -- 11. Portuguese fishermen, reasons they are fewer, conditions on board, night fishing (torch-wicking) -- 12. Reasons people went fishing -- 13. Gloucester as a port -- 14. Seining -- 15. Portuguese immigration - reasons, Portuguese Hill -- 16. First immigrants - families, attitudes, aspirations, activities, church, politics17 - Gloucester's appeal, growing up in Gloucester.;CD10 TRACKS: 1. Growing up in Gloucester (cont'd) - games, sports -- 2. Portuguese Blessing of the Fleet, dances -- 3. Pollution -- 4. Portuguese Blessing of the Fleet (cont'd) especially recollections of first year, different from Italian Blessing of the Fleet -- 5. Two ships visit from Portugal -- 6. Church, Our Lady of Good Voyage, statue, bells -- 7. United Fisheries operated by Mr. Domingos' father, the Mr. Domingos -- 8. Fishermen's races, some boats named -- 9. Portuguese skippers -- 10. Charles Fernandes' story -- 11. Portuguese Hill, values of Portuguese people -- 12. Reasons for diminishing size of Portuguese fleet, comparison between earlier days in Gloucester and present -- 13. Gorton's Co., frozen foods, cold storage.]]> Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library]]> Brayton, Linda]]> Domingos, Manuel P., Jr.]]> Masters, David]]> To listen to the audio recordings for this oral history interview, visit the Sawyer Free Library's digital collection.]]> English]]> Cape Ann (Mass.)]]> Gloucester (Mass.)]]>