Festivals]]> Fasts and Feasts]]> Portuguese American women]]> Parades]]> Folk dancing, Portuguese]]> Leal, Januario]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> World War, 1939-1945]]> United States. Navy.]]> Portuguese American women]]> Factories]]> Education]]> Veterans]]> Madeirans]]>
Biographical Note: Victor J. Luz was born on March 8, 1928 in the Swede Village section of Lowell, MA. He was the third of 5 children, his siblings including: Beatrice (Luz) Painter, Adrian A. Luz, Helen Luz, and Jessie (Luz) DiPalma. His mother, Jessie (Mason) Luz, was born in Lowell on May 2, 1906. His father was Andrew (Adriano) Luz, who was born on the Madeira Islands on April 12, 1900 and immigrated to Middlesex County on June 3, 1907. Andrew and Jessie married on March 15, 1924 in Lawrence, MA.

Victor Luz graduated from Lowell High School in 1945 and attended Lowell Textile before graduating in 1949. After receiving a textile engineering degree, Victor enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the Korean War. He then spent the next several years as a Brother in the Catholic Church in Newburgh, New York, before eventually returning to Lowell, where he taught Mathematics at Lowell High School and temporarily served as the chairman of the Mathematics department. He passed away on January 16, 2013.

Scope and Contents: Interview conducted by Marc Miller. Discussion focuses on Victor Luz' experience living in Lowell during World War II, including how the war impacted the city of Lowell and employment for those living in Lowell, his family, ajd his high school teachers, classes, and fellow students. Additionally, Luz also discusses the presence of soldiers in the city and the mentality towards those in uniform.]]> Miller, Marc]]> Andrew Luz's Declarations of Intention for American Citizenship
Victor Luz Obituary]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Boston (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Fasts and Feasts]]> Portuguese American women]]> Catholic Church--Dioceses]]> Leal, Januario]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Altars]]> Catholic Church--Dioceses]]> Fasts and Feasts]]> Festivals]]> Leal, Januario]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Folk dancing, Portuguese]]> 1990 Carnaval, Dança de Lowell, MA (1)
Letter from Hélio A. V. Costa and script for the 1990 Carnaval Dança de Lowell, MA
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The book begins with a list of Mortuary Fund payments throughout the 1970's. Each subsequent entry begins with the date and time the meeting started, who of the "brothers" were in attendance and who was absent, what was discussed, and information about the finances and membership dues. Every meeting begins with a call to order by the President followed by role call and the reading of the past meeting minutes for approval. Correspondences, such as bills, thank you notes, and other letters sent to the Portuguese Benefit Society are read aloud for the officers, and any members receiving disability benefits are also noted on the record. When the meeting formally begins, a number of topics are discussed, such as voting on applicants for new society members, significant events and services that week, disability reports for disabled members, special committee reports, and information on departed members.

The treasurer's report presented in each meeting contains information about the Mortuary (Death) Fund, the Disability Fund, and the General Expenses Fund; the benefits paid to society members since the last meeting; any bills paid; the rent paid for the Hall for that time period; the amount of money in the society's savings and bank accounts; and/or other receipts and details about monetary expenses for the Portuguese Benefit Society.]]> Eiro, Valquerio S.]]> Espinola, Zeferino]]> Silva, Manuel Santos]]> Braga, Antonio H.]]> Pereira, Leonardo M.]]> Silva, Manuel]]> Silva, João Q.]]> Ortins, Manuel A.]]> Espínola, Francisco]]> Vasconcelos, Elio]]> Portuguese]]> Peabody (Mass.)]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Parades]]> Community organization]]> Fraternal organizations]]> Portugal--Colonies]]> Immigrants--Cultural Assimilation--United States]]> Immigrants]]> Festivals]]> Cabo Verdean Americans]]> Madeirans]]> Os Portugueses Na Nova Inglaterra (The Portuguese of New England), written by the Portuguese Consul General of Boston, Eduardo de Carvalho. Eduardo de Carvalho, born in Portugal in 1889, was a journalist and champion for republicanism in Portugal. He served as a member of the Corpo Expedicionário Português in World War I, reporting from the Western Front for his newspaper in Lisbon. He married his wife, Isolda Rodrigues de Carvalho, and later joined the diplomatic services, where he was appointed as head of the Boston consulate in 1921. During his time in Boston, he founded Obra Portuguesa, a society that established numerous chapters throughout New England. He served as the Consul General for three years before returning to Lisbon. After facing defeat in a race for a seat in Portugal's parliment, he was transferred by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lead the consulate in Porto Alegre in Brazil in 1925, and subsequently served in a similar post in Montevideo, Uruguay. Carvalho fiercely opposed the military coup in 1926 that ended the First Republic and gave rise to the authoritarian Salazar regime, and would remain an ardent foe of Salazar and the Estado Novo after his return to Lisbon, where he would spend the rest of his life before passing away in a Lisbon hospital in 1947.

This book encompasses Eduardo de Carvalho's research on the "Portuguese colony" in New England in response to the "division" that he felt had occurred between Portugal and its emigrated people. This text includes information and statistics on the Portuguese immigrant populations, towns and communities, and culture of Portuguese Americans in 1920s New England.

The first chapter of this text discusses the history of Portuguese immigration to New England and how the Portuguese population is distributed along the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine compared to other immigrant groups.
The second chapter dives into the jobs and trades of the Portuguese people in these areas, the religion and politics, and how Portuguese people were viewed within the larger society.
The third chapter covers the festivals, celebrations, and parades of the Portuguese community as well as the various clubs, organizations, benefit societies, and publications across New England that were created for and by Portuguese immigrants.
The fourth chapter goes more in-depth into the topic of Portuguese journalism and press in New England—such as Catholic journalism, militia journalism, and advertisements—and how newspapers influenced Portuguese communities and conveyed wider authoritative opinions. This chapter also includes scanned clips from newspapers.
The fifth chapter discusses the topics of education, art, dramatic arts, and literary movements in the "Portuguese colony" from 1922-1924.
The sixth chapter gives an overview of the economic relationship between America and Portugal, including information about Portuguese-American trade, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in New Bedford, and the Portuguese Commercial and Industrial Association in New England. This chapter also discusses the impact of "Americanization" and naturalization on Portuguese immigrants, and the efforts of repatriation for those who returned to Portugal. Finally, this chapter makes mention of the celebrations and events that Eduardo de Carvalho attended around New England as the cousul general from 1922-1925.
And lastly, the seventh chapter of the book discusses the Portuguese government and larger public administration as well as how it was viewed by the members in the "colonies." This chapter also elaborates more on Portuguese education and naturalization, and what Eduardo de Carvalho foresaw to be the future impact of the Portuguese counsul in America.

]]> Carvalho, Eduardo de]]> Portuguese]]> Boston (Mass.)]]> Bridgeport (Conn.)]]> Bridgewater (Mass.)]]> Bristol (R.I. : Town)]]> Brockton (Mass.)]]> Cambridge (Mass.)]]> Central Falls (R.I.)]]> Danbury (Conn.)]]> Fairhaven (Mass.)]]> Fall River (Mass.)]]> Holyoke (Mass.)]]> Hudson (Mass.)]]> Hyannis (Mass.)]]> Lawrence (Mass.)]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Ludlow (Mass.)]]> Milford (Mass.)]]> New Bedford (Mass.)]]> New Britain (Conn.)]]> New Haven (Conn.)]]> Newport (R.I.)]]> Onset (Mass.)]]> Pawtucket (R.I.)]]> Peabody (Mass.)]]> Pembroke (Mass.)]]> Providence (R.I.)]]> Provincetown (Mass.)]]> Taunton (Mass.)]]> Tiverton (R.I.)]]> Valley Falls (R.I.)]]> Waterbury (Conn.)]]> Azores]]> Lisbon (Portugal)]]> Madeira (Madeira Islands)]]> Cabo Verde]]> Ansonia (Conn.)]]> Branford (Conn.)]]> Derby (Conn.)]]> Essex (Conn.)]]> Guilford (Conn.)]]> Hartford (Conn.)]]> Meriden (Conn.)]]> Naugatuck (Conn.)]]> New London (Conn.)]]> Niantic (Conn.)]]> Norfolk (Conn.)]]> Seymour (Conn.)]]> South Norwalk (Norwalk, Conn.)]]> Stonington (Conn.)]]> Stratford (Conn.)]]> Wallingford (Conn.)]]> Augusta (Me.)]]> Montpelier (Vt.)]]> Festivals]]> Processions, Religious--Catholic Church]]> Fasts and Feasts]]> Portuguese American women]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Dance ensembles]]> Folk dancing, Portuguese]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]> Dance ensembles]]> Portuguese American women]]> Folk dancing, Portuguese]]> Processions, Religious--Catholic Church]]> Fasts and Feasts]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Attleboro (Mass.)]]> Festivals]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Attleboro (Mass.)]]> Mills and mill-work]]> Factories]]> Azorean Americans]]> Shoe industry]]>
Many Portuguese immigrants and other residents of Lowell worked at this company, including Januario Leal himself. The video showcases the average day of the workers in this company around Christmas time, as well as meal time between the workers, where they gifted their boss a Christmas gift.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]> Festivals]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lawrence (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lawrence (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]> Festivals]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lawrence (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Azorean Americans]]> Festivals]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Music]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Festivals]]> Azorean Americans]]>
Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Lawrence (Mass.)]]> Community organization]]> Immigrants]]> House painters]]>
Cadastro files are registers for members who left the club or who may have been put on probation for not paying their dues or breaking other club regulations. ]]> Portuguese]]> Peabody (Mass.)]]>