https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/42465/archive/files/0b03ca9f4f89105b2bc288be3e153915.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=dmJJYVsoyMjI2LxyGbl%7ElalEZ-g%7EfMVXhB7Jh5fdJtnOulFzY20O2rBTC0IX%7EwzslJcyGW84e3CqTsG0ZfCi3PsayTK9xy8sHzWMhZjv4GCZCjO3nYcXjloXXgrCVKP1a-aCKv0AwV1g7DSw%7EZm0vW5ffp2RRFAkZFzv5p9kf7a0K0vH%7Ey%7EL9W9IbdTZ90msFoH3efnbBnIFEd4UfLRHYY3YXevq030Uy1vZgxHspUmOIc4u%7EHau57MqPPlyBUz8FIxuB7odAVIFL6CHp2MISU-65Q86sybXMS%7Ez5GZN-jhsRm4m7cQ%7EJixvPvmvEc%7ElxQxe96cIYy1A6FsX5dtnXA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e66858e146677c4ce8ec0a33d5f97156 PDF Text Text .9L 'J!RJ'l311PE rro 'T:Jl'E J{OLY (j:J(osrr SOCFEPY 01· L.9L'M,kJ('E'J{C'E, MYlSS.9LC:J(11S'E'I!TS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, /JOYS AND GIRLS, HONORED GUESTS, AND MEMBERS OF TI-IE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY. WE ARE GATHERED HERE ONCE AGAIN TO HONOR TI-IE HOLY GHOST AND FOR A DELICIOUS AND TRADITIONAL MEAL THAT IS OFFERED BY TI-IE HOLY Gl/OST SOCIETY, BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS MOST DESIRED MEAL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT TI-IE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY, /-/ERE IN TI-IE CITY OF LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS . SINCE THE YEAR 1914, THE PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANTS, MOSTLY FROM THE AZORES ISLANDS, THAT /-JAVE SETTLED IN Tl/IS CITY HAVE BEEN PASSING ON THEIR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS ON FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. INCLUDED IN THESE TRADITIONS JS THE HONORING OF THE HOLY GHOST. THEY DID THIS WITH A MASS, FOLLOWED BY A PROCESSION OF TRADITIONAL COSTUMES . THEY WOULD THEN ALL GATHER AT A RESTAURANT OR HALL FOR REFRESHMENTS AND A MEAL . I AM UNABLE TO TELL YOU W/-10 WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE HOLY GHOST COMM/1TEE WAS BECAUSE THERE ARE NO RECORDS AVAILABLE. BUT AS THE YEARS PASSED, MORE AND MORE IMMIGRANTS BEGAN SETTLING IN LAWRENCE AND SIGNED ON TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY. WITH THESE NEW MEMBERS, ALSO CAME NEW IDEAS AND MORE MODERN WAYS TO HELP CELEBRATE THE FEASTS THAT ARE DONE ON THE ISLANDS. NATURALLY, THERE WERE MANY CONFLICTS IN THE BEGINNING DUE TO THE NEW IMMIGRANTS WANTING TO DO IT MORE LIKE THE WAY IT WAS BEING DONE ON THE ISLANDS, WITH THE OLDER MEMBERS FEELING LIKE THESE NEWER MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO TAKE OVER. AFTER MANY MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MODIFICATIONS WERE NEEDED TO BE MADE FOR THE FUTURE. �IN 1976, JOSE ANDRADE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT, FOR THIS, Tl-IE FIRST TIME THAT THE FEAST WAS CELEBRATED IN TRUE FASHION AS IT IS IN THE ISLANDS, BARING A FEW MODIFICATIONS. THESE FEASTS WERE ALWAYS DONE WITH LOTS OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THEIR OWN PLACE TO HOLD THESE FEASTS, THE NEW COMMl1TEE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO HELP SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. AFTER MANY GENERAL MEETINGS, ONE OF Tl-IE FIRST THINGS THEY FELT NEEDED TO BE DONE WAS TO LEGALIZE THEMSELVES AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND IN 1983, Tl-IE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY WAS REGISTERED AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ANOTHER TOPIC THAT WAS FREQUENTLY BROUGHT UP DURING Tl-IE MEETINGS WAS Tl-IE IDEA THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD ACQUIRE A PLACE TO HOUSE THERE FUNCTIONS . IT ALL STARTED WITH A PICTURE ON A SHOE BOX. THEY FELT IT WAS REALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE IT WAS COSTING ALMOST 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RENT A PLACE TO HOLD THERE FEAST. WHEN ISABEL BARBARA WAS INFORMED THAT THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY WAS LOOKING FOR LAND OR A PLACE TO BUY, SHE INFORMED VALQUIRO EIRO, THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY AT THE TIME, OF A CLUB FOR SALE, LOCATED IN Tl-IE MIDDLE OF Tl-IE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY, ON ERVING AVE. THE PROPOSAL WAS BROUGHT UP IN A MEETING WITH THE MEMBERS AND WAS VOTED IN FAVOR OF BUYING Tl-IE CLUB WITH THE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE OF LAWYER VICTOR J-/ATEM. AFTER HOLDING VARIOUS FUND RAISERS AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, WITH MRS : ROSA SOUSA, THE FIRST PERSON TO DONATE GENEROUSLY TO THE CAUSE. IF SHE WAS ALIVE TODAY SHE WOULD BE 102 YEARS OLD . ALL TOGETHER THE SOCIETY CAME UP WITH $39,000.00 THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE DEPOSIT. THEN ON JULY 1, 1988, WITH THE HELP OF MR. VICTOR HATEM, NOT OF PORTUGUESE DESCENT, HELPED FINANCIALLY UNTIL THE HOLY GHOST HAD ITS PLACE TO CALL HOME. THE BUILDING ITSELF NEEDED MANY REPAIRS. THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY, AFTER WORKING ALL DAY AT THEIR REGULAR JOBS, PUT ASIDE THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS AND CAME WILLINGLY TO HELP REPAIR THE �HOUSE WE CALL TODAY TlIE HOME OF THE HOLY GI/OST. PEOPLE WERE ASKING AND CONTINUE TO ASK WHY DID THEY BUY THIS CLUB IN LAWRENCE, WHEN WE ALREADY I/AVE A PORTUGUESE CLUB HERE IN LAWRENCE. BUT WE ALL DREAM OF OWNING OUR OWN HOME SOMEDAY, SO WHY SHOULDN'T THE HOLY GHOST HAVE A PLACE OF ITS OWN. REMEMBER, THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY JS NOT HERE TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES OR TO COMPETE WITH ANYONE. THEY ARE HERE FOR THE HOLY GHOST, FOR OUR CHILDREN, SO THAT THEY MAY LEARN AND APPRECIATE OUR CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, AND ALSO FOR TI-IE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS AROUND US, SO THAT THEY MAY IJE AWARE OF OUR CULTURE THAT CAN STILL BE FOUND TODAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN OUR DEAR COUNTRY OF PORTUGAL AND THE AZORES ISLANDS. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THE NAMES OF A FEW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOLY GHOST COMMITTEE THAT WAS IN OFFICE AND MADE THE HOUSING OF THE HOLY GHOST TRANSFORM FROM A MERE DREAM INTO THE ABSOLUTE REALITY WE SEE HERE TODAY. AND THESE PEOPLE WERE: VALQUIRO EIRO, TJIE PRESIDENT JOSE ANDRADE ISABEL BARBARA JOSE M. SILVA NATALIE FARIA LEONILDE DUTRA DAVID ANDRADE LINO ROCHA CLAIRE ANDRADE MANUEL ANDRADE JAMES PONTES IIELIO DE MELO �AND ALSO TO ALL THE PAST AND PRESENT COMMITTEES OF THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY, AND TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT IN SOME WAY OR OTHER HELPED CONTRIIJUIE TO MAKING 11-1/S HOLY GI-JOST HOME A REALITY, TO YOU COMES MUCH THANKS AND APPRECIA11ON AND GOOD LUCK IN ALL THAT YOU DO FOR 1HE HOLY GHOST. RADIO PATRIA WCCA1 800 LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETS � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lawrence History Center Portuguese American Collection [1920-1999] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived All physical copies of the items in this collection are housed at the Lawrence History (LHC) in Lawrence, MA. Through their partnership with PADA, LHC gave permission for these items to be digitized and placed online. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHC_ Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Mass.) Subject The topic of the resource Portuguese American women Catholic Church--Societies, etc. Processions, Religious--Catholic Church Fasts and Feasts Catholic Church--Dioceses Priests Wedding photography Music Musicians Instrumentation and orchestration (Band) Statutes Constitutions Minstrel shows Balls (parties) World War, 1939-1945 Veterans United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 United States. Army. Community organization Community development--Religious aspects--Catholic Church Festivals City council members Political posters Azorean Americans Mother's Day Portugal--Emigration and immigration Ascension Day Soccer Description An account of the resource These items are part of the collection at the Lawrence History Center in Lawrence, MA. This collection reflects the organization of the local Portuguese American community from the start of the 20th century through the 1990s. Items focus on the Portuguese American Civic League, Holy Ghost Society, and Saint Peter and Paul's Church.<br /><br /><strong>About the <a href="https://lawrencehistory.org/">Lawrence History Center (LHC)</a></strong><br /><br /><span>Founded in 1978 as the Immigrant City Archives by German immigrant Eartha Dengler, the Lawrence History Center’s mission is to collect, preserve, share, and animate the history and heritage of Lawrence and its people.</span><br /><span>Currently in their fifth decade, LHC seeks to better serve a community that is rapidly changing due to immigration and changes in the local economy. The past few years have marked enormous growth for LHC as they move from being an organization that ‘collects and preserves’ stories of the city to one that animates these stories for current residents, researchers, and visitors to Lawrence through rich and varied programming, the strength of our collections and the power of the history of an immigrant city on the rise.</span> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920-1999 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG PDF Language A language of the resource English Portuguese Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Text Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Speech given at the Feast of the Holy Ghost Subject The topic of the resource Catholic Church--Societies, etc. Fasts and Feasts Azorean Americans Portugal--Emigration and immigration Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived All physical copies of the items in this collection are housed at the Lawrence History Center (LHC) in Lawrence, MA. Through their partnership with PADA, LHC gave permission for these items to be digitized and placed online. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990 circa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LHC_008 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lawrence (Mass.) Feast of the Holy Ghost Holy Ghost Society (Lawrence, MA) Radio Patria