Maria Silva Oral History Interview

Maria Silva Oral History Interview

1987-11-17

Oral history interview with Maria Silva on November 17, 1987.

Biographical Note:
Maria Silva (formerly Maria Oliveira) was born on the island of Faial in the Azores. She followed her sister (who came to the U.S. as part of the Azorean Refugee Act) to the United States.

Scope and Contents:
Interview conducted by Barbara Fertig of the American Folklife Center. Ms. Silva discusses her decision to come to the United States, her love of sewing, cooking on Christmas, her career in sewing in Portugal, the current state of the neighborhood, the Feast of the Holy Ghost, her experience during the eruption of the Capelinhos volcano.

The audio recording for this interview can be found on the Library of Congress website at this link.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

Silva, Maria

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