Category Archives: New Bedford History

A History Intern at Work

Posted on May 2, 2018 by jfarrar

A familiar site in the Archives and Special Collections this semester has been the presence of Bryce King, a UMass Dartmouth senior history major completing his “Learning Through Engagement” 5B requirement in history by interning with Sonia Pacheco in the … Continue reading →

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Council of Women’s Organizations Archives Project Completed

Posted on March 9, 2018 by jfarrar

In October of 2017 I began a one-semester internship at the Claire T. Carney Archives and Special Collections at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. As a first semester graduate student of Simmons College of Library and Information Science, pursuing a … Continue reading →

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When Colleges Went on Strike in 1970

Posted on February 17, 2017 by jfarrar

The anti-war movement gained momentum in 1970 after four unarmed college students were killed by the National Guard in a protest at Kent State University in Ohio.  Students were protesting America’s invasion of Cambodia and President Nixon’s escalation of the  … Continue reading →

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Tifereth Israel Celebrates Golden Anniversary

Posted on May 19, 2016 by jfarrar

The synagogue and Hebrew school building that Tifereth Israel occupies was dedicated fifty years ago this Sunday, May 22nd. The two week-long dedication ceremony began on May 22, 1966 with a solemn processional led by elders of the congregation, transferring … Continue reading →

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Archives Intern Completes CJC Collections

Posted on December 10, 2015 by jfarrar

As a graduate student from Simmons College in the Library and Information Sciences program, I completed a semester long internship at the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections. As part of my internship I processed two collections; the … Continue reading →

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Origins of “Black Friday”

Posted on November 27, 2015 by jfarrar

‘Black Friday’ the term used to describe the day after Thanksgiving, nowadays characterized by crowds ascending upon retailers to buy consumer products at large discounts. Yet, the origins of both the term are unclear, and it only began to be … Continue reading →

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In Honor of Veteran’s Day, from the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives

Posted on November 10, 2015 by jfarrar

Manuel “Manny” J. Carvalho Jr. (1916-1998) was the son of Manuel J. and Rose Carvalho, who were Azorean immigrants; he was a long-term resident of Tiverton, RI. His story is kept alive in the Dennis Rezendes Azorean Ancestral and Personal … Continue reading →

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70th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Concentration Camps

Posted on April 22, 2015 by jfarrar

Text by Cynthia Yoken; Layout by Judy Farrar Seventy years ago, while the Germans were in retreat, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camps. It was April, 1945, one month before the end of the war in Europe. A number … Continue reading →

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World War I Remembered Through the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives

Posted on August 5, 2014 by jfarrar

August 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, in 1914.  The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives recently received a donation from Rosemary Pereira which includes documents related to World War I soldier Walter Goulart. There are photographs, … Continue reading →

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