Cape Verde

Lopes started off by interviewing Joseph Ramos, then in his early 90s, in the fall of 2021, asking him why his family moved to their home on Milton Street in ...

The town of Dartmouth had seized people’s land for defaults on tax payments, and they invited Cape Verdean farmers to come in and settle there.” “These were individuals who contributed so much to the town that Dartmouth wouldn’t be what it is today without them.” Lopes and Pacheco will present “Oral Histories, Cape Verdeans in Dartmouth and Environs” to the public at 2 p.m. “This story started with this little house and then we talked about this community and all these fascinating, interesting people who’ve lived there. Lopes and Pacheco said further interviews will also be done if others want to share their stories. “He gave me a sense of the community that was there,” he said. She said what he and others have learned about life on Milton Street and elsewhere in town for Dartmouth’s Cape Verdeans is worthy of a documentary. While the other connections were being made, UMass Dartmouth was discussing applying for a Mass Humanities matching funds grant. 5, at the Dartmouth Historical and Arts Society’s 1871 schoolhouse at 1205 Russells Mills Road in Dartmouth. After Lopes, he interviewed Bill Do Carmo, also in his 90s, whose grandparents owned the house. “The town of Dartmouth invited those farmers in,” he said. “I think it’s important to have an oral history of that area.