Gloucester Motif Monday: Manny Carrancho shares treasured photos Our Lady Statue carried from the Gil Eannes at State Pier to Our Lady

Posted on by Catherine

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In honor of the annual Crowning Feast of the Holy Spirit which begins tonight, today’s Gloucester Motif Monday is a legacy one.

Good Morning Gloucester is an indisputable platform for outreach and community. A couple of years ago, because of research I was doing about Gordon Parks in Gloucester and thankfully Joey posted on Good Morning Gloucester, I was able to interview Manny Carrancho. Manny and his family spent considerable time giving me a detailed account of earlier events in their lives. They shared treasured historic photos and first hand knowledge and were a delight.

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Joanna (Cecilio) and Manuel Carrancho

This week I’ll feature photographs from a souvenir picture album in Manny’s collection as they feature Our Lady of Good Voyage and one of the Madonna statues. The photographs are from a booklet: Coronation Our Lady Of Good Voyage, produced with cooperation of the Portuguese Daily News and photography by Hollywood Studio, New Bedford, MA. You will see the  Our Lady statue on the vessel Gil Eannes with Bishop Don Manuel Salguiero. Its special arrival is met by a town procession led by Arch Bishop Wright and dignitaries at the State Pier. Twelve fishermen were selected to greet them. Let us know if you recognize family in the photographs. Were you there? 

news edit: Brenda Mason Budrow writes that the little girl in one photo is Mary Jean (Ribeiro) Mason, her mom. Thanks, Brenda!

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Brenda Mason Budrow writes that the little girl in this photo is Mary Jean (Ribeiro) Mason, her mom

 

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Tonight: the Crowning Feast of the Holy Spirit begins May 9th 2016 in Our Lady’s Church.

More photos to come.

Part 2 photos of the greeting on the vessel and carrying the 600lb statue

Part 3 photos in the church and background on the Gil Eannes and the statue
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I found the SUN in Lane’s Cove

Posted on by Bridgette Mathews

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Had a nice Mother’s Day yesterday with all my girls home.  Funny part was it’s the first week in May and we had the fireplace going all day!   AND…. in case  anyone was wondering, that was the sun in the sky yesterday afternoon so of course I ended my Mother’s Day by catching the sunset at Lane’s Cove last night!  Hoping the rain is behind us and there are more nights like this to enjoy! (ok maybe it could be a little warmer lol!)

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canada geese goslings sass c Kim SmithThis little straggler did not care much for Mom’s not-too-gentle nudging, which entailed a sort of nip and shove technique.

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ROCK ON MOMS!

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I stopped this morning to take a snapshot of the lifting fog when the beach combing mom and her little boy came on the scene. For all the moms making wonderful memories for their children, Happiest of Mother’s Days to You!

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Quote of the Week

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“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.”

Wayne Gretzky (1961-     )

A native of Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky, nicknamed “The Great One,” is commonly held to be the best hockey player who ever lived. Relatively small of stature, his intelligence and ability to see plays developing enabled him to lead the league in points scored and assists for many of the twenty seasons he played with four different teams. His style and leadership, often compared to the way Larry Bird played basketball, involved all his teammates on the ice in a coordinated effort to distract opposing players, leaving one person in open ice. Gretzky, now an American citizen, still holds 60 NHL records, is married to actress Janet Jones and has four children.

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Mother’s Day 1892 sheet music by Gloucester composer

Posted on by Catherine

From the collection of the Library of Congress, Music Division, you can download sheet music for “That Sweet Picture of My Mother”, an 1892 song by Osborne W. Lane, “author of Sailing Home” reassures the Victorian byline.

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Does anyone know this Gloucester composer? Lane was a  music teacher working out of 99 Main Street. Earlier he composed an 1879 ballad, “In the Starlight Sat I Thinking” with lyrics by Abbie Wheeler and dedicated to Miss Minnie Smith. That sheet music cover is lovely:

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In the same year that Lane wrote “That Sweet Picture of My Mother”, he was the music composer for the 1892 Gloucester Anniversary celebration and was paid or reimbursed $24.50 for his effort. (He’s the young man shown in the upper right oval.) He wrote the music for an original ode by Henry C.L. Haskell, “The Granite Shores of Cape Ann, both men “being of Gloucester birth.”

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I am no judge of the craft of songwriting or determining forgotten gems. I can’t read music. Who knows if the melody and rhythm are there? The title was ‘sweet’. Despite lacking the skill to play the song,  my son gave the right hand of “That Sweet Picture of My Mother” a  try. It’s Mother’s Day after all. The lyrics chased him off.  If anyone wants to give it a go, Continue reading “Mother’s Day 1892 sheet music by Gloucester composer” →

Jack Sweeney’s Baseball Book

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey, can you post this review with the photo of the cover about Jack Sweeney recently published book.. Thanks, Rick Gold, Gloucester. 

Jack Sweeney, of Rocky Neck, recently published a book about baseball titled,”101 All-Time Fantasy Baseball Teams”. I am a friend of Jack’s and am writing this review, not because I know him, but because I loved the book and think others should hear about it. 

  While I am not what one would call an avid baseball fan, I do have fond memories as a boy of the likes of Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and the fables of guys like Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and others of their ilk.

  Jack’s book brought me back to those nostalgic period in my life when I did think more about ball players, their feats and fame. The book has an interesting architecture which breaks up the pages into interesting short segments about the players. The book pulls one into reading the stories and sub-stories about the players and the sport with a nice touch of humor. Yes, the book does have statistics but not the boring columns of numbers, but rather short stories that tie the players and the sport and all together.  

  For me to stay interested in a book about baseball was this author’s great accomplishment and I give Jack a lot of credit for keeping my interest peeked…. after reading 25 pages I was hooked.

  Read the book from one of Gloucester’s own and I think you will see what I mean. By the way, the book’s cover was created by Jack’s wife, Marie. The book is available at The Book Store (downtown). 

Rick Gold

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