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Bristol Puerto Rican History Archive Initiative

Dublin Core

Identifier

GA.BH.31

Title

Bristol Puerto Rican History Archive Initiative

Subject

Puerto Rican diaspora

Bristol, PA.

Description

The Bristol Puerto Rican History Archive Initiative is an ongoing project run by Joel Berrocal, executive director of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, and the Grundy Archive to collect stories from Bristol’s Puerto Rican community.

Creator

Various

Source

Joel Berrocal,

Rights

Digitized versions of archival materials made available by The Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library are intended for study, research, and scholarly purposes only with proper citation of the material. For inquiries regarding use permissions, please contact the Archivist directly at archive@grundylibrary.org.

Collection Items

St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Joel Berrocal, Rosa Gonzalez, Elizer Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Joel Berrocal, Rosa Gonzalez, Elizer Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Pablo Berrocal and Eliezer Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Pablo Berrocal and Eliezer Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Sienna Berrocal in front of a Christmas tree during Las Posadas

Sienna Berrocal in front of a Christmas tree during Las Posadas.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Rosa Gonzalez, Father Dennis Mooney, Sienna Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Rosa Gonzalez, Father Dennis Mooney, Sienna Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Antonio Gonzalez-Berrocal and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Antonio Gonzalez-Berrocal and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Joel Berrocal and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Joel Berrocal and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Giuseppe Sagolla, Eliezer Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Giuseppe Sagolla, Eliezer Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Lorenzo Santiago, Joel Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Left to right, Lorenzo Santiago, Joel Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Sienna Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas

Members of the St. Mark Parish Puerto Rican Community celebrate Las Posadas with traditional Catholic Puerto Rican Christmas music.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
A guitar, bongos, and el cuatro

A guitar, bongos, and el cuatro, the official musical instrument of Puerto Rico, displayed in front of a Christmas tree at the home of local Puerto Rican businessowners Eliezer and Damaris Berrocal.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Traditional Puerto Rican artwork at the home of local artist Joe Sagolla

Traditional Puerto Rican artwork at the home of local artist Joe Sagolla.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas

Pablo Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas. In front of a painting of his hometown of Lares, Puerto Rico. A town where many of Bristol's Puerto Rican population originates.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Joel Berrocal, St. Mark Church Pastor Father Dennis Mooney, and Sienna Berrocal, celebrating Las Posadas.

Left to right, Joel Berrocal, St. Mark Church Pastor Father Dennis Mooney, and Sienna Berrocal, celebrating Las Posadas

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Sienna Berrocal playing las maracas

Sienna Berrocal playing las maracas. A traditional Puerto Rican percussion instrument.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Sienna Berrocal playing el guiro

Sienna Berrocal playing el guiro. A traditional Puerto Rican percussion instrument.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Eliza Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas in a traditional Puerto Rican skirt

Eliza Berrocal celebrating Las Posadas in a traditional Puerto Rican skirt.

Tags Las Posadas, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Three Kings Day at St. Mark Catholic Church

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Pablo Berrocal, and Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration.

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Pablo Berrocal, Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Pablo Berrocal, Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Three Kings Day at St. Mark Catholic Church

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Pablo Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Pablo Berrocal, Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Sienna Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.
Joel Berrocal, Pablo Berrocal, and Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal ,Pablo Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Pablo Berrocal, Joel Berrocal, and Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Pablo Berrocal, Antonio Gonzalez Berrocal, and Joel Berrocal at a Three Kings Day celebration

Three Kings Day celebration at St. Mark Catholic Church, Bristol, Pa.

Tags Puerto Rican Bristolians, St. Mark Catholic Church, Three Kings Day
Thank you letter from a school in Utuado, Puerto Rico

Thank you letter from a school in Utuado, Puerto Rico, for a donation from the NPRCC. Page 2 contains signatures from school staff.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Flyer for Ethnic Food Festival coordinated by local residents

Flyer for Ethnic Food Festival coordinated by local residents. All funds raised were used for relief efforts.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Flyer for a charity softball game coordinated by the local men's softball league

Flyer for a charity softball game coordinated by the local men's softball league. All donations were mailed to Puerto Rico.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Flyer for a Thanksgiving drive coordinated by Dr. Charlie Flood

Flyer for a Thanksgiving drive coordinated by Dr. Charlie Flood. All donations were mailed to Puerto Rico.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Sienna Berrocal pulling her wagon full of donation boxes to the post office

Sienna Berrocal pulling her wagon full of donation boxes to the post office.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Toys that were mailed to children in Puerto Rico during Christmas time

Toys that were mailed to children in Puerto Rico during Christmas time.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Toys that were mailed to children in Puerto Rico during Christmas time

Toys that were mailed to children in Puerto Rico during Christmas time.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
A trunk full of donations to be mailed to various recipients throughout Puerto Rico

A trunk full of donations to be mailed to various recipients throughout Puerto Rico. Dozens of boxes were mailed daily.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Pablo Berrocal receiving an award from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for his local relief efforts

Pablo Berrocal receiving an award from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for his local relief efforts.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Sienna Berrocal holding a Thank You sign

Sienna Berrocal holding a Thank You sign at Josefina's Unisex Salon during a donation drive.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Joel Berrocal handing Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan, Founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (NPRCC), a check for relief efforts

Joel Berrocal handing Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan, Founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (NPRCC), a check for approximately $14,000 to be used for relief efforts.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Joel Berrocal handing Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan, Founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (NPRCC), a check for relief efforts

Joel Berrocal handing Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan, Founder of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce (NPRCC), a check for approximately $14,000 to be used for relief efforts.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Juanita Berrocal-Diamond, Ismael Rivera, Joel Berrocal, and Betty Rodriguez receiving awards from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for their local relief efforts

Left to right, Juanita Berrocal-Diamond, Ismael Rivera, Joel Berrocal, and Betty Rodriguez receiving awards from NPRCC Founder, Dr. Justin Velez-Hagan for their local relief efforts.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Joel Berrocal receiving a check at the Trenton Puerto Rican Community & Friends Organization

Joel Berrocal receiving a check for over $4,000 from the team at the Trenton Puerto Rican Community & Friends Organization

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Pablo Berrocal, Tom Diamond, Joel Berrocal, and Laura Berrocal coordinating during a donation drive at Josefina's Unisex Salon

Left to right, Pablo Berrocal, Tom Diamond, Joel Berrocal, and Laura Berrocal coordinating during a donation drive at Josefina's Unisex Salon.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians
Children playing at donation drive

Sienna Berrocal and Juliana Velez-Hagan playing at a donation table at Josefina's Unisex Salon during a donation drive.

Tags Hurricane Maria relief, Puerto Rican Bristolians

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Bristol Puerto Rican History Archive Initiative