Immigration from the Azores was a lot of word of mouth. (in other cases the mills would recruit men and pay their passage) Many times a man would come to the US and then send for his wife and children. They would write home and tell other relatives and offer to help them to come here also. I would guess your grandmother was coming to stay with some relative or close family friend. Many times on the Passenger arrival lists they would state the name and address of where they were going and even the relationship.
Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, New Hampshire, USA Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores -----Original Message----- From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 8:17 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Cotton Mill in Taunton, MA My grandmother is long gone and I was too young to think about asking the right questions when I could have. Among my many questions are how could a very shy 16 year old young girl come to the US alone, without knowing any one ( that we know of) not speak the language, find a place to live and get a job in a cotton mill in Taunton??. She lived in a boarding house, we assume . Does anyone know what cotton mill she might have worked at in Taunton? She worked with thread, if I recall correctly. What is the history of immigrants from the Azores finding jobs in the mills. Too many questions, not enough answers from the last survivng family that might know??? Thanks for your help Marie Borba Volbeda Researching Topo, Sao Jorge: Borba, de Borba, Carvalho, Silveira Carvalho, Brasil -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
