I have no info about Flores but perhaps I can give you some insight on the name "Grota Seca" . It literally means dry cave. But in my expereince this a small area or neighbourhood within the village or town. Most have such names, depending on their characteristics. My family was from a neighbourhood called Grotas Fundas; that is "deep caves".
On Jul 28, 3:50 pm, Katharine <katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps this subject line will be clearer in seeking members who > recognize any of these names that were mentioned in various old > letters from Ponta da Fajã Grande das Flores. > > In some old family letters in Portuguese dated 1913-1938 to my great- > grandmother in Northern California (a native of Ponta da Fajã Grande > das Flores) I've found the following names, which I've listed > alphabetically below, along with year(s) of letter(s); some names have > different spellings in different letters. All the letters except one > are from Ponta, and all but two have dates. > > Please let me know if you recognize any of these names! Also, has > anyone ever heard of a place near Fajã Grande called "Grota Seca" (= > dry cave or grotto)? > > Obrigada, Katharine. > > ARMAS, Fernando - 1920 > FRAGA, João de Freitas de - undated > FURTADO, Isabel [Oakland, CA.] - 1921 > FURTADO, Manuel Luiz - 1936, '38 > LIZANDRO, José - 1921, '36 > LIZANDRO, Manuel - undated > REIS, Srs. de - 1923 > RODRIGUES, Antonio - 1938 > SERPA, Ignácio - undated > SILVEIRA, Ana Floripes (Floripe, Fluripas) da - 1917, '20, '21, '26 > SILVEIRA, Maria Mateus (Matheus) da - 1913, '15, '23, '25, '26, '38 > VALADÃO (Valladão), Antonio - 1913, '26, undated > VALADÃO, João - 1921, '23, '26, undated > VALADÃO, José - 1921 > VALADÃO, José Antonio - undated > VALADÃO, Senhor - 1913 -- 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."
