On Jun 12, 10:04 am, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stowaways....If I had $5 for every time I heard that story, I'd be rich! > Our ancestors did not send all their boys to America or elsewhere to avoid > the military.
Well, I agree that the "stowaway" story occurs far too frequently to be credible. I was throwing the "draft dodger" thing out there as an alternative, based on stuff I've read, not on family stories. So do you believe that avoiding conscription was not a likely reason for boys to leave? Were they just escaping poverty and joblessness? Were their families to poor to feed them? Or did they just want adventure? Steve -- 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."
