Thanks for the correction. I just know that this happened to my grandfather, his brother and uncle. Looking for work, they decided to hang around the dock to see if there was any day work. They helped unload a ship's cargo and the Captain was so pleased with their work he asked them to come to Santa Maria to help unload and load the ship then he would bring them back again on Terceira to unload and load the ship there. Eager for work they quickly agreed. Once they arrived at Santa Maria they found out that the ship was being redirected to New York then back to Santa Maria then Terceira. The Captain said they could stay in Santa Maria and he would pick them up on his way back or they could come with him to New York. Once again thankful for the work they eagerly agreed and with the ship. Once in New York the dock workers were on strike so they were unable to unload the cargo. So there they were stuck in the harbor on a ship without any work to do. Their uncle suggested instead of sitting on the ship that they go to Hanford, California. They jumped ship and caught a freight train. A week later they were in Hanford. A man came by looking for sheep herders and offered them work...they said yes. So with this family story I can see that cargo ships did stop by various islands and people working on these ships may have ended up on a different island in need of a ride home. This is what gave me the idea. Once again that you for correcting the record. D
-----Original Message----- >From: Dano <dpai...@gmail.com> >Sent: Mar 11, 2014 1:54 PM >To: azores@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Two ship manifests from Sao Miguel > >Rondo, that's not the history of the Azores - Azoreans didn't travel anywhere >unless there was an absolute need to. Their lives weren't much above >subsistence level, so, they weren't into sightseeing, they were into survival. > >-- >For 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." >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Azores Genealogy" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
