Hi Liliana, It's Nancy Jean because we have several Nancy's on the list. Thank you for the book information. I knew Miriam was about to publish her book. I've never met her but did communicate with her after someone gave her my name as a contact for Pico. She had never been before last year although she had been doing extensive research for her book. I'd like to read it and will contact inter library loan. Thanks for the name. The graveyards on Pico are beautiful.....I'd also like to go to Santa Maria and find my great grandmothers home in Almagreira. I've never asked in Candelaria, Pico where the bones are moved to after disinterment but I will this year. I have no idea where they put them and in truth my first clue about the bones was in the cemetery.....I seriously doubt they spread the bones BUT, the first time I was there I noticed MANY very old, grey, ossified small pieces of bones in the cemetery which is behind a high, gated wall.....I showed them to my husband who said dogs probably brought them in.....I said no way! I asked a friend and she told me about the graves being reused but she didn't say what they did with the bones and I never investigated further but I will. I found a grave with the name Manuel Furtado Cardoso, same as my ggrandfather but it was from 1921 and he came to the states in 1905....the man in the picture had a strong resemblance to his picture. I've never tried very hard to find my Candelaria relatives who might still be there and had no clue where they lived until now. Thanks to the CCA putting the Pico records up, I have now found through baptisms and obits the house # and street where they lived and I can't wait to find it this year! My thanks to the CCA are endless for what they've given me time and again! Again thanks for the book name....I love to read anything Azores related! Best regards, Nancy Jean Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:19:25 -0700 From: lilianah...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com CC: fishsongf...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true?
Hello Nancy (or is it Nancy Jean?) Now I feel a bit foolish. It's not many books; it's just one. It's part fiction, set on the island of Pico, and part a lot of background information about the Azores. The title is Saudade, but it's written in English. The author is Miriam Winthrop. I think it's really interesting. Despite the disappointment over not having cemeteries I could look around, I still want to visit the islands--particularly Santa Maria (and, since reading the book, Pico.) I'll look for those wooden cribs and take a few pictures myself! Thanks. Liliana On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 6:07:42 PM UTC-7, nancy jean baptiste wrote: Liliana, I'd like to read some of the books you mention....names? When I first looked in the cemetery in Candelaria for my ancestors there were many names I recognized but there weren't many old graves. They were however, very interesting with little wooden "cribs" built around them with flowers inside and some had pictures of the deceased. I took some great pictures because it was so uniquely charming and unlike anything I'd ever seen! Best, Nancy Jean From: gfsc...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:59:18 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true? To: azo...@googlegroups.com Liliana, Yes, the remains are dug up and put into a crypt (I think the correct word is ossuary). The grave is then reused. It has nothing to do with being Catholic. There is not enough room for all those bodies that have populated the islands since the 1400s. It's a necessity. The only way the body remains is if the family pays a fee to keep the body longer. No, you won't find headstones. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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+un...@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.
