Yes they are the western islands to Portugal, but I have read that the islands
are clumped in three groups, western group (Flores, Corvo) the central group
PICO, Fial, Sao Jorge, and eastern group Sao Miguel, Santa Maria.
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From: nancy jean baptiste
To: azores group
Sent: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 1:49 pm
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]Portuguese wine
Also, a good wine from Pico is the Friar Gigante.Lajido is the wine that was
sent to the Czar's and kings at the time it wa
Porto Formosa?
grace falcone
In a message dated 9/16/2010 5:46:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
patli...@verizon.net writes:
The picture of unknown men - my grandfather, Antonio Furtado, front row,
end on the right side. I think the front row, second from the left is
Lopes, from wha
Before air travel and not counting those that sailed the whaling boats,
when our Azorean ancestors traveled from the Azores to United States I am
assuming most of them un boarded on the east coast (New Bedford, Boston, New
York) and took a train to the west coast.
(1) Were the train statio
thank-you mary this is exactly the kind of information I was looking for.
Most of my azorean ancestors settled in Fall River, Swansea, and New
Bedford. In my attempts to locate any that may have headed West. I am
fascinated with how our azorean peoples migrated with little to nothing aft
Thank-you Cheri,
FYI.
The French had attempted construction of a canal in the 1880s, the Panama
Canal was successfully built from 1904 to 1914.
_http://www.eclipse.co.uk/~sl5763/panama.htm_
(http://www.eclipse.co.uk/~sl5763/panama.htm)
Have looked at a few of my Azorean history books, r
Thank-you so much Celeste!! This if very good information. best, grace
falcone
In a message dated 1/23/2011 7:03:11 P.M. Central Standard Time,
ccgran...@yahoo.com writes:
My maternal grandmother, Maria Jose Ferreira Dinis, traveled from Terceira
via white Star Line, S.S. Cretic to th
Thank-you for all your fascinating stories.
best, grace falcone
Family names-Pacheco Santana, Moniz, Cabral, Carvalho, da Costa Canario,
Vieira, de Silva, Tavares, Arruda (villages-Furnas, Maia, Porto
Formosa-Riberia Grande and Sao Pedro-Nordestinho, Sao Miguel, Azores)
In a
He was a good man!! grace
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From: Debra Wolgemuth
To: Azores Genealogy
Sent: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 3:25 am
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Travel from Azores to West Coast or West Coast
to Azores (mode of travel)
My great grandmother traveled from the Azores to Calif
These are all great stories of courageousness and valor. grace
I don't know if most of them came via the east coast or not, but my great
grandfather, Francisco Medeiros entered the US at Boston and then traveled by
train to Calif. in about 1904. He came from Cedros, Faial. He established a
The book, Azores: Nine Islands, One History = Açores: Nove Ilhas, Uma Historia
[Paperback] By Susana Goulart Costa may be helpful in providing
introductory information regarding Roda children, or children that were
abandoned throughout the islands during this time. I found it on Amaz
Cheri,
Correct me, I believe I read somewhere that when WWII began, the United
States limited the number of persons it accepted into this country. This was
because of the masses that were trying to leave Europe.
best, grace falcone
In a message dated 3/20/2011 11:53:54 P.M. Eastern Dayl
Cheri,
I am saving your email!! You nailed the explanation.
best regards, grace falcone
In a message dated 3/21/2011 12:17:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
netadosaco...@aol.com writes:
Wow! How interesting.
Ally
In a message dated 3/17/2011 10:26:25 P.M. Mountain Daylight Ti
Hi david,
I would love to have a digital copy of livro quatro of saudades da terra.
Please let me know what is needed to acquire a copy from you. Thank-you
so very much!!
best, grace falcone
_gracefalcone@aol.com_ (mailto:gracefalc...@aol.com)
Family names:
Pacheco Santana, Moniz, Cabral
Dear Tom,
Thank-you for sharing the PBS Azorean Immigration Documentary. I am
forwarding it to my family.
_h_ (http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/37464731)
ttp://www.mefeedia.com/watch/37464731
saudades!!
best, grace falcone
Searching Family names:
Pacheco Santana , Moniz, Cabral, da Costa,
Karen,
In the have noticed on some of the ships' manifest, that some boats
leaving out of Sao Miguel would then go to the other islands to pick up
passengers.
I believe I saw - Sao Miguel/Fayal (that was the spelling) and Sao
Miguel/Terceria.
_http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/_
My dear Azorean Friends,
"The Last Azorean Whalemen " being released 2012. May be of interest to
some.
"After a year and a half of organizing, planning, concepting, grant
writing...trips to Whalers homes in New Bedford, MA as well as Pico, Azores we
have our film in the can.
This 2 minu
You can watch it here:
_http://vimeo.com/29633214_ (http://vimeo.com/29633214)
(http://vimeo.com/29633214)
The Last Azorean Whalemen - Trailer
_http://vimeo.com/29633214_ (http://vimeo.com/29633214)
Dear Azorean Friends,
"The Last of the Azorean Whalers" being released 2012. May b
Pacheco Santana , Moniz, Cabral, da Costa, Carvalho, Vieira, daSiva, Tavares,
Arruda, Pereira
Villages on San Miguel, Azores:
Furnas, Maia, Porto Formoso, and Nordeste
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Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 12:48 am
Subject: Fwd: [AZORES-Gen
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