Dear fellow Azorean descendants, I wanted to share a short-story by a virtual amigo of Azorean- Californian descent, Tony Barcellos, re an ancestor of his emigrating (by boat) to Brazil in the mid-19th century, that was just posted today on the Azores' Comunidades blog. It's an excerpt from a novel that is currently under consideration for publication; I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I also hope some of you will consider writing up some of your own family stories for possible submission to the Azores Comunidades blog, or other outlets.
"Dear Dairy [sic] - The Voyage to Brazil" (1/2) -- Anthony Barcellos <http://ww1.rtp.pt/icmblogs/rtp/comunidades/index.php?k=Dear-Dairy-- The-Voyage-to-Brazil-12---Anthony-Barcellos.rtp&post=29758> & (2/2) <http://ww1.rtp.pt/icmblogs/rtp/comunidades/index.php?k=Dear-Dairy-- The-Voyage-to-Brazil-22---Anthony-Barcellos.rtp&post=29541> Some of you may especially enjoy reading of the main character's resourcefulness and mechanical skills in repairing the ship's workings. I also wonder how similar the author's description is to my own great-grandfather's experiences during his seafaring years in the mid-1800s, and our family's crossing the Atlantic from Flores to the US in the 1870s. Happy reading! Katharine. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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."
