From: "eric edgar" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]
Celeste. Holt is still there on Roberts Island on Highway 4 a few miles west of Stockton. It was the stop for the factory of Holt Manufacturing Company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holt_Manufacturing_Company This was a major asparagus farming area. There were large numbers of seasonal workers required, so labor brokers in Oakland and other areas advertised in the Portuguese community for workers. Eric Edgar Thanks, Eric. When I followed the railroad link, Holt was not listed. Stockton was listed and I thought maybe the Holt name had been replaced with Stockton. I have written an email to the historical address for the railroad asking if this was the case. So far, no response. In the case of my maternal grandfather, I was told by the son of one of the men who came to the US in 1913 with him that they had gone to Pinole (in CA). I knew that my grandparents had met on Machado Ranch in San Gregorio and had the good sense to ask, "Why Pinole?" I was told that there was a jobber there who knew where work was available and that many of the Portuguese immigrants had learned about where they could find work. It is interesting that the grapevine worked so well and there was no internet!!! Celeste Perry [email protected] -- 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."
