Dear Group-- In about an hour I will be leaving to attend graveside services for my mother's 85 year-old cousin who just died of Alzheimer's Disease. While talking to my oldest sister I got to thinking about when I interviewed this cousin on family history--back when he was relatively cognizant of what was going on around him. Most of what he and his wife told me that day I already new--but he shared a few new gems that I otherwise would never have known Like how the house my grandparents moved into in Gloucester in 1912, the previous owner was my grandfather's uncle. Same story when they moved here to San Diego in 1927. Because the names were so different I never would have made the connection.Especially since this uncle's name was Frank Mitchell. Now how un-Portuguese can you get.
Also, from interviewing other "older" family members while they still can remember things, and with technology today, you can record, take pictures on your cell phone and do so many other things, you can keep those memories from being totally lost. In addition you save time from having to re-invent the wheel, having to dig up all this information on your own, and attempt the hard way to put it all together--like I have had to do. Unfortunately, in my case, I waited too long to get started and most of the people who could have been a considerable help had already died. But I do want to say, thank heaves for groups like Ancestry.com, and this group! Even though I don't contribute much, I do appreciate reading a lot of the emails because sometimes they give me a good idea or clue on where to search for a piece of information I am missing. I get some real AHA moments! Carol Silva Warnock Researching Madruga, Monteiro, and Silva on Pico; and (da) Silva on Santa Maria -- 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."
