Katherine, My great aunt and uncle had the franchise in Oakland near Castlemont High from late 50s to mid 60s. They knew we were part Portuguese but never mentioned a Portuguese connection.
Eric Edgar On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Katharine <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for the Foster's Freeze link, Cheri! I'd never have imagined > it would be on Wikipedia -- but then again nowadays it sometimes seems > that the smaller subset is of topics NOT on Wikipedia (LOL!): > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster%27s_Freeze > > I've yet to find any indication of whether founder George Foster was > of Portuguese descent or not. However, I wonder if it's mere > coincidence that the Wikipedia article lists the first franchise as > having been located in the Luso hotbed of Tulare, California. Also > interesting were reminiscences of it from her youth by Tulare > Historical Museum executive director Terry Brazil, as that surname is > well-known on São Jorge and Terceira. Must remember to ask a friend > in Tulare re this (if I can remember -- LOL!). 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." > -- 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."
