Thanks for posting this E. I've been researching Manuel Silva Nevis for about seven years. My brother bought the Nevis House at 1822 R st and beautifully restored it. The H R Edgar Institute named for my father. The family business Edgar & Associates and several others operate there. The winery was across the street.
What the article doesn't mention is that prior to the winery , Manuel was a master carpenter and did much of the endlessly detailed interior woodwork himself. It's also suggested by Lionel Holmes in the book "Portuguese Pioneers of Sacramento" that the Nevis name was adopted from a ship captain that Manuel worked for. The mention of the Azevedo's as cousins is a new angle for me to pursue. I currently working on a historical property registry application for the site. I've contacted the articles author for collaboration. Eric Edgar On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is an interesting CA story about Manuel Silva Nevis from Pico: > > http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=6191 > > "E" > > -- > 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."
