Hi Cheri, I'm just browsing the post about Doreen's search, and it is complicated. So, I'm not sure what exactly she is looking for. So, I thought I would just add a few pieces of information about the City of Lowell (MA, USA).
Lowell is called a small city, but it is fairly large considering all the sections of it. It is also called "the Mill City," as it was created for all the mills being built and the .housing. for the millworkers. The large Merrimack River runs right through it, so there are sections on the north side of it, and sections on the south side. And the Portuguese neighborhood is in what is referred to as "South Lowell." The Portuguese church is St. Anthony's Church. (Same name as the Portuguese Church in Cambridge, MA.) There are several cemeteries in the city. The large "Lowell Cemetery" is one, and a few streets away there are a set of smaller cemeteries all bordering each other. The largest of the set is the Edson Cemetery. There are no sections devoted to Portuguese families that I know of, so they could have been buried in either. I'm told that both the City Clerk's office is somewhat helpful, and the Reference Dept. at the Pollard Library is helpful. And, there are researchers on the Mailing Lists at www.rootsweb.com volunteer to help. Also, it was mentioned that one person went to a State Hospital, and that was probably the "Tewksbury State Hospital." Lowell borders on Tewksbury. Lowell also borders on Chelmsford (Lowell annexed off of Chelmsford in 1826.) and there are 2 cemeteries there - not far from Lowell. The only daily newspaper for the city is "The Lowell Sun." And the Pollard Library should have back issues of the paper on microfilm. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (Researching: PACHECO and MOURA, Sao Miguel to Cambridge, MA) (on the Lists and Boards at www.rootsweb.com and www.genforum.com for 10 yrs.) -- 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."
