Repost for Len Silva, lensilva at lenstudio.com: I ran into a wall in tracing an uncle born in 1898. I had him through the twenties, but then he just seemed to disappear. I finally found that he had so anglicized his name that I could not find him. Later, talking to his family members, I found that he did everything he could to hide his heritage. He was a well respected professional in Providence RI. He felt that he could not be successful in those professional circles with his heritage.
Growing up in New Bedford, I never felt that in the least, but we were blue collar and not striving for "upper crust" as they say. How common was this and have you found it in your own families? As an aside, I can remember my first generation grandfather and my father speaking disparagingly of the "dumb greenhorns" that just got off the boat. I guess it's just a human condition. Len -- 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."
