The book is *Saudade*, a Portuguese word but the book is in English, by Winthrop. I found it reviewed on *http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/*<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/>. It's set in the Azores and filled with interesting facts a fictional genealogist learns as she researches her own ancestors.
On Saturday, April 19, 2014 2:03:46 PM UTC-7, Grace CM wrote: > That's it! It makes perfect sense. The parents separated or divorced > (haven't found a divorce record yet) and lived apart for ten years, all the > time paying $20 a month to the San Diego Children's Home. I'm more > confident now that the child (maybe even 3 of the 5) I found as > half-orphans living with other families during the time were theirs. > Orphans but with both parents alive. Thanks, Liliana! Great! PS What's the > name of the book? > > On Friday, April 18, 2014 9:04:01 PM UTC-7, Liliana Harris wrote: >> >> >> I’m fairly certain I have the answer to that. On Azores GenWeb, which is >> a terrific source of information (Forgive me if I’m reporting something >> most of the group already knows.), there was a book on the Azores —part >> fiction, part non-fiction—reviewed. The fiction part is supposedly >> well-researched, and so far everything I’ve read has checked out. Embedded >> in the fiction of the book, there is reference to half orphans: *children >> with both parents living who could no longer be fully supported by the >> parents*. They lived in institutions along with children without >> parents, and their parents paid small amounts for their room and board. >> They kept their own names but could be farmed out to private homes--sort of >> like foster children. I did a bit of research of my own on this, and >> apparently it was not common at the turn of the century but it was done. >> >> On Friday, April 18, 2014 7:40:52 PM UTC-7, Grace CM wrote: >>> >>> Does anyone know what “half-orphan” in a California school record from >>> 1918 might mean? Unless I’m mistaken, the child has two living parents. >>> >> -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
