Hello Nancy (or is it Nancy Jean?) Now I feel a bit foolish. It's not many books; it's just one. It's part fiction, set on the island of Pico, and part a lot of background information about the Azores. The title is Saudade, but it's written in English. The author is Miriam Winthrop. I think it's really interesting.
Despite the disappointment over not having cemeteries I could look around, I still want to visit the islands--particularly Santa Maria (and, since reading the book, Pico.) I'll look for those wooden cribs and take a few pictures myself! Thanks. Liliana On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 6:07:42 PM UTC-7, nancy jean baptiste wrote: > Liliana, > > I'd like to read some of the books you mention....names? > > When I first looked in the cemetery in Candelaria for my ancestors there > were many names I recognized but there weren't many old graves. They were > however, very interesting with little wooden "cribs" built around them with > flowers inside and some had pictures of the deceased. I took some great > pictures because it was so uniquely charming and unlike anything I'd ever > seen! > > Best, > Nancy Jean > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:59:18 -0700 > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true? > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > > Liliana, > > Yes, the remains are dug up and put into a crypt (I think the correct word > is ossuary). The grave is then reused. It has nothing to do with being > Catholic. There is not enough room for all those bodies that have > populated the islands since the 1400s. It's a necessity. > > The only way the body remains is if the family pays a fee to keep the body > longer. > > No, you won't find headstones. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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.
