Hi Nancy Jean, You all seem to know each other. I feel like I've stumbled into an extended family. Well, so far the author's research seems to have paid off with all sorts of interesting facts. I hope you enjoy the book, too.
Liliana On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:35:00 AM UTC-7, nancy jean baptiste wrote: > Hi Liliana, > > It's Nancy Jean because we have several Nancy's on the list. > > Thank you for the book information. I knew Miriam was about to publish her > book. I've never met her but did communicate with her after someone gave > her my name as a contact for Pico. She had never been before last year > although she had been doing extensive research for her book. I'd like to > read it and will contact inter library loan. Thanks for the name. > > The graveyards on Pico are beautiful.....I'd also like to go to Santa > Maria and find my great grandmothers home in Almagreira. I've never asked > in Candelaria, Pico where the bones are moved to after disinterment but I > will this year. I have no idea where they put them and in truth my first > clue about the bones was in the cemetery.....I seriously doubt they spread > the bones BUT, the first time I was there I noticed MANY very old, > grey, ossified small pieces of bones in the cemetery which is behind a > high, gated wall.....I showed them to my husband who said dogs probably > brought them in.....I said no way! I asked a friend and she told me about > the graves being reused but she didn't say what they did with the bones and > I never investigated further but I will. I found a grave with the name > Manuel Furtado Cardoso, same as my ggrandfather but it was from 1921 and he > came to the states in 1905....the man in the picture had a strong > resemblance to his picture. I've never tried very hard to find my > Candelaria relatives who might still be there and had no clue where they > lived until now. Thanks to the CCA putting the Pico records up, I have now > found through baptisms and obits the house # and street where they lived > and I can't wait to find it this year! My thanks to the CCA are endless for > what they've given me time and again! > > Again thanks for the book name....I love to read anything Azores related! > > Best regards, > Nancy Jean > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:19:25 -0700 > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > CC: [email protected] <javascript:> > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true? > > 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] > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:59:18 -0700 > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Bizarre...but is it true? > To: [email protected] > > 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. 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