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Socorro https://bit.ly/3NMIwXt Saligao https://bit.ly/3LxNAfq Rgds, FN On Wed, 3 May 2023 at 10:09, 'Luis Dias' via Goa-Research-Net < [email protected]> wrote: > I tried searching online for the link (gravestones in Goa) but couldn't > find anything. > > Please do share if possible. > > Best wishes, > > Luis > > > _____________________________ > Dr. Luis Francisco Dias > Casa da Moeda > Near Head Post Office > Panaji, Goa - 403001 > INDIA > > Tel: (+91) 9011051950 > http://luisdias.wordpress.com > http://www.childsplayindia.org > > > On Tuesday, 2 May 2023 at 23:24:07 GMT+5:30, 'Carvalho' via > Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear John, > > It is true, even the graves need archival care and curation. Or another > resource lost forever. > > J. A. Ismael Gracias was I believe the first director of the Central > Library in Goa. It would have been good if there had been some nod to this > luminary. > > Warm wishes, > Selma > > > On Tuesday, 2 May 2023 at 18:27:45 BST, John de Figueiredo < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Even the gravestones are in bad shape and poorly kept. It was a pity to > see how the gravestones in the churches in Old Goa are worn out with people > stepping on them. > By the way we have a complete record of all gravestones in Goa with their > names, inscriptions, etc. done by Ricardo Micael Teles, who was a member of > the Comissão Permanente de Arqueologia. They are published in the Oriente > Português that was the journal of the Comissão. Several issues of this > journal are available online. > The Comissão was chaired by J. A. Ismael Gracias, and then by A. B. de > Bragança Pereira and did a fabulous job in the study of the history of > Goa.. Then one day Dr. Bragança Pereira returned from vacation and > discovered that the Comissão had been abolished by Governor Quintanilha. > The work of the Comissão was free labor and cost nothing to the Government > or to the tax payer. > Those days are gone. Now, with rare exceptions, the relics of our history > and culture are disappearing. This is a “dor da alma”. > John M. de Figueiredo > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 2, 2023, at 12:34 PM, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I thought I'd just share this with members. If you don't want to spend > time at the Goa Archives, you can find a lot of documentation on Goan > gravestones. Last year I visited several cemeteries and collected several > relevant birth and death records as well as biography at times. To give you > an idea of the extent of biography available, I'm attaching a gravestone > photo. Here you will not come across a single surly clerk, but just the > peace and quiet of the dead. > > Take care, > Selma > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/99937715.1616813.1683045248220%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/99937715.1616813.1683045248220%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <Jervis Pereira Mozambique.jpg> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/EA5A3563-0A86-4033-9401-3F4005E11E6B%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/EA5A3563-0A86-4033-9401-3F4005E11E6B%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/667233293.1645315.1683050040969%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/667233293.1645315.1683050040969%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/849682664.2617930.1683088741249%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/849682664.2617930.1683088741249%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. 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