I've been watching these short Azorean history programs from Portuguese TV
online and thought some of you might enjoy them. They are probably of
interest only to those who understand Portuguese (I'm studying and watch
them for practice). I understand very little myself, but I still find them
Can anyone recommend a good, somewhat recently written history of the
Azores in English?
Thanks,
Steve
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Steve,
What do you mean by somewhat recently? Within the last 5 years? Within the
last 18 years? 50 years?
For the longest time, the only book in English was A History of the Azores
Islands by James H. Guill, published in 1991. He is deceased and his
daughter holds the copyright and right
Steve,
You might be interested in *Acores: Nove Ilhas, Uma Historia/Azores: Nine
Islands, One History,* by Susana Goulart Costa, published in 2008 by the
Institute of Governmental Studies Press, University of California,
Berkeley. The author teaches at the University of the Azores. It's an
For anyone in the Sacramento area, The Portuguese Cultural and Historical
Society will be presenting the book
mentioned below at St Elizabeth Church Social Hall on Sunday Aug. 7 at
2:00pm in the afternoon. The book will be presented by Rosa Neves Simas and
we will have the book Acores:
If anyone wants the short version of the history of the Azores--really
short!--check out this video:
http://youtu.be/hF4i3ajRJVM
I found it on the website that Cheri suggested. It's a trailer for a DVD
that apparently will be released at the end of the summer, although I doubt
it will be
Location:
St. Elizabeth Church
Msgr. Val Fagundes Social Hall
12th S streets, Sacramento, CA
Ice cream social to follow, Sunday, August 7th at 2pm.
Iris Cabral Bilodeau
--- On Sat, 7/30/11, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
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Cheri - - you are a goldmine of information!!! Thanks for all your
contributions! Diane
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
Steve,
What do you mean by somewhat recently? Within the last 5 years? Within
the last 18 years? 50 years?
For the longest
at 2pm.
Iris Cabral Bilodeau
--- On Sat, 7/30/11, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores history
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 10:21 AM
Steve,
What do you mean by somewhat recently
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