Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Pico History and Portuguese Customs 1825

Great!! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2018, at 7:35 AM, Gordon soares wrote: > > Yep... the links work. Thanks Susan!! > Gordon > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 29, 2018, at 12:02 AM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy >> wrote: >> >> Hi

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Yep... the links work. Thanks Susan!! Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2018, at 12:02 AM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy > wrote: > > Hi Gordon, > > Do these links work? > > These are the submitted stories that he compiled > >

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Hi Gordon, Do these links work? These are the submitted stories that he compiled http://library.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/Bob_Santos-Stories_of_California_Azorean_Immigrants.pdf#page4 Here is his work on Azoreans to California

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Susan I have tried to read those stories that Santos wrote but can’t access them through his college. I have sent him an email asking for access or copy but haven’t heard from him Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2018, at 4:30 PM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy >

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Hi Michael, It’s wonderful that you want to honor the strong spirit of your great great grandfather by writing his story! I’ve written little stories and one bigger one about my ancestors in the hope that they will not be forgotten and that further generations can come to know them through

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Try it with a Google Shortener: https://goo.gl/UgRbr2 Try it as a video excerpt: https://goo.gl/YDfDrv Or clear your cache, try Firefox, Safari, Chrome. Or maybe a public library will allow you through. It's a book, so maybe you can get it on inter-library loan. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner,

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Thank you Susan, but like Roberto I cannot open the link. I live in Australia and if Roberto lives other than the USA, perhaps it is available only to residents of the United States. I have a friend in Japan who is often denied access to some Australia sites. You have all been so generous in

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Yes that’s what works for me Gordon. Susan (who posted it) Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2018, at 9:46 PM, Gordon soares wrote: > > Works for me on Apple IMac with Safari & Chrome > Gordon > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 27, 2018, at 10:39 PM, Cheri Mello

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Works for me on Apple IMac with Safari & Chrome Gordon Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2018, at 10:39 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > I just clicked on it. It works. I'm on Windows 10 and Firefox is the browser. > I also have Acrobat Reader DC (latest version). > > Cheri

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I just clicked on it. It works. I'm on Windows 10 and Firefox is the browser. I also have Acrobat Reader DC (latest version). Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 7:51 AM,

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The link is not working. Could you post somewhere else? Thanks, Roberto Machado Velho. On Monday, 26 March 2018 19:11:19 UTC-3, Susan Vargas Murphy wrote: > > Hi Mike, > I’m late to this conversation…and don’t even know if your ancestors were > in California….but even if they were not, you

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Hi Mike, I’m late to this conversation…and don’t even know if your ancestors were in California….but even if they were not, you might like reading this information http://library.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/Bob_Santos-Azoreans_to_California.pdf

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Michael and Gordon, You are both welcome! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2018, at 7:28 AM, Michael Emmett wrote: > > Margaret, cannot thank you enough for your kind consideration in this matter. > I am humbled by the generosity of the entire community. The wealth

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Margaret, cannot thank you enough for your kind consideration in this matter. I am humbled by the generosity of the entire community. The wealth of knowledge and insight shared by contributors restores faith in humanity. When I asked about Universities possibly involved in studies of history of

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Margaret Thanks so much for that reference from York University. Fascinating and quite interesting. Gordon Soares Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Margaret Vicente > wrote: > > Mike, > > Although this may not address your question, York

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Found another study that it also makes reference to the island of Pico. http://www.ub.edu/tig/GWBNet/MinhoPapers/Paulo%20Matos%20English.pdf Margaret On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Margaret Vicente wrote: > Mike, > > Although this may not address your

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Mike, Although this may not address your question, York University, and the University of Toronto have conducted a studies on the islands you may find some answers here, have a look. http://www.yorku.ca/ccars/files/history/AzoresNineislandsOneHistory.pdf Here's a small portion about the island

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Mike, I don't know of any universities in America that specialize in certain time periods in certain countries. Universities are centers of education (at least in North America and Europe). They have different departments (humanities, social sciences, biological sciences, technology, etc). Each

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Cheri, thanks again for your help. You always seem to know the right answer or where to look. I have just discovered a couple of books I'm trying to get from Amazon on the subject too. As you have mentioned, it seems any big social changes happened after or around 1900. I think the world was

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Mike-- I would recommend a visit to the Azores if at all possible. There are some good museums and even modern day artisan workshops that are preserving handicrafts of long ago. Knowing some of the language might help. There are probably many studies written in Portuguese. Have you looked around

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Hi Mike, Pico is not going to be different than any other of the Azores islands. Illiteracy was high for both children and adults. I want to say this did not change until the 1900s. Children did tasks for their age and size. Some milked cows. Some pulled weeds. Others may have churned butter. A