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Subject: [GM-L] Gloucester, MA Azoreans
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 21:56:09 EDT

Someone asked me about this yesterday and I found the site:

Of special interest is Gloucester, MA Azoreans; New England Whaling and
the Portugese; Azoreans in New England Industry etc. Pass it along, its
excellent.

Introduction

http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/bsantos/azorean.html

In the Atlantic Ocean, there is an archipelago of nine volcanic islands
first settled by man at the beginning of the Renaissance. This is a
study of the people of those islands who are essentially migrants going
from one continent to the other. This is a story of that migration from
the mainland of Europe to the valleys of California. These people who
rode the ocean waves brought with them a deep-seated interest in farming
and derived prosperity where there was only untilled soil. This is a
story of their character, their ability, their culture, and their
resolve.



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Table of Contents Page


Section I Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 1-3
The Making of a People.

Section II Azores Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 3-33
Early Accounts of Land Beyond. Prince Henry the Navigator and the
Age of Exploration. Discovery of the Azores. Settlers and Settlement.
The Flemings. Captain-Donatary System. In the Middle of the Atlan-
tic. Climate. The Shaking, Spewing Earth. Plants and Animals. Agri-
culture. Resilient People. Mostly Humble Abodes. Clothing. Urban
Environment. Names, Schools, and Illiteracy. Family, Village, and
Island. Religion, Superstition, and Witchcraft. Azorean Festivals.
Azorean Bullfighting. Important Historical Events.

Section III Azorean Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .33-43
A Way Station. Reasons to Leave. Time to Leave. Routine to Emi-
grate. Going Back Home. More Recent Emigration.

Section IV Azorean Immigration into the United States . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 43-51
Early Period. Corte-Real. Living in New England. Portuguese
Jews. Serving the New Nation. Mass Immigration. Reasons
to Become an American Immigrant.

Section V Azorean and New England Whaling and Fishing . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .51-58
Beginnings. Azores. Yankee Whaling. Fishing the Grand Banks.

Section VI New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .58-62
Azoreans on Shore in New England. Textile Mills. New England
Farming. Other Occupations.

Section VII California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 62-96
Discovery. Ship Jumpers. First Portuguese Settlers. Whaling and
the Gold Rush. Waves of Immigration. Gold Fever Gone and Now
Farming. Portuguese in 1880. Shore Whaling. San Leandro. Sacra-
mento Area. Ventura. Sheep and Sweet Potatoes in the San Joaquin
Valley. From Hawaii. San Joaquin Valley, the New Center of Azorean
Population. Whaling and Fishing. Later Migration in the State.
Nevada.


Section VIII Azorean Culture and Assimilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 96-110
Azorean Character. Culture. Religion. What's in a Name. Language
and Education. Organizations. Festivals. Portuguese Language
Newspapers. Assimilation.

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