Denise: Donald Freitas does not ring a bell. However I did live near Fremont High however I attended Roosevelt High. Try again if you would like. That community was very small at the time however it has grown considerably. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane De Mello" <casademello@comcast.net> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Archivo Regional da Madeira website > Hi Margaret: > > You mentioned being born and raised in Oakland (me too) and knowing some of > the Freitas children. Does Donald Freitas, in Oakland, ring any bells? He > would have graduated from Fremont High School in 1957. > > Cheers, Duane De Mello > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Margaret > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 5:22 PM > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Archivo Regional da Madeira website > > Hi Denise; > > Sorry to say that none of the family names you mentioned are known > relations. I was born and raised in Oakland and perhaps knew some of the > Ornellas and Freitas children. My father was from Ponta Garca, Sao Miguel. > > The Ornelas line is a estreemly old and quite prominent line in the history > of Portugal. > Seems that everyone who goes to Madeira or Camacha comes home with a wicker > basket. If you visited the factory you would have seen some of the very > decorative chairs they make for export. There was a very elderly man doing > the work and I was amazed that it was done with out a pattern. The cane is > planted, harvested and processed there and the surrounding families were all > envolved in the process. > > Very happy to do a look up or two if you need a look up. > > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Denise1270@aol.com> > To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:57 AM > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Archivo Regional da Madeira website > > > > > > Hi Margaret, > > > > I went to Camacha and we even brought back some of those wicker items. > One > > of them is a beautiful picnic basket. It's a really nice town. > > > > My grandfathers sister was married to Luis de Nobrega but I believe he was > > from Canico not Camacha. I don't have any other info on his family. I > know > > he had a brother that lived in Cambridge, MA at one time. My > grandmothers > > family was from Sao Miguel, Acores, One of her uncles was married to > Adelaide > > Cristina da Carmara d'Ornellas, she was from Sao Pedro, Funchal and her > > parents were Pedro Jose de Ornellas and Elena Augusta da Camara. She > went to live > > in Sao Miguel. And I know she had a sister named Vicencia Julia da > Camara > > d'Ornellas. The Ornellas are from a well off line. I understand there > is a > > street or something named after them. > > > > My grandfather said we had family that went near Oakland, CA but we don't > > know who and they would be dead now. They were Freitas though. > > > > Denise > > > > In a message dated 1/13/2007 1:26:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > marpg2000@comcast.net writes: > > > > Denise: > > > > The fun begins. My mother in law was Theresa deNobrega from Camacha. > Her > > family members still exist there and have a store, bar, and one cousin > now > > owns the wicker factory and is the "mayor". My sister is married to an > > Ornellas and they also reside in Camacha. In 1906 - 8 - 9, some of > those > > famillies went to Hawaii and later to the U.S. Their lives have been > very > > interesting and we marvel at how they were able to find their way through > to > > the U.S. Germano Ornellas was my brother in laws grandfather. They also > > are related to the Miranda family. > > > > The Goveia family lived here also and followed the same route through > > Hawaii. Some Freitas lived in San Leandro however many of those > mentioned > > here have sadly passed away. > > > > Nice place Camacha. Happy people, musical and dancers. There is a bust > of > > a A. Ornellas in the plaza there and he is a noble man who was from > Camacha > > and at one time quite prominent. > > > > Best wishes > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message