Dear Paulo, Seeing that you have some co-workers from Arco da Calheta, maybe I can impose upon both you and your co-workers to do me a favor. This past April when I visited Arco da Calheta, one of the villagers took me to the home of a older man who had lived in the United States for about 17 years before returning Madeira. This gentleman told me that his daughter still lives in the United States with her husband and children. After leaving Madeira it occurred to me that I should have given my name and address to him and asked him to send it to his daughter. I do not even have his name. If your co-workers could locate him, they could give him my e-mail address to pass onto his daughter. It she does not use a computer, I can send you my mailing address. To find this gentleman, as you stand in the plaza in front of the church looking out towards the ocean, on your right across the street is a small restaurant or tare. They had everything: food, coffee, drinks, and dart game. The man lives above this restaurant. The steps up to his home are to the left of the restaurant. If this is too much to ask, please do not worry about it. Thank you, David DeGrella Tennessee, USA On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:59:09 -0000 "Paulo Gomes Jardim" <darwin@spamcop.net> writes: > Dear D. Rodrigues, > > Here is the information about that place I could find in Dicionário > Corográfico do Arquipélago da Madeira by Fernando Augusto da Silva, > 1934 > edition: > "Pinheiro: Sitio povoado da freg. do Arco da Calheta. 37f e 176h." > > It means that, by 1934 (or a little earlier), there were there 37 > houses > with 176 inhabitants. > I don't know where it is, as I don't know Arco da Calheta very well, > though I can ask some of my co-workers who are from there. > I presume the origin of the name was some notorious pinetree that > worked > as a mark for that place, as happened in many other places with the > same > name, here in Madeira. > > Paulo > > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:39:50 -0000, Donald Rodrigues > <DRodrigues@Pacbell.net> wrote: > > > I am looking for information about a place named Pinheiro which is > > situated near Arco da Calheta, Madeira. Baptism documents for > various > > relatives baptized in the Church of Sao Braz, Arco da Calheta, > show that > > they were residents of Pinheiro which I'm guessing is within > walking > > distance of the church. Where is Pinheiro in relation to Arco da > > Calheta? Can anyone tell me about this place and its history? > > > > D. Rodrigues