Is this helpful ?? Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <fhn@everton.com> To: <history@everton.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 7:41 AM Subject: [FHN 03mar00] Tracking Confederates to Brazil > EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE > Monday, 3 April 2000 > > Tracking Confederates to Brazil > > In the aftermath of the Civil War, the intrusion of northern > carpetbaggers into the lives of the Southern gentry was more than > many could take. Their land had been ravaged by war, their sons > killed in battle and by disease, and their dreams shattered. > Thousands of them were so discouraged that they left their lands (and > their former slaves) and sailed south. Very far south. > > Welcomed to Brazil by Dom Pedro II, these former Confederates > attempted to create new lives in several parts of Brazil, from the > northern coastal regions of Bahia to Guanabara and as far south as > Santa Catarina. Unfortunately, many of these colonies fell victim to > disease and discouragement, leaving the outpost at Santa Barbara > d'Oeste in the Sao Paulo interior as the most successful outpost of > the former C.S.A. > > Today Santa Barbara is merely an outskirt of Americana, founded with > the help of North Americans but like the descendants of the Old South > themselves, largely a Portuguese-speaking community well integrated > into the whole of Paulista society. > > For those whose Confederate relatives left the South for Sao Paulo, > the website created by Camp 1653 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans > is one of the best ways to pursue the study of their family's history > in Brazil. Presented in both English and Portuguese, it includes an > excellent article on immigration from the Confederacy to Brazil, the > history of the Fraternidade Descendencia Americana (Americana Society > of American Immigrants), lists of names of those who emigrated to > Brazilian colonies after the Civil War, and of course, information on > Camp 1653. > > If you've been wondering how to track those "lost" Confederates in > your family tree, this site is one you won't want to miss! > > Resources: > > Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1653: Os Confederados > http://www.scv.org/Camp1653/ > > Sons of Confederate Veterans > http://ww.scv.org > > * * * * * > Today's Special: Purchase a three-ring binder > Blue: R31 or White: R34 for just US$10.95 > and receive 12 A100 family group sheets free! > Call our toll-free number (1-800-443-6325) > and say you saw it in the Family History Newsline > * * * * * > > Copyright 2000, Everton Publishers > All rights reserved > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE is a free daily genealogy news service from > Everton Publishers > P.O. Box 368 > Logan, UT 84323 > Toll-free: 1-800-443-6325 > http://www.everton.com > To subscribe, send a message to lists@everton.com with the > message: subscribe history > To unsubscribe, send a message to lists@everton.com with the > message: unsubscribe history > Recent articles are available online at http://www.everton.com/FHN/ >