My grandma and grandpa had to uproot their family during the Depression in hopes of finding work. When they moved from Oakland to Salinas, my grandmother was like a fish out of water. She found friendship in her sister-in-law’s sister, Eva Nunes. The young mothers found common cause. There was a 40 year gap in…
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Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Joe and Minnie
This wedding photo is of Minnie Frances Ventura (seated) and Jose “Joe P. Smith” Pacheco (standing on the right). The two others in this photo are Eva (Ventura) Nunes and Frank Ventura, Minnie’s sister and brother. Minnie was born in 1902 on Kauai, HI. She was the daughter of Francisco de Boa Ventura, of Sao…