Asturian-American Migration Forum

I have looked at this foto several times and am convinced that the little barefoot boy with hat in hand is my father Frank Vasquez. He later became a barber in the building behind the men. I also think the dark haired boy with the three children kneeling in the center is my Uncle Joe Vasquez, the th...

I was born and grew up in Moundsville. My father was Frank the Barver (Naveces, Spelter) and my mother was Maria Posada(Viono, Monongha, Spelter). I remember the following "apellidos" living in Moundsville: Alvarez, Ovies, Bango, Granda, Gonzalez (several families), Garcia, Diaz, Pelaez, S...

Jim, that was a wonderful history of your family. I spent summers in Langeloth and lived with my grandparents, Lola and Jesus Posada. My grandmother ordered groceries from "Lito" Montequin. He would deliver daily and it was a treat to go with him and deliver the boxes of groceries. If we d...

I recognize Olivia. She and Pepe lived in an apartment on Seventh Street a few doors up from my father's (Frank Vasquez) barber shop. I remember once visiting Oliva and Pepe with my mother. For some reason I pressed my face into my mother's lap and stuck a knitting needle close to my eye. Olivia rem...

Art, I was a little overwhelmed at being "Senor Ron's" private cheauffer. The only times we got lost were when I didn't listen to his directions. But we managed to get from Piedras Blancas to Luanco without mishap. The last time I drove in Spain was in a Seat 600 and it took about ten hour...

Having read my cousin Ronnie Gonzalez comments on his visit to Asturias, I would like to add my two cents. I accompanied Ronnie on his visit. I am a decendent of "Posada" the first curandero in Viono. I was reminded of my heritage three times on our visit. The first occurred in Oviedo. We ...

Yes, the Posadas in Viono are my grandfather's (Jesus Gonzalez Posada) nephews. I met Manuel years ago and recently visited Viono and was sad to learn that Manuel died. Manuel's brother, Fernando, lives in BarAzul and has a son, Jesus, who along with his sister, has an Autoescuela in Avlies. Evident...

She put the spices on the cubed meat then put it through a grinder......then added more spices with the wine.....she let it cool in the basement before stuffing. I've made it several times but never tastes as good as the chorizo my mother made. --------------------- Traducido por Leto Ella ponía las...

My mother, Mary Gonzalez Vasquez (Frank) ran a small neighborhood grocery store in Moundsville from 1954 until her death in 1964. To supplement her income she would make chorizo and longaniza and I would help her. We would begin with pork butts....we would scrape all the meat from the bones includin...

Judy, I was there last weekend, and also was there last year. How are you connected to the Posadas?

Bob, I just returned from the "Posada" reunion in Langeloth. I found out that the name is Montequin and not Monequin. I assume in their Asturian dialect the "t" was not pronounced and hence "Monequin" was what was heard. "Pato" of course is a duck...and I must...

"Pato's" was a store on Miner's Hill in Langeloth. He and his wife Lucy sold everything from overalls to bologna. Their last name was Garcia. Pato was famous for his blackberry wine. I sold many a waterbucket full of berries to him for fifty cents. "Monequin's" was a store in the...

I feel fortunate to have inherited the best of three wonderful areas. My name is Bob Vasquez and my parents were Frank Vasquez (Naveces/Zeising) and my mother was Mary Gonzalez Posada (Viono/Langeloth). They lived their married lives in Moundsville. These three towns witnessed the influx of hundreds...

My grandfather, Jesus Gonzalez Posada, was born on Viono and took up the trade of his father....curandero or bone doctor. His brothers Javier (who migrated to Cuba), and Manuel who stayed at Viono. I have visited there and have met cousins Manuel, Luis (who lives at La Puente), Fernando (who lives a...

I was born in Moundsville to Mary and Frank Vasquez. My mother was a Posada (Gonzalez) from Langeloth, Pa., and my dad was from Zeising. My father was a barber and served as a translator for many of the old timers who spoke no English. Names I remember are: Ovies, Alvarez, Solis, Garcia, Alonso, Dia...