Kitchen archive
Bacalhau à Brás
Shredded salt cod with crispy potatoes, onion, and eggs — a Sunday staple in every Boal kitchen.
Tracing Our Roots Since the 1800s
The Boal Family
A living heritage shaped by faith, migration, and the memory carried across generations.
Alqueidão da Serra · Portugal · Canada · France
This week
Featured Highlights
What's happening in the family this week
Family chronicle
The Boal Name, Born from the Vine
The Boal surname comes from the Boal grape cultivated in central Portugal, linking the family story to…
Family history archive
Living branch
Batista Family
Living branch of the family from British Columbia.
Nelson · Sharon · Tayla · Linden
From the family notebook
A line carried from stone lanes to new shores
The Boal story begins in Alqueidão da Serra, where faith, vineyard work, and family ritual shaped daily life. Across Portugal, Canada, and France, each generation preserved more than a surname: they carried recipes, witness accounts, family portraits, and the steady habit of remembering one another.
Begin with the archive below, then follow the branches into the tree and timeline.
Visual proof
Moments the archive keeps close
Photographs from village weddings, departures, Christmas gatherings, and cousins abroad keep the archive grounded in real faces and real places.
Archive structure
Three entry points into the lineage
Move between family branches, witness history, and the kitchen table — each route reveals a different way the Boal name stayed alive.
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Family Tree
Trace the generations from Portuguese roots into the living branches in Canada and France.
02
Historical Timeline
Read the witness stories, migrations, and defining family moments in editorial sequence.
03
Recipe Archive
Return to the dishes and household rituals that still tie generations together.