Hi Yolanda, I'll put some pictures up tomorrow....I still have them in my camera and need to get them into the computer. I took some great ones of the town and church because my ggrandfather was baptised there and my Mom never thought she'd see anything of her family villages. I met several different people but the only person whose name I asked for was a family who I took pictures of the grandfather and the granddaughter on the donkey....a wonderful picture.... the family name was Silveira and the house was on Rua s.t. Ana....(that is the way the daughter wrote the address) The Beira cheese factory makes the best cheese on Sao Jorge in my opinion.....a bit spicey....although every cheese I've eaten from Sao Jorge was delicious....it's the main thing I bring home from the Azores each year...Sao Jorge cheese, Pico wine and fig preserves!I wish I had met some relatives but I have no idea yet who they are.....I'm sure there are cousins though. With 3 ggrandfathers and 1 greatgrandmother all from Sao Jorge I'm sure I have relatives. Since my discovery of my ggfather Antonio Baptista from Topo I have found already by researching the baptismal records that he was the 3rd child...he had an older brother Manuel, an older sister Rosa and a younger brother Jose......that's all I've found so far and I'm still looking! Best regards, Nancy
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:40:29 +0000From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: 'Janela' family membersi lived in beira, untill colege, here in lisbon.but it is still my home,this year i went to spend the month of sptember, over there.hou did you meet in beira?did you got to meet some relatives?Pictures!!!??yes, please!! 2008/10/28 nancy jean baptiste <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Yolanda,Do you live in Beira?I went to Beira, Sao Jorge this summer and took pictures of the town and church for my Mom because my ggrandfather Jose Pereira was from there as was my other ggrandfather Jose Victorino Bettincourt. I haven't found their baptismal records yet but anxiously wait for the Velas records to come on line.I found Beira to be a beautiful village and the people very gracious. Should I post some pictures?Best regards,Nancy Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:17:27 +0000From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: 'Janela' family members hello mike i am from beira, velas and i dont know that name. i will ask to my oldest family menbers. 2008/10/27 michael geniella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interested in any information relating to Janelas, especially theirties to Beira/Velas on Sao Jorge. My grandfather's formal name wasJoam Pereira Pires.Thanks,Mike Geniella (the immigration service's version)<br-- Iolanda Bettencourt Ávila_________________________________________________________________ When your life is on the go—take your life with you. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
