Hello George with the Irish name! I am sure you can claim a little more Irish blood than I can, as I have my Murphy name completely by marriage and am only of Portuguese descent. I have to say that if you can get a foothold on your Azorean ancestors as to what village they came from, the research is easier than it is in Ireland....at least that has been my experience!
If you have not checked out the Azores GenWeb site, that is under the direction of my good friend, Kathy Cardoza, you should study it as there are lots of good tips there: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/azoresindex.html Under "Research Aides" you will find the topic of how to "get started" http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/tips.html As for this list....just hang in there as you can get a lot of good information from just lurking and reading. You never know when someone will ask something that might help you. If you have any questions about your research, there are lots of people here who are very experienced and can offer suggestions. Susan Vargas Murphy On Nov 10, 9:29�am, "Cheri Mello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Repost for George Sullivan: > <<My name is George Sullivan and I joined this website a few days ago and > don't quite know what to do with it. �I am working on family history and my > mother's maternal parents were from the Azore Islands (Pico and Faial). �I > would like to try to go back a generation or two and once I have more > information, I would like to go to the Azores and see what traces of family > (if any) are still there. �My great-grandparents were Albert Roderick > (probably Rodriguez originally) and Marion Goularte and they emigrated to > Provincetown, Ma. in the early 1880's. �Can you perhaps give me a suggestion > or two as to how to use this websit to help me in my research? �I would be > very grateful for any help you can give. > > Thank you, > George>> > > Hi George, > > I'll take over here.... > > You see I started your posting over again in its own thread. �Not everyone > reads every message. �Some follow only certain threads or topics. �I titled > yours with your surnames and islands. �Those researching those surnames and > islands will see your message now and if they are those who don't read each > and every message, they will be sure to take a look at yours. > > Susan was responding to the topic about DNA and you responded to that. �We > don't want your message buried in a topic/thread/discussion about DNA. �So > when you don't have anything to say about the current > topic/thread/discussion, DON'T hit reply. �Start a new email and address it > to Azores at googlegroups dot com. > > In genealogy, it is best to list names, dates, and places (as much as you > know) to see if anyone else has them in their database. �Overall, it seems > most people go back about 200 years before connecting on the list though. > > Hope this helps! > Cheri Mello > Listowner --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
