Cherlene, Because I have no pictures of my ancestors beyond my grandparents except one of my maternal grandmother's father from Porto Judeu, Terceira, I began taking pictures of the baptismal fonts and altars where an ancestor was baptized and/or married. The church may have been rebuilt; however, I was told that the altars and fonts were saved and put back into the church. I saw some of the altar pieces in a church that was being redone in Terceira. The workmen told me that they try to save all the pieces and put them back together. On the mainland, I found the church where my maternal grandfather's great-grandfather was baptized in the 1700's. The font looked old and patched. When I asked if it was the original, I was told, of course it was. There was evidence that patches had been put on it with concrete and some of the curves did not match so I believe it was the original. Celeste, Hayward, CA
Celeste Perry [email protected] --- On Sat, 12/13/08, Charlene <[email protected]> wrote: From: Charlene <[email protected]> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Relatives who won't share To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, December 13, 2008, 12:13 PM One of the things that I would treasure are photos of the people on the Islands still who are relatives and the photos of those who have already passed. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
