Luciana, I tried to send this to your Iraposo address but it bounced.
I have fond memories of Niteroi. I lived there in 1952, and my son Steve was born there. I was a journalist with McGraw-Hill World News, with office in Rio at ave. Franklin Roosevelt. I used to enjoy the commute by ferry to Rio (there was no bridge at that time). A year or so later the office moved to Sao Paulo, where another son, Donald, was born. Doug is one of my seven children, the family genealogist. We used to enjoy the beach at Icarai. I'm sure Niteroir has changed a lot since I lived there. My father also lived in Rio before he moved to America and changed his name to Holmes from Manuel Leal daRocha Homem, of Terceira. My mother was a Silveira, from Pico. So far as I know, I don't have any relatives in Brazil. Would love to revist, but at age 90 it's not likely. Lionel --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Lufox <[email protected]> wrote: From: Lufox <[email protected]> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: RAPOSOS , MACHADOS and LEITES from Vila de Nordeste, São Miguel To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 11:31 AM Hi Lionel, Although Niteroi is so near to Rio I kind of "discovered" it now, looking for (and finding) long "lost" cousins. You see, we "cariocas" always considered Niteroi's best feature THE WONDERFUL VIEW FROM RIO.. (lol) But since I got in touch with my cousins I've been there several times and it is a really nice place - looks as though we're very far from Rio, so different things look there... What's your relation with Doug da Rocha Holmes? Hope we stay in touch abraços Luciana On May 25, 5:43 pm, LIONEL J HOLMES <[email protected]> wrote: > This doesn't answer your query, but I couldn't help responding because of the > reference to Niteroi, where I lived in 1952. Wonderful place!. > > Lionel Rocha Holmes > > --- On Sun, 5/24/09, Lufox <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Lufox <[email protected]> > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] RAPOSOS , MACHADOS and LEITES from Vila de > Nordeste, São Miguel > To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 10:35 PM > > I'm new at this list and I tried to read all the messages posted in > the past but there are too many!I > Does anyonw knows how to get help to find Christening and Marriage > data at the Azores? My great-grandfather, MANUEL RAPOSO DOS SANTOS, > came to Brazil (haven't found any reference of how and when, yet) and > married my brazilian great-grandmohter in Niterói - a town near Rio de > Janeiro, where I live. He was from VILA DE NORDESTE, NORDESTE, ILHA DE > SÃO MIGUEL. His parents were ANTÓNIO RAPOSO DOS SANTOS and > BARBARA LEITE MACHADO DOS SANTOS and he was born around 1840, 1841 - > according to his death certificate he died when he was 56, on May, > 25th.1897. I know the records of Christenings from that period must > already be at Ponta Delgada, for its over 100 years anda I wrote the > chief of the Public Library and she said they would help but never > wrote back. > 1- Do you people, since you have much more experience, think I should > keep on insisting? > 2- Do any of you know of someone in Azores who may be interested in > exchanging information? I presently have all of my family on records > and I am willing to help searching records on Librarys and other > places here in Rio de Janeiro. > 3- Is there another way to reserach (I already ordered the LDS mfs > from Nordeste, Azores) without visiting Azores? I plan to go someday > but right now is impossible.,. > If any of you need help translating documents from Portuguese to > English I am at you disposal. > Thank you so much for you help --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
