Sorry I didn't make myself clear. On the island of Santa Maria in the Azores. Lajes Air Force Base. Tish
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Ronnie French <rmfre...@charter.net>wrote: > Tish, > There are two "bases" that I can think of in the area. One is what used to > be called Camp Cook and is now Vandenberg Air Force Base. It's actually > between the city of Santa Maria and the city of Lompoc, but not in either > city. It sits on the Ocean and many missiles and satellites are launched > from Vandenberg AFB. > > The other is Hancock Field. It was a private air field with a private > flyer training center. It was contracted by the government as a "flyer > training center" before and during WWII. It had hangers and a runway and > field. It is now in the hands of a Trust who takes care of the resources, > including railroad land and land in Southern California. The land > where Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria is currently was once part of the > air field. This "air field" is now almost in the middle of the City of > Santa Maria. The railroad went from Santa Maria to Guadalupe, where the > crops were to the Spreckles plant where they processed sugar in the Santa > Maria Valley area. > > So, you have two places where your great grandfather may have owned land. > Both are in Santa Barbara County and I am sure you can get the land records > from the County. There is a County office in Santa Maria and they may be of > help, otherwise, you'd have to check at the Santa Barbara/Goleta main > offices. > > There are other people on line in the group that may know more than I. > Maybe, they will speak up. Also, there's a Santa Maria Museum. It was > next to the Chamber of Commerce on South Broadway about 10 years ago, which > is the last time I was down in that area. Either the Chamber or the Museum > may be of help. There are a lot of Old Timers in Santa Maria, many still in > farming. If you can touch base with one or two of them, they may remember > your family or the location of the land. > > Good luck, > > Ronnie > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tish M <tish.me...@gmail.com> > *To:* Azores@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Saturday, January 16, 2010 4:18 PM > *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] santa maria land ownership > > I have been talking to my cousin and she has told me the family story of > how in 1910 when our great grandfather, Jose Soares de Figueiredo died, he > left land that later became the US Air Force Base in Santa Maria. I wondered > if there was a way to tell who owned that land prior to 1910 or of the sale > of the land in 1910. Any suggestions? > Tish > -- > sfig > Researching > Island: Santa Maria > Freguesia: Santa Barbara > > ------------------------------ > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > 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." > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > 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." > -- sfig Researching Island: Santa Maria Freguesia: Santa Barbara
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