Here is some information about Dr. Machado posted in 2004 by John Miranda Raposo, a fellow member of this group. It should answer any questions you may have about Dr. Machado and his credentials. From what you have said about the "book" you have, I'm unable to determine if this a newly available resource, and/or, whether it is based on the same genealogical documents of which Mr. Miranda Raposo speaks. *"Carlos Machado was a very prominent 19th century political and social leader in S. Miguel. He was the founder of the Museum in Ponta Delgada which bears his name. His avocation was genealogical research. When he died he had left over 600 12"x17" pages of genealogies, tracing the descendants of the earliest **settlers on S. Miguel to about the year 1900. Almost anybody with origins in S. Miguel will eventually connect to one of the lines researched by Carlos Machado, thus saving an awful lot of time, eye strain and expense. Machado's genealogies are kept at the archives in Ponta Delgada. There is only one publicly photocopy available in the US, which is at the Taunton Public Library. There are **only about 6 copies in private hands in the US. Now, Father Joseph Viveiros has entered the first 100 pages of the total 600 pages into a genealogy program. There are nearly 10,000 individuals in the gedcom which includes Fr. Joe's supplemental research. Father Joe thinks that it will take him another 3-4 years before all 600 pages have been entered into his program. He is making a gedcom of the first 100 pages of Carlos Machado's genealogies available on a CD-ROM. Anyone interested in the details for purchasing the CD-ROM should contact me privately.
John Miranda Raposo" * *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *I have been looking at Carlos Machado's genealogy book and found information concerning my grandmother's family. If anyone has information as to who Carlos Machado is, and about how he acquired his information I would be interested in knowing. Thank you, Tish -- sfig Researching Island: Santa Maria Freguesia: Santa Barbara -- 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."
