Hi group, I have been quiet on the group lately because I have been quite busy in other parts of my life... namely family.
Yesterday, was my annual day off due to Sunday being a not so good day in the family tree for me. I know four people who have passed away on that day. My paternal grandfather passed away on 11/17/1998. I haven't worked on that day ever since. In light of the glum day, I generally do genealogy and other hobbies on the day to liven the spirit. While it was two days ago, I have been working on the genealogy for the past couple of days. Today, I went to the Family History Library in Oakland and was trying to find some information out for Paul Gomes from the list, also my second cousin. In the midst of my searching efforts, I enlisted the assistance of one of the volunteers at the library. During our conversation, most of which I was justifying all the information I knew about the family and why there were no other lines from my great-grandfather that we are aware of in the US. Not because they are not here, just because as far as I know, he is the only one from his generation that came to the Left Coast (West Coast) of the US. Any who... to my question. While I was talking to the person who was helping me at the library. I explained to him that my great-grandparents and their oldest sone (Manuel) were the immigrant generation from Madeira. I also explained that the next seven children were born in Hawaii between 1907 and 1920, and finally my grandfather was born in Oakland, CA. He asked if I had searched for any immigration papers for the children that were born in Hawaii. I told him that I did not believe that they needed to petition for citizenship because they were born in Hawaii. While it was not yet a state between the dates that the family was there, it was a territory of the US ( I know I may be using the wrong word to describe the status of Hawaii at that time.) I told him that I did not think that my Aunt and Uncles needed to apply for citizenship? Was I incorrect? Just curious. Eric Gomes Castro Valley, CA -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
