you have me sobbing ... you have no idea how much this means to me ...this is the REASON why I do this ...to help create greater connection and meaning ... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being AZOREAN ... definitely reach out to me off list and let's continue this conversation ... unfortunately, I am rushing, I am packing and getting ready to go to Portugal and haven't had coffee yet ...ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
[email protected] --> my personal e-mail and like my Facebook page --> *https://www.facebook.com/vamosaicdotcom <https://www.facebook.com/vamosaicdotcom>* as this is where I will be putting updates on my trip ... it is NOT a DNA or find my ancestors trip this time, except for visiting my 20x GGM in Coimbra of course, but it is a spiritual one ... but, you know me ... I'll probably find someone, talk to them and learn something new anyhow! ;) On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Maria Lima <[email protected]> wrote: > What a coincidence to receive and read your blog today! Just this morning > my husband and I attended a military function and I met a senior Army > officer whose last name was Morgado. That name sounded familiar to me and > I then remembered the discussions on this list about that name some time > ago. > > As he and my husband were chit chatting I stared at his name tag and then > it came to me why I thought the name sounded familiar especially when I saw > it in writing (duh)! I couldn't keep myself from asking, "what is your > ancestry?" He responded, Portuguese! His ancestors come from a town > north of COIMBRA. > His grandparents went to Fall River area and so did my husband's. There > were similar patterns in our ancestors' lives. > > What was amazing was to find another high ranking officer of Portuguese > origin in the Army. We certainly bonded and I encouraged him to get DNA > and information from his father while his father is still "with us". > > I am going to send him your blog. I hope he will try to get some of his > family history while his parents are alive. > > You are vey talented and using your talent in helping others in finding > their ancestors. sometimes coincidences happen which help us find our > ancestors. There just might be a connection with you and this gentlemen > whose last name is Morgado. I don't think it's a coincidence that I read > your blog today and met another person with that name from northern > Portugal and that I brought up his ancestors. (Whew!). Maybe we could > correspond privately. > > Warm regards, > > Maria Elena > > > On May 6, 2016, at 5:28 PM, manita.morgado <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hello my fellow Azorean genealogy researchers! > > > > This is my story of how I discovered my connection to Rainha Santa > Isabel. Perhaps you're connected to her too? > > > > The perfect audience for this blog post is newbies to Azorean genealogy > research. It's also a beautiful story of how interconnected we all are. > > > > > > > http://www.vamosaic.com/2016/04/23/what-do-vietnam-coimbra-genealogy-dna-testing-azores-joao-afonso-das-grotas-fundas-rainha-santa-isabel-benavente-toledo-and-san-diego-have-in-common/ > > > > -- > > 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 [email protected]. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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 [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
