And before anyone asks...The UPEC is now defunct. They merged a few years ago and they are under the umbrella of PFSA. That stands for the Portuguese Fraternal Society of America. You can read about them here: http://www.mypfsa.org/about/
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 7:19 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I'll say it again, in a different way.... > UPEC > U= Uniao (Untied) > P= Portuguesa (Portuguese) > (of the - not part of the acronyn) > E= Estado (State) > (of - not part of the acronym) > C= California > > Uniao Portuguese da Estado de California (United Portuguese of the State > of California). UPEC. Take the capital letter of each of the Portuguese > words and there you go. > > It's like a Portuguese fraternal society. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- 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.
