Oh, the passing of a great historian and a great help to the genealogical community! RIP, Paul.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 8:53 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > This morning, Dick Eastman wrote about the passing of New Bedford > librarian and historian, Paul A. Cyr. > > If you ancestors went to southeast Massachusetts, you had to go to the New > Bedford Public Library and talk to Paul. He knew everything! He knew about > the Azoreans, the Madeirans, the Cape Verdeans and anyone else who settled > the area. He knew about the American Portuguese Genealogical and Historical > Association (he lobbied for their book collection, but they housed in > Taunton, closer to the home of one of the founders - today their collection > is a UMass Dartmouth). > > To read more on Paul, here is the link to Dick Eastman's newsletter who > also links to Paul's obituary: https://goo.gl/oJ8Nsj > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
