Wow, this is really fantastic! Hopefully, others will follow. Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 9:13 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel < [email protected]> wrote: > *I just watched the announcement and here are a few things about it.* > > > > *The New England Historical and Genealogical Society has partnered with > the Arch Diocese of Boston to scan and index all sacramental records from > 1789 through 1900. There are over 900 volumes which cover 84 towns and 154 > parishes. The records will be put up on the website > CatholicRecords.Americanancestors.org > <http://CatholicRecords.Americanancestors.org> first in a browsable format > and later an index will be added. You will be able to view the records an > download them at no cost (Just register on the site as a guest user). The > early records include some outlying parishes from Providence to > Newburyport. The later records cover a lesser area but go west to Marlboro > and south to Middleboro. Sacramental records cover Baptisms (which usually > include birth date), First Communion, Confirmations, Marriages, and > Funeral. * > > > > > > *While this may not help for many of us doing Portuguese research it may > help some. It will definitely help those doing Italian, Irish, and French > Canadian Research. Now if Fall River will follow.* > > > > > > *Rick* > > > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Cheri Mello > *Sent:* Sunday, January 8, 2017 6:38 PM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Church records in Boston Archdiocese > Announcement > > > > FamilySearch (or LDS church) doesn't make agreements with parish priests. > They make agreement with government entities. In this case, it sounds as if > FamilySearch made an agreement with the Diocese of Boston, with that being > the governing entity. > > As for individual LDS members doing the LDS baptism thing on non-family > members, it is my understanding that LDS church somehow were able to stop > individuals from doing that. Apparently, a group of individuals exist that > went around doing the LDS thing on every person they could find, even > though they weren't related. > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Walt Teixeira <[email protected]> wrote: > > Joanne, > > Why do you say that some LDS folks might have spooked the parishes into > locking down their information? The LDS Church only keeps records for > genealogy purposes and preservation so that they are nor lost or ruined. > They honor each and every commitment that they make with the donor and that > is why some of the records available on microfilm are not available online > because the licensing agreement did not specifically allow for that. There > are a lot of records that we would not have available to us if it were not > for the LDS folks. > > On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 8:37:14 AM UTC-6, Joanne wrote: > > Fall River should take Boston’s lead eventually but they will need to be > convinced that this is a greater good. My sense from speaking personally > with some of the priests is that they want to be sure their records are > being used by the families involved for genealogy purposes only. They take > very seriously their canonical duties to protect the people’s information > they are given. Unfortunately some LDS folks might have spooked the > parishes into locking down their information. With Boston going forward > with this Fall River will be watching and waiting to see what happens. > > > > Providence, however, will be another story altogether… > > > > Just my two cents. > > Joanne Grota Mercier > > > > On January 7, 2017 at 9:05:35 AM, Richard Francis Pimentel ( > [email protected]) wrote: > > *I just got this announcement and for anyone who is looking in the Boston > Archdiocese this could be good news. Now if the Fall River Diocese would > follow.* > > > > *On Tuesday, January 10 @ 11 a.m. EST, NEHGS will be hosting a press > conference to announce a historic collaboration with the Boston > Archdiocese. Check back here on Tuesday morning around 10:30 a.m. for a > link to watch the conference via live stream. More to come on this exciting > announcement! #CatholicRecordsNEHGS > <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/catholicrecordsnehgs>* > > > > > > *Rick* > > > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > -- > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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