I was able to order an inventory last year belonging to a cousin of mine that assisted me in determining our exact relationship. His inventory was 204 pages (back and front) and would have cost me €132,60 at €0,65 per image. The archive wrote me and advised that only the first 17 pages were of genealogical value and would only cost €11,05. In the letter they gave a brief description of the contents prior to ordering. After I sent them the money via a bank transfer they sent the images via zip file to my email address..
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Altino, > That link does not have the inventories or wills and it does not contain > the images of them. They were very explicit about NOT putting the > inventories/wills online. They stated to me that the inventories/wills are > for viewing only, as they are very private. Too bad they can't make a cut > off date. Someone who died in the mid-1800s and had descendants won't > really be invading their privacy, as all the descendants are also deceased. > <sigh> > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 2:31 PM, 'Altino Demelo' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Joe, you can research from home here : >> http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/Default.aspx >> >> You can also research on the Tombo website. Maybe someone else can >> provide that link. >> >> Altino >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 23, 2018, at 4:33 PM, Joe Matias <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Do you have to be in Ponta Delgada in order to view all the pages of your >> search,or is there a way of doing so through the internet at home? >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:19 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> While I was in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel island, I made extensive use >>> of the inventories or wills. I was able to find them on the Archives >>> Catalog at http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt/ I don't know how to find >>> them for other islands. I don't think the other archives entered them or >>> perhaps the inventories or wills are not housed at the other archives. >>> >>> The inventories and wills varied a lot and from time period to time >>> period. The more recent ones were better, as they were more organized and >>> followed a format. >>> >>> They started with a cover page, naming the deceased and who was in >>> charge of their inventory. Some had maybe 7 pieces of paper (so potentially >>> 14 pages of information). Some had 144 pieces of paper (288 pages of >>> information). The more "recent" ones (1920s forward) had a copy of the >>> death certificate with the cause of death listed. Or the best that medicine >>> knew for that time period. They named children, grandchildren, >>> great-grandchildren if they had any. If you can read the births and >>> marriages, then you already know the words of "filhos" and "netos." >>> "Bisnetos" are the great-grandchildren. Some listed relatives on the >>> paternal side "pelo lado paterno" or the maternal side "pelo lada materna," >>> Anytime I saw the word "familia" I scanned the page. Some listed what I >>> believe were people they owed. Some listed what they owned, as in the >>> furnishings and whatnot. My 2 great-grandmother's had a declaration from >>> her husband. I don't know what it says yet. I'm waiting on my cousin to >>> tell me. And there was a lot of legal stuff in there too. >>> >>> The earliest will/inventory that I looked at was from 1807. Some exist >>> from the 1700s. >>> >>> Not every ancestor will have an inventory or will. You didn't need to >>> own property to have an will or inventory. As I said, it appeared that one >>> guy owed a lot of people a lot of money. >>> >>> They allowed me to take pictures with my camera (found out I need a >>> different pair of reading glasses to take pictures). They said that the >>> inventories are NEVER to be posted anywhere on the Internet. That means >>> Ancestry.com, Geni.com, My Heritage, FamilySearch.org, your own >>> personal page, etc. They consider the inventories private Yes, I understand >>> that if the person died in 1807, no one alive today was mentioned in that >>> will. But they have their rules. I said it was going to be left on my >>> computer so I could consult it. I would extract only genealogy information >>> from the documents, but would never post an image of any them. So for those >>> utilizing the inventories/wills, do NOT post them ANYWHERE on the Internet >>> or you mess it up for future genealogists. >>> >>> Hopefully the other archives will get their inventories/wills up on the >>> Archives Catalog. >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Joseph Mendonca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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