Thank you!
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 10:38 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe Mendonca, I did not know that the Ponta Delgada archives would scan > for you. Good to know. > > Joe Matias, the Archeevo site is the Archives Catalog. Any type of card > catalog doesn't provide detailed information. Catalogs, by nature, are just > a type of index. Maybe you missed my post on the Archives Catalog. Here it > is for your reference: > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/azores/NVx8qfbhNZM > > 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 3:21 PM, Joe Matias <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ok,good to know.I have been on the archeevo site but did not get detailed >> info,but still very useful. >> >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:39 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. >>> >> -- >> 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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