Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Book
Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii 810 N. Vineyard Blvd., Room 11 Honolulu,Hawaii 96817 (808) 841-5044 pgsho...@hotmail.com $45.00 cost for pick up at office $50.00 cost to mail one to you On Feb 25, 2013, at 6:05 PM, Linda Johnson wrote: > Hello > I would like to order a copy of the book Portuguese Hawaiian Memories - I > don't know the exact name.of the book. > In previous emails it was available and I believe the person's name was Dan. > I need to know where to send the check to. > I would appreciate any help on this matter. > Thanking you in advance. > > Linda > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when > they arrive. > For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches
Thanks, Cheri, for the info. After so many years of searching which McNeal family my husband belonged to it is sure exciting to have found 3 cousins and we are all working together to further the research. The letter my mother in law left the family said her grandfather "came home from the Civil War found out his wife had remarried and left" but I found that was not the case. She remarried many years later. True he was captured at Missionary Ridge and went to Rock Island. When I finally found his father in the 1870 Alabama State Census, it said he had 2 sons that died in the war so I surmise he must have died going home from the prison as I did find when he was discharged from it. Thanks again. We all know I am no rocket scientist when it comes to DNA and to old to want to learn. "E" -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Book
Linda J, Yes, it's called Portuguese Hawaiian Memories. I think it's $45 or $50 if they still have any in stock. The Portuguese Hawaiian Society sells them. I don't have a contact for Doris Namuu, the president, but I have one for George Nelson: dgn...@hotmail.com. Give him a try. I believe he's on this list, but you may want to write him directly instead of telling 1000+ people your personal info :) Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] SS Harpalien to Hawaii - 1912
Colleen, Ancestry.com is a company. They was some talk of them selling, but I don't remember what became of that. (Note: There is no "O" in the word Ancestry). PortugueseAncestry.com is part of Lusaweb. Lusaweb was originally designed to be like a Portuguese hall on the Internet. At one time, they had a genealogy section, but I don't think it's the focus anymore. LusaWeb has gone through many changes over the years. I believe most people doing Portuguese or Azorean research use the CCA Web Site (Centro de Conhecimento dos Acores - Center of Knowledge of the Azores at http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/) or the use the Azores GenWeb to get information to get started http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azrwgw/ Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Book
Hello I would like to order a copy of the book Portuguese Hawaiian Memories - I don't know the exact name.of the book. In previous emails it was available and I believe the person's name was Dan. I need to know where to send the check to. I would appreciate any help on this matter. Thanking you in advance. Linda -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches
Yes, it is possible for one brother to have a different mutation or value. You can think of mutations in terms of a copy machine. You want 25 copies. You get 25. Then next time you get 25. But another time you do it, the machine somehow gives you 24. That also happens when the chromosomes make copies. Bennett Greenspan, the founder of FTDNA originally tested his brothers. They were the same. Later, he tested his son who was 1 off. So Bennett finally tested himself and found out he was the "mutant" who passed it on to his son. Cheri Mello FTDNA Admin -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] SS Harpalien to Hawaii - 1912
Is PortugueseAncestry.com a part of Ancestory.com? Colleen Researching Machado, Silva, Goncalves, Cunha and Rosa; islands of Teceira, Graciosa and Pico On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:58 PM, wrote: > I had written this question for the list, but then answered myself. Look > at the bottom for the answer: > > There is a person named Leal who might have arrived from the Azores to > Hawaii aboard the ship Harpalien in 1912 and so I was looking to see if > this list has been extracted by anyone and available online. > > It appears this is offered by PortugueseAncestry.com but one must be a > member: > > http://www.portugueseancestry.com/genresources/Detail2.CFM?Hawaiianships__ID=29 > > I have many passenger ship lists available on my own website that are > free. If anyone happens to have an extracted list not already available on > my website and wants to make it available to everyone, by all means feel > free to send it to me for posting. Here is the link to the three from > Hawaii I currently have: > > http://www.dholmes.com/ships.html#hawaii > > I seem to be related to this Leal family and don't yet have any idea how > that is. This is one of the Family Finder DNA test results telling me this. > > I found this ship on Ancestry.com: > > http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1502&iid=31073_169476-00282&fn=Luiz+Manoel&ln=Leal&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2012371 > > Thanks, > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Simão Velho & Isabel de Andrade - ilha de Santa Maria
Hi Denis,I didn't think anyone had compiled something. I just figured maybe someone had happened to find this same couple in their research.Judging from what you and João Lopes say, it looks like these could all be related people, just not the exact ones I am looking for.I appreciate your tip. I have a booklet I made years ago with all the LDS film numbers. Since this is certainly nothing of vital interest, I will just wait a few years more for them to appear online, I suppose.Obrigado,Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re:_[AZORES-Genealogy]_Simão_Velho_&_Isabel_de_Andr ade_-_ilha_de_Santa_Maria From: Denis MealsDate: Mon, February 25, 2013 2:15 pm To: azores@googlegroups.com Doug:There is a marriage record in the freguesia of Santa Bárbara, Santa Maria, showing Simão Velho - Maria da Fonte as the parents of the groom, Francisco Velho - bride's name illegible. However Francisco's marriage occurred in 167_, and given that his mother is a Fonte, this likely is not the people you seek. My best guess of where to look would be in the freguesia of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Vila do Porto. As far as I know, no one has compiled a database from the Mother Church. If you wish to look further I'll offer the LDS film numbers. DenisOn Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:16 AM, wrote: I have run across in my research in Pico a couple named Simão Velho and Isabel de Andrade, whose son Francisco ended up living in Pico. His marriage says he is simply native of Ilha de Santa Maria. I estimate he was born maybe about 1710-1715 and that his parents were married about 1700-1710.I know there are some Santa Maria researchers on this list who might recognize this couple and if anyone is interested in learning about their son Francisco and his family on Pico, I would like to know some specifics about his parents, especially which of the four freguesias on Santa Maria where he was born. I think there is a decent chance one of Francisco's parents connects up to a prominent family, such as Macedo, Bettencourt, Brum, Silveira, or something like that, but not those found on Pico. These names also are well known on São Miguel, such as in Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande, and I believe that is where he has his origins. Thank you.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Matches
Cheri and others, I finally was able to access my husband's McNeal 67 upgrade and what is interesting is there were 3 brothers. On the FTDNA 67 match we match one with 0 steps and one with 1 step. I guess this is possible?? Elaine -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Simão Velho & Isabel de Andrade - ilha de Santa Maria
Doug: There is a marriage record in the freguesia of Santa Bárbara, Santa Maria, showing Simão Velho - Maria da Fonte as the parents of the groom, Francisco Velho - bride's name illegible. However Francisco's marriage occurred in 167_, and given that his mother is a Fonte, this likely is not the people you seek. My best guess of where to look would be in the freguesia of Nossa Senhora da Assunção, Vila do Porto. As far as I know, no one has compiled a database from the Mother Church. If you wish to look further I'll offer the LDS film numbers. Denis On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:16 AM, wrote: > I have run across in my research in Pico a couple named Simão Velho and > Isabel de Andrade, whose son Francisco ended up living in Pico. > > His marriage says he is simply native of Ilha de Santa Maria. I estimate > he was born maybe about 1710-1715 and that his parents were married about > 1700-1710. > > I know there are some Santa Maria researchers on this list who might > recognize this couple and if anyone is interested in learning about their > son Francisco and his family on Pico, I would like to know some specifics > about his parents, especially which of the four freguesias on Santa Maria > where he was born. > > I think there is a decent chance one of Francisco's parents connects up to > a prominent family, such as Macedo, Bettencourt, Brum, Silveira, or > something like that, but not those found on Pico. These names also are well > known on São Miguel, such as in Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande, and I > believe that is where he has his origins. > > Thank you. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Simão Velho & Isabel de Andrade - ilha de Santa Maria
In Brazil there are descendants of a couple Simao Velho and Maria de Matos, from Vila do Porto, Santa Maria island. JS Lopes De: "p...@dholmes.com" Para: azores@googlegroups.com Enviadas: Segunda-feira, 25 de Fevereiro de 2013 16:16 Assunto: [AZORES-Genealogy] Simão Velho & Isabel de Andrade - ilha de Santa Maria I have run across in my research in Pico a couple named Simão Velho and Isabel de Andrade, whose son Francisco ended up living in Pico. His marriage says he is simply native of Ilha de Santa Maria. I estimate he was born maybe about 1710-1715 and that his parents were married about 1700-1710. I know there are some Santa Maria researchers on this list who might recognize this couple and if anyone is interested in learning about their son Francisco and his family on Pico, I would like to know some specifics about his parents, especially which of the four freguesias on Santa Maria where he was born. I think there is a decent chance one of Francisco's parents connects up to a prominent family, such as Macedo, Bettencourt, Brum, Silveira, or something like that, but not those found on Pico. These names also are well known on São Miguel, such as in Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande, and I believe that is where he has his origins. Thank you. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico & Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] SS Harpalien to Hawaii - 1912
I had written this question for the list, but then answered myself. Look at the bottom for the answer:There is a person named Leal who might have arrived from the Azores to Hawaii aboard the ship Harpalien in 1912 and so I was looking to see if this list has been extracted by anyone and available online.It appears this is offered by PortugueseAncestry.com but one must be a member: http://www.portugueseancestry.com/genresources/Detail2.CFM?Hawaiianships__ID=29 I have many passenger ship lists available on my own website that are free. If anyone happens to have an extracted list not already available on my website and wants to make it available to everyone, by all means feel free to send it to me for posting. Here is the link to the three from Hawaii I currently have:http://www.dholmes.com/ships.html#hawaii I seem to be related to this Leal family and don't yet have any idea how that is. This is one of the Family Finder DNA test results telling me this.I found this ship on Ancestry.com:http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1502&iid=31073_169476-00282&fn=Luiz+Manoel&ln=Leal&st=r&ssrc=&pid=2012371 Thanks,Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree DNA Y-12 $39
A lot of people turn off their 12 marker matches. My dad probably has about 1000 matches at the 12 marker level. That level means that my dad and the match has a common ancestor thousands of years ago. Since my pedigree doesn't go back to Fred Flintstone, I take my dad's 12 marker matches off (there's a setting for that on the FTDNA personal page). Now if you have a rare surname, or rare DNA, then the 12 marker may have some limited uses. Cheri Mello FTDNA Admin -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Simão Velho & Isabel de Andrade - ilha de Santa Maria
I have run across in my research in Pico a couple named Simão Velho and Isabel de Andrade, whose son Francisco ended up living in Pico. His marriage says he is simply native of Ilha de Santa Maria. I estimate he was born maybe about 1710-1715 and that his parents were married about 1700-1710.I know there are some Santa Maria researchers on this list who might recognize this couple and if anyone is interested in learning about their son Francisco and his family on Pico, I would like to know some specifics about his parents, especially which of the four freguesias on Santa Maria where he was born.I think there is a decent chance one of Francisco's parents connects up to a prominent family, such as Macedo, Bettencourt, Brum, Silveira, or something like that, but not those found on Pico. These names also are well known on São Miguel, such as in Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande, and I believe that is where he has his origins.Thank you.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ATMs in the Azores
We were in Sao Miguel six years ago and stayed in Ponta Delgada and had similar experience. It was particularly easy to do it right from at the main desk of the hotel. The transaction fee you refer to is very similar to what the fee was here to convert to Euro's. We did try to use up all of our Euro's before leaving to return to the US to avoid a similar fee in trading them back to American dollars. We went for two weeks and started with approximately 2000 in Euros which we purchased at Bank of America here, and only had to buy more cash after we did a shopping day and bought some embroidery and souvenirs. BTW, when you get to the Azores, check out the shops in the airport as you may find as we did that the stuff they sell is sufficient for your souvenir needs. You don't say where you are from, but if you are from near Fall RIver, MA, don't waste time, money and effort buying stuff like wine because it is freshly imported almost weekly to the stores in Fall River and often is cheaper to buy here. On Feb 25, 2013, at 2:05 AM, Tomas Leal wrote: > For the past three years, I have stayed in the Azores for 12 weeks in the > summer and used my debit card from my U.S. to withdraw euros. I've never had > a problem. My bank does charge a "foreign transaction fee" and an "interbank > charge" on these transactions, which work out to about $5-6 per transaction > withdrawing 200 euros.These fees are still less than and currency exchange or > local bank would charge to change dollars. > > There is a daily maximum amount you may withdraw regardless of what your bank > allows in the U.S. That maximum is 200 euros, and I always go the limit. > > That said, my partner had trouble using a Bank of America debit card, which > the bank was not able to correct while we were there. Upon our return, the > bank issued a new card and there wasn't a problem on the next trip. > > Yes, European cards have smart chips in them, which are more secure than the > magnetic strip that American banks refuse to give up. The truth is American > banks know the superiority of the smart chip cards but refuse to invest in a > changeover. > > Unfortunately, it seems you will not know whether your card will or will not > work until you are there. I recommend calling your bank to inform of your > intended use in Portugal. The MultiBanco machines are secure, so that is not > a worry. In contrast, I had repeated trouble using my debit card in Brazil > because of a greater incidence of card theft and fraud. A call to my bank > cleared up with problem and the system cleared my card within 15 minutes. > > Whenever travelling out of the country, it's good to notify your bank ahead > of time, giving the dates you will be in particular countries. The same holds > for any credit card you choose to use. Different card issuers have different > security thresholds at which an account may be stopped. No issuer will reveal > its threshold, of course. A call ahead of time prevents this problem. > > Tomas Leal > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when > they arrive. > For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Thank you, Frederick Souza 19 Owen Drive Stonington, CT 06378-1012 860-535-2670 mailto:fsouz...@comcast.net -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: ATMs in the Azores
Do check with your card company about fees. When I went, I found that my Chase card was going to charge hefty fees for both exchange and out-of-network ATMs. So before I left I got a card from our Schwabb account that had no fees at all. I did not experience any problems with the chip thing anywhere in Portugal or the Azores, but that is also worth checking into. Exchange rate was definitely better with the card than with cash. Steve On Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:04:46 AM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Repost for Ria, nazdar2000 at gmail.com > > Hi Everybody, > Does anyone know if Azores, Ponta Delgada City if the banks have ATM > service and if we can use it with our Visa card? > Thanks > Ria > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.