Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo
Gail, There is nothing more annoying to volunteers than to go and take a photo just to find out the person requesting asked the world and someone else did it and wasted the volunteer's time. Even though I take pictures in larger city cemeteries, some are old. Some are so large that the flat memorial tablets are trimmed once every X months. So I sit and trim away the grass. If there's mud (from the lawn being watered), I pull out my collapsible bucket and find a spigot and wash it off. Then I let it dry. If the light is not right, I pull out my umbrella and shade the stone the right way. In fairness to the Find A Grave volunteers, you should take down your photo request there and wait and see if anyone on this list picks up the request or any other you list you may have posted it on. Find A Grave gives the volunteer 2 weeks to fulfill the request after it has been claimed. So you could wait 2 weeks after this posting to see if anyone fills it. And once someone agrees to take your picture, you need to tell every list you posted on that the request has been fulfilled so some other volunteer does not go out there to take your photo. Sorry if this doesn't sound polite. I've been doing the grave photos for a few years now on Find A Grave and have encountered a few people who didn't take down the request and I used my gas, time, and energy just to find out that the request was fulfilled by someone else. Hope you understand. Cheri Mello Also a Graver on Find A Grave -- 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."
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo
I also did put in a request in Find A Grave. Gail From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 4:17 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo St Mary's where? I bet there are hundreds in the U.S., Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand... If your ancestor is listed on Find A Grave, I'd click the Request a Photo button there. If your ancestor does not have a memorial on Find A Grave, I'd make one and then click the Request a Photo button. Find A Grave then emails the top X people on the list within a Y mile radius of that cemetery. Also, there are "gravers" that will browse the photo requests and pick them up and go out to the cemetery to take a picture. City cemeteries have a better response rate than rural cemeteries. Nevertheless, Find A Grave has an army of volunteers that like to take tombstone pictures. 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." -- 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."
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo
Sorry, it's at St. Mary's Alameda County, California. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 4:17 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo St Mary's where? I bet there are hundreds in the U.S., Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand... If your ancestor is listed on Find A Grave, I'd click the Request a Photo button there. If your ancestor does not have a memorial on Find A Grave, I'd make one and then click the Request a Photo button. Find A Grave then emails the top X people on the list within a Y mile radius of that cemetery. Also, there are "gravers" that will browse the photo requests and pick them up and go out to the cemetery to take a picture. City cemeteries have a better response rate than rural cemeteries. Nevertheless, Find A Grave has an army of volunteers that like to take tombstone pictures. 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." -- 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo
I just successfully used find a grave to get a picture of the family headstone at St. John the Baptist cemetery in New Bedford as all the names are on one stone, only took them a couple of days, great idea... On Jun 15, 2012 10:10 PM, "Gail Elizares" wrote: > If anyone in the near future goes to St. Mary’s Cemetary, would you please > take a photo of ggrandfather’s grave. His name is listed as Caton Souza > and is located at Y14-26th. > > He died on 05/04/1933. > > ** ** > > Thanks, > > ** ** > > Gail > > -- > 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." -- 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] age question
Mike, Not only being unable to read or write is a problem. In addition, the difference in customs, etc. also can play a part. My grandfather who was born in Ligares, Tras-os-Montes, Portugal was in his 30's when he immigrated to the US. I knew him and remember that he knew his age and birthday. He said he was born, "the day after Christmas." We always celebrated his birthday on December 26 and his grave stone says that the year 1875. When I found his baptismal record, he was born on January 7, 1876. In Portugal, Christmas is the Natal and is celebrated in January (when the wisemen saw Jesus). Now, everytime I visit his grave I have to tell him sorry, it is the wrong day, month and year it is printed in stone! Celeste, Hayward, CA Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com From: Mike To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 4:20 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] age question I have marriage license and marriage certificate from the church that put my GG grandfathers year of birth in 1872, have an obituary that would put his birthday in 1867, a headstone that would put it in 1867, a newspaper story that indicates his birth would have been in 1868 and the census that would put it in 1870. So until I can somehow find the village he came from and then locate a birth certificate, knowing that he couldn't read or write how accurate would someone be with knowing the year of his own events and happenings? Are these variations in dates commonplace among the portuguese of those times? -- 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." -- 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo
St Mary's where? I bet there are hundreds in the U.S., Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand... If your ancestor is listed on Find A Grave, I'd click the Request a Photo button there. If your ancestor does not have a memorial on Find A Grave, I'd make one and then click the Request a Photo button. Find A Grave then emails the top X people on the list within a Y mile radius of that cemetery. Also, there are "gravers" that will browse the photo requests and pick them up and go out to the cemetery to take a picture. City cemeteries have a better response rate than rural cemeteries. Nevertheless, Find A Grave has an army of volunteers that like to take tombstone pictures. 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."
[AZORES-Genealogy] Grave Photo
If anyone in the near future goes to St. Mary's Cemetary, would you please take a photo of ggrandfather's grave. His name is listed as Caton Souza and is located at Y14-26th. He died on 05/04/1933. Thanks, Gail -- 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] age question
Depending on the US censuses, I have different birth dates for my Azorian grandfather...and he could read and write English! - Shirl - On 6/15/2012 7:20 PM, Mike wrote: I have marriage license and marriage certificate from the church that put my GG grandfathers year of birth in 1872, have an obituary that would put his birthday in 1867, a headstone that would put it in 1867, a newspaper story that indicates his birth would have been in 1868 and the census that would put it in 1870. So until I can somehow find the village he came from and then locate a birth certificate, knowing that he couldn't read or write how accurate would someone be with knowing the year of his own events and happenings? Are these variations in dates commonplace among the portuguese of those times? -- 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." -- 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."
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] age question
Mike, Yes, variations are common. The general rule is that info given by someone else is less reliable than that provided by the person himself. So, use the marriage date as the most likely since the groom would be the one stating the info and not a relative, friend or doctor. Gayle On Jun 15, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Mike wrote: > I have marriage license and marriage certificate from the church that put my > GG grandfathers year of birth in 1872, have an obituary that would put his > birthday in 1867, a headstone that would put it in 1867, a newspaper story > that indicates his birth would have been in 1868 and the census that would > put it in 1870. So until I can somehow find the village he came from and then > locate a birth certificate, knowing that he couldn't read or write how > accurate would someone be with knowing the year of his own events and > happenings? > Are these variations in dates commonplace among the portuguese of those times? > -- > 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." -- 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."
[AZORES-Genealogy] age question
I have marriage license and marriage certificate from the church that put my GG grandfathers year of birth in 1872, have an obituary that would put his birthday in 1867, a headstone that would put it in 1867, a newspaper story that indicates his birth would have been in 1868 and the census that would put it in 1870. So until I can somehow find the village he came from and then locate a birth certificate, knowing that he couldn't read or write how accurate would someone be with knowing the year of his own events and happenings? Are these variations in dates commonplace among the portuguese of those times? -- 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."
