Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: USCIS Proposed Fee hikes

[Gordon soares]

Encourages me to write my Senators and Congressman again and this time point 
out Mitt Romney’s action
Gordon

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> On Dec 14, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Cheri Mello  wrote:
> 
> 
> (Cross posted again)
> 
> Here's an article about U.S. Congressman, Mitt Romney, requesting an audit or 
> accounting of the USCIS and a lot of other information:
> https://www.deseret.com/2019/12/11/21005211/romney-immigration-services-fee-hikes-family-history-research-genealogy-program-ancestry-mormon
> 
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, 
> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:26 PM Cheri Mello  wrote:
>> (Cross posted to Azores, Maderia, and IslandRoutes lists)
>> 
>> The fees for the United States Naturalization records are under review and 
>> the new increase will cost us over $600! We have ONE WEEK to write and 
>> complain. Below are some articles.
>> 
>> Dick Eastman's article:
>> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/
>> 
>> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing 
>> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16.
>> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/
>> 
>> Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, blogged about this again. She says:
>> <> — the first step that lets us know if the agency actually holds records 
>> about a research target — will rise from $65 to $240. And the cost of 
>> getting a paper record identified in that record search, such as a visa 
>> file, will rise from $65 to $385. So a record that, today, costs a maximum 
>> of $130 will cost $625 if this rule goes into effect.
>> 
>> And that vastly higher fee will be for records that, in many cases, should 
>> have already been transferred to the National Archives and so available to 
>> us all for much lower fees.>>
>> 
>> Full article here.
>> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/12/02/fight-the-fee-hikes/
>> 
>> Then someone (Ronnie French? Elaine Mello?) posted this.
>> <> "I just got an email from Reclaim the Records, and they are talking to their 
>> lawyers about this.  Apparently, a lot of these records should have been 
>> turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on the 
>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they can in the 
>> short term stop the increase while they work on the long term to release the 
>> records."
>> 
>> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/?  (Yes, the question mark is 
>> part of the URL). Read the information.
>> 
>> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at: 
>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/
>> (I blended a couple of them together).
>> 
>> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th! >>
>> 
>> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every couple of days 
>> until December 16th! All U.S. researchers need to write in!!
>> 
>> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in! 
>> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist
>> 
>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:30 AM Cheri Mello  wrote:
>>> (Cross posted to Madeira and Island Routes lists)
>>> 
>>> Dick Eastman, as well as Judy Russell (The Legal Genealogist) wrote about 
>>> the huge price increase for U.S. Naturalization records. The new fees are 
>>> ridiculous! Over $600 total!!
>>> 
>>> Dick Eastman's article:
>>> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/
>>> 
>>> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing 
>>> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16.
>>> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/
>>> 
>>> My cousin followed Judy's advice and emailed Reclaim the Records. She said:
>>> <>> their lawyers about this.  Apparently, a lot of these records should have 
>>> been turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on 
>>> the https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they can in 
>>> the short term stop the increase while they work on the long term to 
>>> release the records.>>
>>> 
>>> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/?  (Yes, the question mark is 
>>> part of the URL). Read the information.
>>> 
>>> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at: 
>>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/
>>> (I blended a couple of them together).
>>> 
>>> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th!
>>> 
>>> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every few days until 
>>> December 16th!
>>> 
>>> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in! 
>>> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist
> 
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[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: USCIS Proposed Fee hikes

[Cheri Mello]

(Cross posted again)

Here's an article about U.S. Congressman, Mitt Romney, requesting an audit
or accounting of the USCIS and a lot of other information:
https://www.deseret.com/2019/12/11/21005211/romney-immigration-services-fee-hikes-family-history-research-genealogy-program-ancestry-mormon

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada


On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:26 PM Cheri Mello  wrote:

> (Cross posted to Azores, Maderia, and IslandRoutes lists)
>
> The fees for the United States Naturalization records are under review and
> the new increase will cost us over $600! We have *ONE WEEK* to write and
> complain. Below are some articles.
>
> Dick Eastman's article:
>
> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/
>
> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing
> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16.
> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/
>
> Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, blogged about this again. She says:
>
> < USCIS — the first step that lets us know if the agency actually holds
> records about a research target — will rise from $65 to $240. And the cost
> of getting a paper record identified in that record search, such as a visa
> file, will rise from $65 to $385. So a record that, today, costs a maximum
> of $130 will cost *$625* if this rule goes into effect.
>
> And that vastly higher fee will be for records that, in many cases, should
> have already been transferred to the National Archives and so available to
> us all for much lower fees.>>
> Full article here.
> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/12/02/fight-the-fee-hikes/
>
> Then someone (Ronnie French? Elaine Mello?) posted this.
> < said:
> "I just got an email from Reclaim the Records, and they are talking to
> their lawyers about this.  Apparently, a lot of these records should have
> been turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on
> the https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they can
> in the short term stop the increase while they work on the long term to
> release the records."
>
> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/?  (Yes, the question mark is
> part of the URL). Read the information.
>
> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at:
> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/
> (I blended a couple of them together).
>
> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th! >>
>
> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every couple of days
> until December 16th! All U.S. researchers need to write in!!
>
> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in!
> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist
>
> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:30 AM Cheri Mello  wrote:
>
>> (Cross posted to Madeira and Island Routes lists)
>>
>> Dick Eastman, as well as Judy Russell (The Legal Genealogist) wrote about
>> the huge price increase for U.S. Naturalization records. The new fees are
>> ridiculous! Over $600 total!!
>>
>> Dick Eastman's article:
>>
>> https://blog.eogn.com/2019/11/15/uscis-proposes-fee-increases-for-genealogy-records/
>>
>> Judy Russell's article with a place to complain (with samples and writing
>> prompts). You must complete this by MONDAY, DECEMBER 16.
>> https://www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/11/21/records-not-revenue/
>>
>> My cousin followed Judy's advice and emailed Reclaim the Records. She
>> said:
>> <> their lawyers about this.  Apparently, a lot of these records should have
>> been turned over to NARA a while ago, but they urge everyone to comment on
>> the https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/? page in the hopes that they can
>> in the short term stop the increase while they work on the long term to
>> release the records.>>
>>
>> 1) Go to https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/?  (Yes, the question mark is
>> part of the URL). Read the information.
>>
>> 2) Open another tab with the writing prompts at:
>> https://www.recordsnotrevenue.com/conversation-starters/
>> (I blended a couple of them together).
>>
>> 3) Then submit it via their portal. This must be done by DECEMBER 16th!
>>
>> I'm going to keep sending this email to the list(s) every few days until
>> December 16th!
>>
>> Thank you to all who will take the 5-10 minutes to write in!
>> Cheri Mello, An avid, hard-core, die-hard genealogist
>>
>

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Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA and Azores

[Rob Whaite]

Hi Cheri

I have found out more about this Do Couto for Du Coyte that you so kindly 
suggested. Spot on, absolutely correct.

The English of course have trouble pronouncing European names and so there 
is a myriad of spellings. I have even seen DeKoyte.

I have some more questions but will get back to you another time.

Thanks again

Rob



On Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 5:33:44 AM UTC+10:30, Cheri Mello wrote:
>
> Rob W,
>
> There is no way to give you any advise without me looking at your DNA page 
> on FTDNA. I would be a lot of guesses and nothing concrete.
>
> Here are the join instructions:   
>
> Log into the FTDNA page with the kit number and password.
>
> Across the top is says: myFTDNA, DNA Tests, ProjectsPoint at Projects. 
> When the drop down menu appears, click "Join a project."
>
> If the Azores Islands appears on the top, click the link and scroll down 
> to the JOIN button at the end.
>
> If the Azores Islands is not suggested, scroll down to where it says 
> "Search by Surname" and type: azores.
>
> When Azores Islands appears, click the link and follow the directions. 
>
>
> ==
>
> My guess is that "Du Coyte" may be "do Couto."
>
> After you join the Azores DNA Project, I can tell you more. Otherwise, 
> it's just some wild guesses.
> Thanks, Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer), Azores DNA Project 
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, 
> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 10:57 AM Rob Whaite  > wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> One of my 2nd Great Grandfather's came to South Australia in 1848.
>> Unfortunately most shipping lists of the time have"not survived"  to use 
>> the official term.There are some Newspaper reports but they are notoriously 
>> unreliable and misspellings abound.
>> He was born about 1808 and went by the name of Joseph Josephs which 
>> unfortunately was not his real name. His real name was supposed to be Du 
>> Coyte or something similar 
>> When one of his daughter's died the obituary said that her father fought 
>> in the Crimean war which is impossible of course because he was already in 
>> Australia before that war began.
>> He may have fought in the Portuguese civil war as he would have been old 
>> enough.
>>
>> He probably came to Australia via England. Very hard to find a name when 
>> you don't know what name to look for? He was however Portuguese and spoke 
>> very poor English.
>>
>> I have had my DNA tested with Ancestry and uploaded my info To "My 
>> Heritage" FTDNA,Living DNA and Gedmatch.
>> Ancestry does not recognize my Portuguese ancestry although it did 
>> originally, however "My Heritage" does!!
>>
>> I have been checking my Portugal matches on Ancestry and over 90% of them 
>> have an ancestor from the Azores within 3-4 generations.  I don't know how 
>> common that is in the overall Portuguese population??
>> I do know that Joseph was suppose to have come from an island and had a 
>> brother that went to South America,Brazil??
>>
>> I know this is a bit long winded but do you think it is reasonable to 
>> assume that Joseph came from the Azores? At least at this stage?
>>
>> I'm just looking for an opinion and as I have explained I have next to 
>> nothing to go on!!!
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
>>
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