RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3)

2011-04-06 Thread Jacki G.
I second that thought Lionel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY The next time my mother tells me she's too old for this stuff, I'm showing her this email. She's not even old yet. She's only 76. Here's to more birthdays yet to come. Bless you Jacki From: azores@googlegroups.com

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3)

2011-04-06 Thread calvena ainsworth
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Calvena Ainsworth Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 20:54:03 -0700 From: hailiha...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3) To: azores@googlegroups.com Belated Birthday Wishes to you!! 92 WOW andhow wonderful

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Borba Family Tree

2011-04-06 Thread Joao S. Lopes
I have Borba ancestors in Calheta and Manadas.] ] João Simões Lopes Filho Rio de Janeiro-Brasil De: Marcio Borba marcioborba_ge...@yahoo.com Para: azores@googlegroups.com Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 6 de Abril de 2011 4:22 Assunto: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Borba

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Borba Family Tree

2011-04-06 Thread Adair Borba
Marcio, If you have access to Ancestry my tree is The Borba Family Tree, if not let me know and I can give you access...let me know if you see and connections. I am still adding but it may give us a hint! Adair On Apr 6, 2011, at 3:22 AM, Marcio Borba wrote: Hi Adair I'm a Borba from

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3)

2011-04-06 Thread Lionel Holmes
Thank you, Jacki. I'm shooting for 93. Doubt that I'll pass my mother's record. She was 101 -- a Silveira from Pico. On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Jacki G. ja...@cdmmarketing.com wrote: I second that thought Lionel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY The next time my mother tells me she’s too old for

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Borba Family Tree

2011-04-06 Thread Marcio Borba
Hi, I dont have access. Marcio Borba Feel the Azores... visit http://azorean-roots.blogspot.com --- Em qua, 6/4/11, Adair Borba adair1...@comcast.net escreveu: De: Adair Borba adair1...@comcast.net Assunto: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Borba Family Tree Para: azores@googlegroups.com Data:

[AZORES-Genealogy] the book v azores Western Islands Thomas Ashe'

2011-04-06 Thread Don
This man's bio is something else, He was not only an author, he was a crook, an embezzeler, sold his black wife to a slave owner in the USA. Here is a brief synopsis from a google search of him. I wouldn't worry about his negative description of the Azores, his life was much worse. Don Correia

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3)

2011-04-06 Thread Hermano C. Pires
Belated Hppy Birthday Lionel, That's a wonderfull mark to aim for, and your atitude isn't bad either :) Hermano Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:24:50 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3) From: lionelholme...@gmail.com To:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] the book v azores Western Islands Thomas Ashe'

2011-04-06 Thread Dolores Coyle
Guess Capt. Ashe never considered there would ever be such a thing as Google :-) Scoundrel seems mild for him. Makes my ancestors look good. Thanks, Dolores Coyle On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Don drt...@aol.com wrote: This man's bio is something else, He was not only an author, he was a

[AZORES-Genealogy] sites of interest to Portuguese Americans

2011-04-06 Thread yvonne domings
I know this is not exactly about genealogy, but I wanted to share two new sites with you that I think you will all find interesting. First, officially launched today is the Portuguese American Journal at: http://portuguese-american-journal.com/ From the site: The Portuguese-American Journal

[AZORES-Genealogy] Reading Portuguese Records: Lesson 1: Baptisms, 3rd period

2011-04-06 Thread Cheri Mello
Key Baptism Words: baptisei solemnemente = baptize solemnly um individuo do sexo masculino/feminino =(an individual of the sex masculine/feminine) nome = name nasceu = born filho legitimo = son legitimate filha natural = daughter illegitimate Pai nao sabido = father unknown Pais

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Full Text of the book The Azores: or Western Isla...

2011-04-06 Thread Seekgene
Thank you, Chris for taking the time to share the book with all of us. Even if the author is less than complementary to us, he does give some very good descriptions of the different islands in detail. Marie Pleasant In a message dated 4/5/2011 8:56:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reading Portuguese Records: Lesson 1: Baptisms, 3rd period

2011-04-06 Thread bellemarco
Cheri and others, Here is the FHC site for Portuguese words, numbers, etc. Quite an extensive list https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portuguese_Genealogical_Word_List#Additional_Resources E -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reading Portuguese Records: Overview

2011-04-06 Thread Donna Olovson
Thanks for the clues to reading records, Cheri. I hope you'll continue posting these ideas for us newbies-DonnaO On Apr 6, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: Since the Google Groups doesn't allow a Files section anymore, I can't point people there for help. So I guess when these

[AZORES-Genealogy] Saint Francis Xavier Parish East Providence RI

2011-04-06 Thread Eileen Leite
Attention anyone with a connection to East Providence, RI!! In my mother-in-law's effects we found the program from the dedication of Saint Francis Xavier School in East Providence RI, December 1959. This booklet is about 50 pages long, and is somewhat like a yearbook. There are pictures of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Borba Family Tree

2011-04-06 Thread Adair Borba
I just sent you and invite to view our Tree on Ancestry, let me know if you see a common thread. Adair On Apr 6, 2011, at 8:10 AM, Joao S. Lopes wrote: I have Borba ancestors in Calheta and Manadas.] ] João Simões Lopes Filho Rio de Janeiro-Brasil De: Marcio Borba

[AZORES-Genealogy] GEDCOM files

2011-04-06 Thread Tish M
My husband and I just found out some interesting tips about GEDCOM files. The following URL will tell you all the GEDCOM field names supported by GEDCOM 5.5, the latest version of GEDCOM. http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pmcbride/gedcom/55gcappa.htm If you add events of your own, like

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Elk Grove and Escalon in California this weekend (April 2 - 3)

2011-04-06 Thread Jacki G.
Lionel, I wouldn't bet against it. ;) All things are possible when the mind is willing. I would love to meet you sometime and take you to lunch and talk about genealogy. I don't think we live very far from each other. You can send me an email at: jacki at cdmmarketing dot com if

[AZORES-Genealogy] Goularts from Faial

2011-04-06 Thread Cheri Mello
Repost for Eadie, kothlow at telus.net (Don't know which Linda she's talking about, we have many now on this list). Linda my cousins are Goularts from Faial There are 6 left living, 2 in San Franciso, USA and 4 in Oakville, Ontario Canada Wonder if these are related to you -- To unsubscribe

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Garcia da Silva, Castelo Branco - Faial

2011-04-06 Thread Bill Eadie Kothlow
my family and I are also from the island of Faial - what ancestors does your husband have I immigrated to Toronto in 1958 and now live in Vancouver family names are Terra Pierra Pinheiro Simas Furtado - Original Message - From: Shirley Allegre To: azores@googlegroups.com

[AZORES-Genealogy] Reading Portuguese handwriting

2011-04-06 Thread Eileen Leite
I'm so glad Cheri is giving that tutorial on how to read the records. Thank you SO much. May I add another resource on reading the handwriting? There is a helpful (understatement) booklet published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called Basic Portuguese Paleography. It

[AZORES-Genealogy] A question for those on the East Coast

2011-04-06 Thread Gayle Machado
This question is for those back on the East Coast. Attached is a copy of my grandparents marriage certificate from Taunton, MA. While I've had great success with my grandmother's side of the family back on Pico, I've been at a dead end with my grandfather's side. Years ago I wrote to the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] GEDCOM files

2011-04-06 Thread Cheri Mello
GEDCOM 5.5, the latest, was released 15 years ago, in January, 1996. When I need to add something (such as a dispensation, or perhaps a godparent), I have to go into the inner workings and code Gedcom to EVEN for Event. Then I have to remember to tell the recipient what I've done. Dick Eastman

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] A question for those on the East Coast

2011-04-06 Thread Gayle Machado
Thanks Cheri ! Sorry I missed the festa last weekend. Lionel wasn't the only one with a birthday. ;-) Maybe I'll catch up with you when the band goes to Tulare. Its a bit of a drive and you're coming in the heat of the summer, but remind me anyway. I'd like to see you again. Gayle

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A question for those on the East Coast

2011-04-06 Thread bellemarco
Gayle, I did not see the attachment. Can you tell me when they married and where they lived after they married? Taunton? I am trying to find them in the 1900 census and found one but it says he was born in the Azores. Someone else named Sylva has done research on the same name but the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] One more time

2011-04-06 Thread bellemarco
Gayle, I tried to find him on the RI birth index on Ancestry but he is not listed there. Here is an interesting site on Fox Point http://cityof.providenceri.com/ONS/neighborhoods/fox-point It lists the following Portuguese church - Our Lady of the Rosary (1885) 463 Benefit St.,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A question for those on the East Coast

2011-04-06 Thread Gayle Machado
E, I sent the certificate in the second e-mail. If you use an iPhone it always shows up at the very bottom of the message, even if there are a number of responses. I just got my phone and I didn't know this at first. To answer your question: My grandfather was born around April 1873 to Manuel