Rosemarie,
Do you have a name for the keynote speaker?
Thanks,
Bill
> On Nov 22, 2019, at 8:09 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci wrote:
>
>
> Thanks, Deb. I will add you to the list of attendees! If I get close to 20 I
> will need a bigger room so we'll have to see what happens. Will look forward
, Silva, Vasconcellos, Conde, and Bettencourt.
Regards,
Bill Boyd
On Friday, November 8, 2019, 08:22:38 AM PST, Brian Margarit
wrote:
Hey guys,
I've never introduced myself on here - I've made a few posts under the username
'analytic advantage'.
I'll be going to the genealogy conference
Perhaps someone should contact Reclaim the Records:
https://www.reclaimtherecords.org/
Bill
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 07:19:00 PM PST, Cheri Mello
wrote:
Yes, that is correct. I read it the same way.
On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 4:13 PM Marilyn Thompson wrote:
Cheri I am reading the
searching!
Rosemarie rcapodc@gmail.comResearching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and
Pico, Azores,Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 7:20 AM 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
wrote:
Thanks once again Bill! The way the record ended confused me, but I d
Some questions about the bottom right record
here:http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-C-1717-1742/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-C-1717-1742_item1/P107.html
Trying to trace my da Silva de Vasconcellos line in Victoria, Guadalupe,
Graciosa. Questions:
- Is what I have
I know this has been answered already, but there are some subtleties I would
like to add.
- I right click on the image and save to my download directory
- Launch the file to edit in Irfanview
- I'll generally crop to the record desired and do auto color correction
(helps with
sn’t recognize those either.
Debbie
On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 12:15 PM 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
wrote:
Hello!
I have a partial translation for this baptism (bottom right)
http://culturacores.azores. gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-
SC-GUADALUPE-B-1717-1730/GRA- SC-GUADALUPE-B-1717-1
Hello!
I have a partial translation for this baptism (bottom
right):http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1717-1730/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1717-1730_item1/P154.html
Partial translation:Manoel filho de Pedro do Conde Sodre e de [Agada Mejeo?] de
Dona Barbara de
> Often, the obit give the native place of the deceased.
>
> Abs
>
> Philippe Garnier
> Paria - France
> http://philippegarnier112.wixsite.com/familiasilhaterceira/copie-de-familias-da-ilha-terceira
>
>
>
>
>> Le dim. 23 déc. 2018 à 20:33, 'Bill Boyd' via Az
From: 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 1:36 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Obituary Translation
Thank you Cheri!
I’ll have to search for a second marriage for Anna. The age would
r, Azores-Gen
> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
>
>
>> On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 10:12 AM 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
>> wrote:
>> Merry Christmas everyone!
>>
>> I co
Bill,
Thanks again! Agreed, he seems to get younger and younger as time goes by ;-)
Regards,
Bill
On Sunday, June 3, 2018, 6:18:38 PM PDT, bsei2...@gmail.com
wrote:
Here is your couple's passaporte log entry (30 Apr 1911, bottom left). It
says he is 37 and she is 23, both from
Bill,
Thank you so much! I was going the other direction and might never have found
it. I guess he was always older than represented in the census and draft
registration...
Regards,
Bill
On Sunday, June 3, 2018, 7:57:47 PM PDT, bsei2...@gmail.com
wrote:
This baptism is for Manuel,
I’ve bought SIM cards at the post office. Cheap and easy to do. I don’t
remember the price, but it worked fine with my iPhone. New phone number but
everything else on my phone was the same.
Bill
> On Jun 4, 2018, at 9:06 PM, Cheri Mello wrote:
>
> Hmmm, now I think it was Altino who was
Bill,
Thank you! This means this is the "wrong" Manoel. My great aunt's husband
died in California in 1939:
Name: Manuel PetersBirth Year: abt 1879Death Date: 8 Mar 1939Age at Death:
60Death Place: Stanislaus, California, USA
The birth year may have been provided incorrectly to me by the
Just scanned the Sao Jorge phone directory from 2013-2014.
|
||
Sao Jorge 2.pdf
Pdf via Dropbox | |
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From: 'j Bc' via Azores Genealogy
To: Azores Genealogy
Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2016 7:35 AM
Subject:
Yes, I have FTM 2014.1 and it doesn't sync (as advertised). I bought RootsMagic
in anticipation of syncing to Ancestry in mid April. Crickets from RootsMagic
and I hear the new sync isn't working well with Ancestry 2017. Leaves me
uncomfortably with my primary information now on Ancestry and no
João,
Storage is cheap these days. There are many options to share storage between
servers. I've done many records implementations with content-addressable
storage (CAS), which works great for files that don't change (e.g., records).
Multiple servers can access the content over an IP
...@gmail.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Is there a trick to searching the Portuguese
Newspaper Collection at UMass website?
Bill Thanks
On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 5:18 PM, 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
azores@googlegroups.com
Interesting. In both Chrome and Firefox I get a blank screen and a downloading
icon until the correct page is displayed.
Good luck!
Regards,
Bill
From: IslandRoutes insearchofthehumanspi...@gmail.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 1:49 PM
Subject: Re:
Click on the 1 to 25 in top right. Do not use the browser back button!
I've attached a picture.
Bill
On Jul 13, 2015, at 2:21 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci rcap...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm using Chrome and it's not letting me go to any other pages either.
Rosemarie
rcap...@gmail.com
I use IrfanView. Many good features like:
- add text through paint palette (interface could be better)
- paste left, right, top, bottom (great for adding pages together on one image
rather than multi-page TIFF or PDF.
- Reduces color palette and down sample (make images smaller)
- Lossless
a wonderful guide that we hired,
Mario Rego, on Terceira.
As you say Bill.you just have to hang loose and be flexibleit all
works out in the end:)
Susan Vargas Murphy
On Apr 26, 2015, at 11:32 AM, 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
azores@googlegroups.com wrote:
Thanks Joao! Hope all
Thanks Joao! Hope all is well. To add to your comments
The Portuguese side of the ATMs may not charge, but I did get charged on
withdrawals from non-credit union banks (Banco Espírito Santo is my example).
As to the extra functionality, you are correct, I was unable to charge my phone
at
Lisa,
I took my first trip to the Azores last year in July. We went to Graciosa
(home island) and Terceira. Here are some of my tips:
Finances:Get a credit card that does not charge foreign exchange fees. One
that has a chip is also advisable. I got the Chase Saphire VISA and have been
On the bright side, we may actually be related this time around ;-)
Bill
From: Eliseu Pacheco da Silva eliseuman...@gmail.com
To: AZORES GENEALOGY - Google group azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 6:30 AM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel de Arruda... let's start all
*
Sent to you from my iPhone
*
On Apr 3, 2015, at 11:12 PM, 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
azores@googlegroups.com wrote:
I created a spreadsheet (Libre Office) and use sheet tabs for baptisms,
marriages and obits. Each sheet has columns appropriate
I created a spreadsheet (Libre Office) and use sheet tabs for baptisms,
marriages and obits. Each sheet has columns appropriate for the record (baptism
date, name, paternal grandparents, godparents, death date, etc.) I paste the
record link into the first column. As I search through, I put
Helen,
I've got many Cunhas from Graciosa in my tree. I have a second cousin who
returned to Graciosa about 17 years ago (he is a Cunha). Provide some
birthdates for your grandparents and I can ask.
Regards,
Bill
On Mar 31, 2015, at 9:39 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote:
Repost
E,
Not knowing your version of Windows, my guess is that the person who set up
your computer set the default system fonts to a larger size. On older programs,
this changes the amount of information and buttons that can fit in specific
screen areas. The settings are generally in the control
Al,
I generally use http://google.translate.com , but occasionally use
http://www.bing.com/translator/ when Google doesn't make sense. They all work
differently and have individual strengths and weaknesses. Choose one as your
standard just to get used to the functionality, but use the others
Happy New Year everyone. I've been working on the US side for a while, but am
back to crawling the CCA images again.
I read the referenced record (No. 47, lower right), as Antonio Correia de Melo
son of Antonio Correia de Melo, Senior and Violente Augusta Solidade. I am
having a lot of
Cheri,
Yes, I was thinking Violet also. If I spell it Violente, Google translates
it as violent. Not a promising girl name ;-)
Thank you,
Bill
From: Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com
To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2015 8:29 PM
Subject: Re:
Thank you Lee. I think Violenta may be corrent. Google translates Violet
to Violeta.
Bill
From: Lee shorts...@suddenlink.net
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2015 8:42 PM
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Graciosa Baptism - Name of Mother
Looks like. Iola the to
Al,
Try this link for Windows 7. Has a little video on how to create a data CD/DVD
for archival purposes. My general instructions still apply.
Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Explorer
| |
| | | | | | | |
| Burn a CD or DVD in Windows ExplorerCopy (burn) your files to a writable CD
Al,
Richard is correct. I believe the issue may be in attempting to write to the
CD/DVD directly from the application. The CD/DVD needs to be prepared (opened)
for writing and then finished (closed) for reading in other systems. In
general, the directory structure isn't written until the
Dear E,
I know I've shared my back-up strategy before. I'm sure many will see this as
extreme, but I've worked with computers for over 20 years in records management
and I am very cautious.
First, even with diversified destinations (cloud, hard drive, USB, DVD, etc.),
you will want at least
E,
The compatibility mode should be used for installation. The setup files (if on
CD) will need to be copied to your hard drive before you can change the
properties as instructed below. You might also select to run as administrator
(another checkbox) just to make sure things go smoothly
Joanne,
I'm new to this, but I see baptism:On the 17th day of the month of January, of
the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven
and birth:at the 5 hour at night of the first day of the month and year
I would say January 1, 1877 would be the birth date.
I did some color correction
Thank you JR. Now I'll need to trace down Maria Victoria do Conde. I believe I
have Jose already.
Regards,
Bill
On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:46 PM, JR jmro...@gmail.com wrote:
That's right, the godparents are not necessarily married to each other when
it states they are marrie;, and most of
Ancestry is advertising free immigration record access through October 23rd
--
For 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
The refenced baptism (#49 lower left,
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1890-1894/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1890-1894_item1/P54.html
) has two godparents I am interest in. I'm assuming that the godparents are
married, but not to each other? Jose da Silva de
Thank you Erica.
Bill
On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Erica Botelho audiosource...@qwestoffice.net
wrote:
Bill,
I read this the same as you. The two godparents are not married to each other.
Erica
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Sunday, October
Knowing someone on the island is a big help!
Just went to Terceira and Graciosa in July. My Aunt went before me and my
mother after. I have some quick tips!
The travel agent was near useless. Got all birth dates wrong, names wrong and
the sex of my son wrong. We found this the day before after
They do have Brazil to Germany for free. I was able to find ship manifests from
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil to Germany for a Conde who married a Swiss businessman.
Although, I agree in general that it is very US centric
Bill
On Sep 24, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com
Please see original record here:
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1832-1841/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1832-1841_item1/P162.html
(second record on left)
I believe the first name is Horinda, but I am not at all positive. I've
created a study of the name
Thank you! A much better name ;-)
BTW, I just found the baptism for my 2 x great grandmother Constancia
(http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1832-1841/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1832-1841_item1/P160.html)
and she was born on Graciosa. Thank you for all of your
Hello, I am looking for a little translation help on the referenced marriage
record from Graciosa.
The record is here:
Centro de Conhecimento dos Açores - Registos Paroquiais
Centro de Conhecimento dos Açores - Registos Paroquiais
Guadalupe, Casamentos 1825-1860 0196
Thank you! I guess being of Jesus is better than Brazil.
So, if I get no indication from her marriage or obituary records on Graciosa,
I'll have to check in Salvador somehow Do you think it's possible that
their might be something in the Azores records for her birth even if she was
born
...@gmail.com
Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Pico
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 8:37 AM, 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
azores@googlegroups.com wrote:
Thank you! I guess being of Jesus is better than Brazil.
So, if I get no indication from her marriage or obituary records
Who needs to look back in time? Just log in to FaceBook to see the current
state of spelling in the modern world. A regression over time
Bill
From: Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com
To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 8, 2014
from Windows Mail
From: 'Bill Boyd' via Azores Genealogy
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:03 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
I use IrfanView. Been around for many many years. Opens and saves just about
any format. Has rotation and a nifty feature to paste left, right, top,
bottom
I use IrfanView. Been around for many many years. Opens and saves just about
any format. Has rotation and a nifty feature to paste left, right, top, bottom.
Great to add the back sides of pictures or pages of records into one image.
Also supports multi-page TIFF and JPEG. Get the plugins to
Eliseu,
Thank you for this list! I have to imagine with all of the Conde and
Vasconcellos from Graciosa that we are related at some point
I was on Graciosa and Terceira for the first two weeks of July. It was great
to visit Graciosa. Of course, with an island the size of Graciosa, the
I agree that the interpretation is far too strict. For what we copy and for our
use in genealogy, most should not have issues.
Having said this, we could run afoul depending on how the material is used and
its impact on the copyright owner's ability to make money from their work. An
example
mainland Americans
treat the Hawaiian Islands.
Again, enjoy!
On Jan 25, 2014, at 9:29 PM, Bill Boyd wrote:
Sorry for a bit off-topic post, but I am planning a trip to the Azores and
could use some advice.
We've spoken to a couple different travel agents and are getting inconsistent
Sorry for a bit off-topic post, but I am planning a trip to the Azores and
could use some advice.
We've spoken to a couple different travel agents and are getting inconsistent
messages on the dates of festas on the islands. Being from Graciosa, we want
to spend a good amount of time there. A
Todd,
I do all of what you request. I can extract specific individuals, groups are
all descendants of one person to GEDCOM. I can do all the reports I need.
Everyone has their own tastes in reports though. I use accented characters
successfully too.
Regards,
Bill
On Jan 22, 2014, at 8:54
Great find! Yes, if the record has an image associated with it, then story
view can allow viewing of the image. The index data, however, is not visible.
Still, it is something.
Bill
On Monday, January 20, 2014 8:41 PM, Rodney Figueiredo rodn...@gmail.com
wrote:
I should point out
I use both Ancestry and Family Tree Maker. Cheri is correct for the overall,
but there are some things to be aware of:
* The sync doesn't get everything on ancestry. For example, all of the data
associated with documents and headstones does not come down to FTM. If I have
text in the
! They will, however, continue to sell your pictures and records to only
subscribers. So, the sync with FTM gives you access to your Ancestry records
when not subscribed.
On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:19 AM, Bill Boyd want2beuni...@yahoo.com wrote:
I use both Ancestry and Family Tree Maker. Cheri is correct
Pam,
I have upgraded. The big difference is a tree view like the online ancestry.com
site. I was hoping the improved tree sync would now also get more detailed
media information. Unfortunately, it does not. Document transcripts, for
example, do not come down to FTM.
Quite honestly, I'm not
Cheryl,
My direct great grandfather is Cândido Espínola de Bettencourt, born 1849 in
Luz, Guadalupe, Graciosa and died 1914. I don't have the individuals you
mention in my tree. Many in my tree are also from Santa Cruz.
Regards,
Bill
On Aug 14, 2013, at 7:24 PM, Cheryl Lawrence
David,
When you do an ancestry search, narrow the collection on the left hand side.
You'll have to keep narrowing. I've found great stuff this way. It gets lost in
all of the census and other information. The Daily Review had an article on me
being bit by a dog and needing rabies shots. Cool
I've also found The Daily Review on Ancestry. You might also try The Library of
Congress, Chronicling America Collection.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
Bill
On Jun 10, 2013, at 2:13 PM, Shirley Allegre shir...@digitalpath.net wrote:
Hi E: I am subscribed to Ancestry.com. How do I
Joao Ventura, the Genealogist, was able to get Graciosa records for me prior to
1913, when my grandfather's family arrived in the US. He had no problem going
back four generations.
Joao did great! He provided the record image along with the Portuguese
transcription and English transcription.
I have Cunha in my direct tree from Guadalupe, Graciosa. Delfina Maxima da
Cunha is my 2nd Great Grandmother. She was born 3 Apr 1816 and married 25 Jun
1835 to Manuel da Silva de Vasconcellos. Her mother is Francisca Maxima da
Cunha.
Regards,
Bill
On Jan 20, 2013, at 11:02 AM, Lorraine
This may sound extreme, but perhaps my backup plan can provide some ideas. I
back up to multiple devices on multiple schedules to ensure I can recover. Not
all work reliably. My 4tb RAID 5 NAS is awaiting a replacement unit now. Truth
is, every computer component will fail at some point. The
Helen,
I have Graciosa da Cunha in my line. Delfina Maxima da Cunha (b. 3 Apr 1816)
is my 2nd Great Grandmother. If you have some names, I can check other parts
of my tree.
Bill
From: Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com
To: Azores Genealogy
Yes, try cute PDF writer (www.cutepdf.com). I've used it for years and have
made documents many hundreds of pages. The writer version is free.
There is not an inherent PDF limitation on size. I've gone over 2,000 pages
(although size of the file and memory do become an issue!)
Bill
On Oct
Thanks! We'll be going tomorrow. I just called and the price is for
the port. No entry fee. Pay as you consume ;-)
Bill
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they arrive.
For more options, such as
Looks great! The description says $32.95 each. I'm assuming this is
for the port? Is it kid friendly (the event, not the port)?
Here is the address from the web site and description for those not
wanting to find it on the site. Thanks E!
**CARVALHO FAMILY WINERY*
*35265 Willow Avenue
PO
I grew up on filhos and love Leonard's on Oahu (Honolulu). They aren't quite
the same. My Graciosa grandmother used forks to string the dough out and
cooked them rather well done. Malasadas are square and not fried as much. At
least that's my experience
Bill
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To unsubscribe from this
John,
Funny, yes, I believe that happened in my family also. Two brothers married
two sisters, then one of the sons married a first cousin (at least it was the
daughter of a different sister!) Better stop before the family name gets a
reputation ;-)
Bill
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Hmm, wonder if it is a Vasconcellos thing? My grandparents are first cousins
from Graciosa. Their mothers are sisters. We always said they had to pay off
the church to get married Oh, and my grandfather went back to Graciosa
from the USA to get married after his first wife died. Small
is
downloaded and I control locally.
Bill Boyd
On Jul 5, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Greg's Gmail greg4...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
My personal experience with Ancestry.com was that the 14 day free trail
actually has to be cancel in the first 7 days.
So you may want read the fine print to see if I am
just were the social security card was originally received. That is not
where he was born
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:07 PM, Bill Boyd want2beuni...@yahoo.com wrote:
I usually see this in death records on Ancestry. The death location is
identified and civil lists where they were born
Yep. I just this morning found my grandfather in the 1940 in Oklahoma on
FamilySearch. Not on Ancestry yet. Although, when on Ancestry I'll get to
correct a transcription error. One reason older census searches are better on
Ancestry.
Oh, I also asked Joao for some help and got excellent
PDF does not have an inherent limitation of 200 pages. Try CutePDF Writer to
create the PDF by sending to Cute PDF as a printer (simply print from FTM or
any other program). Should work fine. www.cutepdf.com
Bill Boyd (Sent from my phone)
On May 14, 2012, at 4:39 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto
of his life.
Just go to the detail view for the person and click the little icon to the
right of the name. Oh, it doesn't show up in FTM or the iPhone app, but it's
there!
Regards,
Bill Boyd (Sent from my phone)
On May 2, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Karen Huffman karen.huffl...@gmail.com wrote:
I
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