Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] List membership, posts, researchers for hire, DNA fundraising

2014-05-18 Thread Diane Lavely
Here here, from a lurker, who doesn't have enough family info yet to do more. Sent from my iPad On May 18, 2014, at 11:04 AM, \E\ Sharp bellema...@gmail.com wrote: I'm with Celeste, the other long timers and all the newbies on this list who sincerely appreciates all the hard work Cheri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: São Roque do Rosto de Cão

2013-11-21 Thread Diane Lavely
Kudos!!! Diane On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 3:37 PM, rcapodc rcap...@redshift.com wrote: Congrats Jose! Rosemarie *From:* Jose A Medeiros jademedei...@comcast.net *Sent:* Thursday, November 21, 2013 2:58 PM *To:* azores@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: São Roque do Rosto

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Photography Studios in Acores

2012-07-16 Thread Diane Lavely
Thanks, Pam. Diane On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: Number 2 is in the island of Terceira On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: Hi all. I'm looking for suggestions. I have several very old family photos which

[AZORES-Genealogy] Photography Studios in Acores

2012-07-15 Thread Diane Lavely
with these. Thanks. Diane Lavely -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Match - Lavely, Kaminsky, Pimentel

2012-06-06 Thread Diane Lavely
I'm sorry about the Gedcom. I'm a computer novice. I have now ordered FTM, and will have someone help me install it when it arrives, so that I can create a GEDCOM. Currently, all I have is my tree in ancestry.com. I believe that I sent you an invitation, if you are interested. It is a very

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Testing companies

2012-06-01 Thread Diane Lavely
Hello again, Cheri. You may recall that I had DNA testing done on my mother - - hoping to find out information on her grandparents sho were from the Azores. Little info resulted. I am also looking for information on my father's great grandfather. We had discussed requesting my uncle do DNA (as

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Salt Lake Genealogy Trip

2011-10-22 Thread Diane Lavely
What is the Salt Lake Trip??? Diane On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Salt Lake will be April 10 -13 (Tues through Fri). Since this is the first time Rosemarie and I have ever had our spring breaks coincide, we decided to try the April dates. It

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Salt Lake Genealogy Trip

2011-10-22 Thread Diane Lavely
. But we'll have a welcome and a goodbye with a little food, so there will be a small fee for that. More details to follow. Cheri Rosemarie On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: What is the Salt Lake Trip??? Diane On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] First, middle names for Azorean people

2011-10-12 Thread Diane Lavely
How do we ever find anything?? Diane On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:50 AM, eileenle...@seleite.com eileenle...@seleite.com wrote: This thread has been very interesting and opened my eyes to new possibilities. It takes great cleverness sometimes to find our Azorean ancestors! My husband's 2nd

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azorean names in Cambridge, MA, USA

2011-10-03 Thread Diane Lavely
Did you see any SOARES??? I'm researching Jose M. Soares and Maria Joaquina (???) Soares - - my great grandparents. My grandmother was born in Cambridge. Thanks for the info!! Diane On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:38 AM, bbffrrpp bbffr...@comcast.net wrote: Hello, I just wanted to remind

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Flores Genealogy

2011-08-26 Thread Diane Lavely
You found some records for me earlier, Eric. But there were no grandparents names nor was Maria Joaquina's maiden name found. I am still looking. I also plan to do DNA testing on my mother (her granddaughter). Thanks. Diane On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:57 PM, E Sharp bellema...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Sacramento Area Book Presentation

2011-07-31 Thread Diane Lavely
Thanks,Mary Ann. On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 10:17 AM, cakemom...@aol.com wrote: ** I am checking with Marila about the cost of the book and I will get back to you. Mary Ann In a message dated 7/30/2011 5:57:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, arlene...@sbcglobal.net writes: Mary Ann,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores history

2011-07-30 Thread Diane Lavely
Cheri - - you are a goldmine of information!!! Thanks for all your contributions! Diane On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Steve, What do you mean by somewhat recently? Within the last 5 years? Within the last 18 years? 50 years? For the longest

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Sacramento Area Book Presentation

2011-07-30 Thread Diane Lavely
I'm in Palm Springs, wish I could be there!!! Is there a way I could purchase one of the books?? Thanks. Diane On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 12:24 PM, cakemom...@aol.com wrote: ** azores@googlegroups.com For anyone in the Sacramento area, The Portuguese Cultural and Historical Society will be

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] marriage dispensations

2011-07-24 Thread Diane Lavely
Hooray!! Diane Lavely Researching Soares, Costa, Evangello On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Yippee! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from

[AZORES-Genealogy] picture

2011-07-24 Thread Diane Lavely
This is a picture of (from left to right): Filomena (maiden name unknown) Evangello (born 1845); her husband, Joseph Machado Evangello, (born 1848); and her sister, Maria Joaquina (maiden namd unknown) Soares (born 1842 on Flores Island, Azores). Diane -- To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Costa, Soares/Sears, etc Photos from Boston, Massachusetts and some from Sao Miguel

2011-07-18 Thread Diane Lavely
Thanks, Edgar!!! This is Diane. On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 3:46 PM, eric edgar noblankt...@gmail.com wrote: Cheri, I've been helping someone on the list with a Soares family and have vital records for Matilda Sears and Filomena Evangelho. I'll take a look at who it was for and get back with

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Another DNA sale (mostly for new orders) from Family Tree DNA (through Thursday, July 21, 11:59pm CDT)

2011-07-17 Thread Diane Lavely
connections with any of these people??? I'll try to find time to get them put on a disc and enter them on the site. Thanks. Diane ' On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks again, Cheri, for all the information!!! I ordered one kit today for my mother

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Another DNA sale (mostly for new orders) from Family Tree DNA (through Thursday, July 21, 11:59pm CDT)

2011-07-16 Thread Diane Lavely
So Cheri, If I'm female and I've never done this before, and I know that my mother's mother's mother and father both came from the Azores, I should order the mtDNA tp start with??? Diane On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: In case anyone missed my post

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Another DNA sale (mostly for new orders) from Family Tree DNA (through Thursday, July 21, 11:59pm CDT)

2011-07-16 Thread Diane Lavely
DNA volunteer admin Azores DNA project On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: So Cheri, If I'm female and I've never done this before, and I know that my mother's mother's mother and father both came from the Azores, I should order the mtDNA tp start

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] report from Pico

2011-07-05 Thread Diane Lavely
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I hope some day to be able to make a trip myself. Diane On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:23 AM, spp1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I have not posted in a long time. I am still in Portugal, in a small village in the mountains near Viseu where I will

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-04 Thread Diane Lavely
Thanks sooo much!!! Diane On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 8:12 PM, E Sharp bellema...@gmail.com wrote: Is this him?..Will info... You can get a copy of the Will from the MA Archives in Boston. Can order via email or snail mail. The cost used to be minimal...I am not sure if that is still the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-04 Thread Diane Lavely
I do not know the island of origin. I am looking, but no luck as of yet. Thanks. Diane On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Katharine katharine.f.ba...@gmail.comwrote: Diane, do you know or can you find out what island(s) your ancestors' neighbors might have been from? It was not unusual from

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-04 Thread Diane Lavely
Flores. I have lots of resources for Flores, so I'll look for what I guess is a Lourenco family with a Joaquina b 1842. Eric Edgar On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: I don't know the island or origin. But I am determined to find out more information

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-04 Thread Diane Lavely
, b Jan 1881. May- Mary b Oct 1883, and Mathilde b 1882. I have many resources for Flores, so I'll take a look for a Joaquina b 1854 for what I guess is a Lourenco family. Eric Edgar On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: I don't know the island

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-04 Thread Diane Lavely
Eric - - Lorenco was a guess on my part, based on my grandmother's middle name - - Laurencia. It might be something entirely different. Thank you sooomuch for all your help!!! Diane On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: You are a goldmine

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-04 Thread Diane Lavely
many resources for Flores, so I'll take a look for a Joaquina b 1854 for what I guess is a Lourenco family. Eric Edgar On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: I don't know the island or origin. But I am determined to find out more information about

[AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-03 Thread Diane Lavely
in Ancestry.com. Thank you in advance for any help. Diane Lavely -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Soares

2011-07-03 Thread Diane Lavely
Thanks!! Diane On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Diane L, You're going to have to find every piece of paper in America on your grandmother and her siblings, as well as any paper trail her parents may have left here in America. I'm unsure what

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for help finding relatives from the Azores

2011-07-03 Thread Diane Lavely
Thanks. I have been trying to find which island, but no luck thus far. Still looking. Diane On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Diane L, You'll need to get it down to at least the island. The concelho (council - like a county) or freguesia (village)

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Soares

2011-07-03 Thread Diane Lavely
understand that Machado was often changed to Mitchell. Anyone make any connections??? Thanks for any help or suggestions. My family tree on Ancestry,com is Lavely/Hillman/Hiltzs/Soares Family Tree. My email is allevacon...@gmail.com. Thanks! Diane Lavely On Jun 28, 4:37 am, Terri terr...@rogers.com

[AZORES-Genealogy] Soares

2011-06-27 Thread Diane Lavely
Looking for information about my great grandparents, Jose M. Soares, and his wife Joaquina M. ?? They were both born in the Azores. One of their children, Maria Laurencia Soares (aka Mary L. Sears) was my grandmother. She was born in Cambridge, Mass., USA 10/23/1883. Her parents were both born

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Soares

2011-06-27 Thread Diane Lavely
Family Tree It doesn't show the place in the Azores they come from, but is shows he is Jose Machado Soares 24 July 1833-12 May 1905 and she is Joaquina Maria Laurencia 1842-1922.. They have photos of them. ERic Edgar On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Soares

2011-06-27 Thread Diane Lavely
tried ordering a death certificate for him? My Soares family ( actuall Silveira Soares) is from Lajes , Pico. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Diane Lavely allevacon...@gmail.comwrote: That is my tree. But I am unable to find further background, and that is what I am seeking. Thanks