[AZORES-Genealogy] Learn basic Portuguese

2009-12-30 Thread rfrancispimentel
Hi All, If you ever thought of learning basic Portuguese Dick Eastman's news letter has a article about a free course on line. It is published by the state department and has been used for a number of years. I looked at the Italian program and it is the same one I took when I was in Italy in

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting site - Portuguese Americans

2009-12-30 Thread Lionel Holmes
Thanks. Very interesting, though some of the information is out of date. Macau, for instance, no longer belongs to Portugal. And some of the sources are quite old (The Portuguese Historical Cultural Society, for one.) Lionel Rocha Holmes Sacramento On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 6:25 PM, E Sharp

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: I Gave Myself a Christmas Present

2009-12-30 Thread Janis Davis
my mother who is ninety keeps calling me that for years.   my father's family was oliveira/oliver too. From: Thomas da/de Costa Vasconcelos Rodrigues Gouveia Oliveira Cabral thomas.deco...@usmc.mil To: Azores Genealogy azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Learn basic Portuguese

2009-12-30 Thread Tony Rodrigues
Can someone please explain the difference between Portuguese, (as spoken in the Azores) Brazilian Portuguese.   Thanks --- On Wed, 12/30/09, Mary Ann Santos m...@nyu.edu wrote: From: Mary Ann Santos m...@nyu.edu Subject: Re:

[AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Simmiss/Vicira family from the Azores

2009-12-30 Thread r.k.partn...@xtra.co.nz
Hello to everyone. I am continuing my search for information about the Simmiss or Vicira line. I have managed to locate the marriage certificate of my g g grandfather Joseph Simmiss, nee Vicira, aged 34 from Portugal - his father was Joseph Vicira and mother Theresa Vicira nee Simmiss which

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching Simmiss/Vicira family from the Azores

2009-12-30 Thread rfrancispimentel
I would suspect the real name in the Azores would be Jose Vieira Simas. His fathers name would be Jose Vieira and his mothers would be Teresa Simas. Possibly his mother went by another name such as Teresa de Jesus. I am assuming this marriage took place in NZ. Do you know when Jose emigrated