Judi; Thank you for this information. I do have a birth date and have previously contacted the state archives with no success. I suspect the last name was misspelled as I have tried looking under both the husband's and the wife's surname with no luck. Since I have finally found that his family comes from Sao Jorge and the records are now online, finding his birth certificate would just be a personal satisfaction rather than something that is needed to trace his line. I guess I was just thinking that browsing through the newspaper during that time period, I just might get lucky. Thank you very much for taking your time to respond to my query, Sam J
From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Judi Phillips Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:42 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor Lucio de Figueiredo Sam, The largest newspaper in RI is the Providence Journal, www.projo.com. They have an archives, but it is no longer free to search. The Providence Public Library has newspapers back to at least 1940, but only on microfilm. If you know actual dates, the RI State Archives has birth and marriage records at least 100 years old, and death records at least 50 years old. The cost is only a few dollars each. They are very helpful there, but ask that you send you request in writing, or you can search yourself. They are at 337 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02903. phone 401/222-2353, fax 401/222-3199, email: refere...@sec.state.ri.us. www.state.ri.us/archives Judi _____ From: sam...@surewest.net To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor Lucio de Figueiredo Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:11:43 -0700 Thanks Cheri. I should have written my question a bit more clearly. I was really asking if anyone knew of free newspaper sites that might include Illinois or Rhode Island newspapers where I could look for possibly information on my ancestors. Just kind of a stab in the dark to flesh out the lives of my ancestors. Thanks for your quick reply, Sam From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:05 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Vitalsearch lookup - San Francisco and/or Oakland Marriage Record Vitor Lucio de Figueiredo Sam, Illinois statewide marriage index 1763 - 1900 http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada </html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
