It wasn't the prodding, Rosemarie; It was the positive mind-set. 
 
 Remember, I kept telling you to say and think, "I have found Maria."  
Everytime you said anything negative, I said, "You found it."  Not, "You are 
finding it, or "you will find it."  I tried to keep you in a positive frame of 
mind.  
 
Some may think this is crazy; however, I have had too many experiences where I 
feel I will never reach the conclusion I seek.  A positive affirmation (in the 
present tense) has worked for me every time.  
 
It was great to see Rosemarie's face light up and have her (almost) do the 
victory dance.
 
Celeste

Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com

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From: rcap...@redshift.com <rcap...@redshift.com>
Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] A Great Find!!
To: Azores@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 9:50 AM


Dear Listers,

Just to let you know that you have to keep searching everywhere all the time!

Yesterday Celeste Perry and I traveled to the Roman Catholic Archives in
Menlo Park, CA to look at marriage records. I have been searching for my
grandmother's sister Maria Vieira da Silva for years. I have her passport,
her ship list (arrived June 1912) and I knew that she was married and gone
from California before my grandmom arrived sometime in 1914. I also wanted
to find the marriaage of their sister Adriana who married Joseph Davis nee
Teves. Adriana & Joseph's granddaughters are also tracing  Joseph's family
but don't know much. So, Celeste and I decided that Christmas or no we
were finally making it to the Archives this year!!

I not only found Adriana's marriage to Joseph Teves, Jun 1913 but also
Maria's!! All of my Aunties said she married a Machado (they were SURE of
that) and his name was either Frank or Joao! The marriage record Aug of
1914 in St. Joseph's Portuguese Church in Oakland, says his name (in latin
of course!) is Joammomi which I hope is Joao/John)Machado Avila! It also
says he is from the Norte Grande Sao George which records their records in
the same church as my Maria,  TO  Maria Vieira Silva. It gives the
parent's names so I know it's my Maria.

Marie moved "back east" right after her marriage, had 3 children and died
of a brain tumor sometime in the 1920's. Our family has completely lost
touch with her family. Does this story sound familier to anyone??

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know that I received my early
Christmas present and to give you all hope in your searching! Many thanks
to Celeste for all of her help (and wonderful cookies!) she just kept
proding me to go and search.

Merry Christmas to you all,
Rosemarie



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