Hi Gloria, Since we know that we are related on your father's side, I can provide you with most of the data on our common ancestry for the past 10 generations. I believe that we may also be related on your mother's side, as well. I know that you already have some info, however, since the details are incomplete, your research will need to be more labor intensive. Is it better to visit the parish to do your research? The answer is that historical records are not kept in the parish churches, they are kept in the Regional Libraries - in your case, Ponta Delgada. While I would heartily encourage everyone to visit the place of their family's roots, it isn't absolutely necessary to do so for the sole purpose of family research - other options are available. For example, the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) allows free access to its Family History Centers, worldwide. The parish records from the church that you mentioned are available at the FHC near you. Normally, there would be a rental fee to order microfilms, but, the fees have already been taken care of on these films. If you do decide to visit the homeland - instead of spending your valuable vacation time in a musty old library, kick back, enjoy yourself, and, take in the local color. Sao Miguel has some of the nicest scenery and places of interest of anyplace that I've ever visited. I guarantee, you won't be disappointed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Sunday, May 6, 2012 10:45:41 PM UTC-4, glomartin wrote: > New to this website. So glad I found it! > > What is the best way to find my great grandparents' names? I know my > grandparents, and have been told they were all from Nossa Sra da > Piedade church in Ponta Garca. Names of my graandparents are: > Herminio Moniz daPiedade and Rosalina Guerreiro; and my paternal > grandparents are Antonio Paiva and Maria Jose Pimentel. They were > born around 1890's I guess. > > I appreciate any help in how to research. Is the best bet to travelk > there and see church records? > > Thanks! > > Gloria in Rhode Island On Sunday, May 6, 2012 10:45:41 PM UTC-4, glomartin wrote: > > New to this website. So glad I found it! > > What is the best way to find my great grandparents' names? I know my > grandparents, and have been told they were all from Nossa Sra da > Piedade church in Ponta Garca. Names of my graandparents are: > Herminio Moniz daPiedade and Rosalina Guerreiro; and my paternal > grandparents are Antonio Paiva and Maria Jose Pimentel. They were > born around 1890's I guess. > > I appreciate any help in how to research. Is the best bet to travelk > there and see church records? > > Thanks! > > Gloria in Rhode Island -- 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."
