Gloria, I think your explanation makes sense, (Flores belonging to the Horta District and being referenced that way often). John Vasconcelos (Parents both from Flores)
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Gloria Arlette Rodrigues < suchislif...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Cheri, > > Yes I know Flores is an island and Horta is a city on the island of Faial. > I also read that at one time the District of Horta was made up of 4 islands > that included Flores. My grandfather insisted it was Flores Horta so I am > just repeating what he always said. Thought maybe he knew something that I > didn”t. There were American whaling ships with Portuguese workers that went > to Hawaii. From which island my grandfather left, I don’t know. Sorry, the > years: Born: 1852 or 1853. If you happen to come across anything please let > me know. Thank you so much for the info. I will surely check it out!!! > > Gloria Rodrigues > > On Apr 23, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Gloria R, > > Flores is an island. Horta is a city on the island of Faial. > > I don't think the whalers went to Hawaii. The people who research Hawaii > know best though. To get to Hawaii from the Azores, you left from Ponta > Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel or from Funchal on Madeira (Madeira is > not part of the Azores). > > Also check your years. Born 1952 or 1955 but died in 1919? Did you mean > 1852 or 1855? > > A how to is here: goo.gl/Ds6UKd > > You also might want to look at the Portuguese Hawaiian site, Your Island > Routes at www.yourislandroutes.com. It's undergoing redesign, so some > web link may not work. > > I'm not sure if the Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii has a web > site, but the president is on this list or you can contact him at dgnils at > hotmail.com > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > -- > For 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." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
