you have me sobbing ... you have no idea how much this means to me ...this is the REASON why I do this ...to help create greater connection and meaning ... I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being AZOREAN ... definitely reach out to me off list and let's continue this conversation ... unfortunately, I am rushing, I am packing and getting ready to go to Portugal and haven't had coffee yet ...ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
manita.morg...@gmail.com --> my personal e-mail and like my Facebook page --> *https://www.facebook.com/vamosaicdotcom <https://www.facebook.com/vamosaicdotcom>* as this is where I will be putting updates on my trip ... it is NOT a DNA or find my ancestors trip this time, except for visiting my 20x GGM in Coimbra of course, but it is a spiritual one ... but, you know me ... I'll probably find someone, talk to them and learn something new anyhow! ;) On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Maria Lima <maria.lima...@gmail.com> wrote: > What a coincidence to receive and read your blog today! Just this morning > my husband and I attended a military function and I met a senior Army > officer whose last name was Morgado. That name sounded familiar to me and > I then remembered the discussions on this list about that name some time > ago. > > As he and my husband were chit chatting I stared at his name tag and then > it came to me why I thought the name sounded familiar especially when I saw > it in writing (duh)! I couldn't keep myself from asking, "what is your > ancestry?" He responded, Portuguese! His ancestors come from a town > north of COIMBRA. > His grandparents went to Fall River area and so did my husband's. There > were similar patterns in our ancestors' lives. > > What was amazing was to find another high ranking officer of Portuguese > origin in the Army. We certainly bonded and I encouraged him to get DNA > and information from his father while his father is still "with us". > > I am going to send him your blog. I hope he will try to get some of his > family history while his parents are alive. > > You are vey talented and using your talent in helping others in finding > their ancestors. sometimes coincidences happen which help us find our > ancestors. There just might be a connection with you and this gentlemen > whose last name is Morgado. I don't think it's a coincidence that I read > your blog today and met another person with that name from northern > Portugal and that I brought up his ancestors. (Whew!). Maybe we could > correspond privately. > > Warm regards, > > Maria Elena > > > On May 6, 2016, at 5:28 PM, manita.morgado <manita.morg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hello my fellow Azorean genealogy researchers! > > > > This is my story of how I discovered my connection to Rainha Santa > Isabel. Perhaps you're connected to her too? > > > > The perfect audience for this blog post is newbies to Azorean genealogy > research. It's also a beautiful story of how interconnected we all are. > > > > > > > http://www.vamosaic.com/2016/04/23/what-do-vietnam-coimbra-genealogy-dna-testing-azores-joao-afonso-das-grotas-fundas-rainha-santa-isabel-benavente-toledo-and-san-diego-have-in-common/ > > > > -- > > 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 https://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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
