Hi Cheri,
I've been a quite follower of your board for many years. This is the first time I"ve replied. My Great Grandfather, Joao Baptiste Perreira came from Terceira and my Great Grandmother was from Pico. I recently visited both islands for two reasons: one to see where my ancestors came from, but also because I am writing a novel and some of it takes place in Praia da Vittoria in Terceira. I went with my daughter and it was a wonderful visit. While there took a lot of pictures and made a lot of notes for my book, which I am now working on the section that takes place in Praia da Vittoria. One of the things I want to reference is a very small chapel, and I found a description of it, but it is in Portuguese, which I don't speak! So I'm stuck. The first person I thought of turning to for help with the translation is you. Would you be willing to translate this for me, or do you know someone who might do me such a nice favor? I would be so grateful! Thank you! Jack (Perry) Matthews O Império dos Marítimos da freguesia de Santa Cruz, concelho da Praia da Vitória, Terceira, fica situado no Largo José Silvestre Ribeiro, no local onde foi outrora a Ermida de São Pedro Gonçalves, e a sua data de construção remonta ao último quartel do século XIX, ao ano de 1877. Esta irmandade celebra a festa em honra do Divino Espírito Santo no denominado Domingo da Trindade. O Império dos Marítimos contem imagens e tem a forma de uma capela. Devido ao pequeno número de irmãos e às dificuldades vigentes, esta irmandade não tem tido a possibilidade de realizar atividades culturais durante a semana. Porém, no Domingo da Trindade realiza-se o cortejo do Divino Espírito Santo, acompanhado por uma filarmónica para a Igreja, onde é celebrada missa de festa, no fim da qual se realizam as coroações. Neste dia tiram-se os pelouros e é nomeada a comissão para o ano seguinte. No âmbito da festa deste império, realiza-se, no sábado seguinte, uma tourada à corda. -----Original Message----- From: Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thu, Jul 14, 2016 12:59 pm Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] http://tombo.pt down again Tombo.pt, a portal, gateway, or Table of Contents to the CCA is working just fine. The CCA is working for me as it usually does too. At least from my computer. :) 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 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.
