And before anyone asks...The UPEC is now defunct. They merged a few years ago and they are under the umbrella of PFSA. That stands for the Portuguese Fraternal Society of America. You can read about them here: http://www.mypfsa.org/about/
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 7:19 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK, I'll say it again, in a different way.... > UPEC > U= Uniao (Untied) > P= Portuguesa (Portuguese) > (of the - not part of the acronyn) > E= Estado (State) > (of - not part of the acronym) > C= California > > Uniao Portuguese da Estado de California (United Portuguese of the State > of California). UPEC. Take the capital letter of each of the Portuguese > words and there you go. > > It's like a Portuguese fraternal society. > > 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.