Fwd: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores
Ricardo D. Rebelo's Island of My Dreams aired on Rhode Island PBS, channel 36, on Sunday, May 29, at 11 p.m. You can watch the entire film online here: http://blip.tv/rrebelo/island-of-my-dreams-4885145 More to follow.. best, grace falcone Searching Family names: Pacheco Santana , Moniz, Cabral, da Costa, Carvalho, Vieira, daSiva, Tavares, Arruda, Pereira Villages on San Miguel, Azores: Furnas, Maia, Porto Formoso, and Nordeste -Original Message- From: gracefalcone gracefalc...@aol.com To: GraceFalcone gracefalc...@aol.com Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 12:48 am Subject: Fwd: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores Re: FILM: Ricardo D. Rebelo's Island of My Dreams aired on Rhode Island PBS, channel 36, on Sunday, May 29, at 11 p.m. You can watch the entire film online here: http://blip.tv/rrebelo/island-of-my-dreams-4885145 Best, grace -Original Message- From: Mike mgilfilia...@gmail.com To: azores azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 9:03 pm Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores When it comes to women leaving the Azores to come to the USA, is there any typical situation that would bring them over? coming with parents? coming with husband? would they have traveled over with an older or younger brother? Would she have traveled over alone if another family member already here? I'm trying to find a clue to connect my great aunt Francisca to my great grandfather Jose to maybe narrow down some of the search results for traveling into the USA Mike -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores
Karen, I probably could answer your question of why your grandmother came a year after her parents. The cost of the voyage. Maria Moore - Original Message - From: Karen Huffman khuffl...@charter.net To: Azores Google Group azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 9:07:29 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores My grandmother came to the US when she was 4. She traveled with 2 aunts and an uncle. Her parents were already here. I wish I had asked her way back when as to why her parents came almost a whole year ahead of her when she was so young. They all came in through Rhode Island and settled in New Bedford. Some stayed there for a while. Others left right away for Mendocino County in California. Karen Huffman On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Mike mgilfilia...@gmail.com wrote: When it comes to women leaving the Azores to come to the USA, is there any typical situation that would bring them over? coming with parents? coming with husband? would they have traveled over with an older or younger brother? Would she have traveled over alone if another family member already here? I'm trying to find a clue to connect my great aunt Francisca to my great grandfather Jose to maybe narrow down some of the search results for traveling into the USA Mike -- -- 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. --- 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 . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out . -- Hugs and Blessings from Karen (Medeiros) Huffman in Paso Robles, CA USA Searching for Medeiros and Cabral in Sao Miguel, Santos, Silva and Costa in Terceira Acores. Searching for Anderson and Swanson in Sweden and Schaeffer and Schommer in Germany. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out . -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] leaving the azores
When my Great Grandmother came overfrom Madeira she had to be sponsored. She and my Great Grandfather both. And then they settled in Fall River. I am not sure which Port they came through. That is all a work in process, which I am currently trying to do at the moment. Kathy Lee On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Mike mgilfilia...@gmail.com wrote: When it comes to women leaving the Azores to come to the USA, is there any typical situation that would bring them over? coming with parents? coming with husband? would they have traveled over with an older or younger brother? Would she have traveled over alone if another family member already here? I'm trying to find a clue to connect my great aunt Francisca to my great grandfather Jose to maybe narrow down some of the search results for traveling into the USA Mike -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Women traveling from Acores
My grandmother traveled alone to New York and then by train to Hanford, CA. She was going to her cousin (Joaquin Valine) who owned the California Saloon. She was sponsored by him or maybe one of her two brothers who were already here. Upon arrival in Hanford she went right to the saloon which was very near the train station. She walked right in the front door. Her cousin was very happy to see her, but he told her Virginia, you never come in the front door of a saloon. Ladies don't do that! She didn't know. Her cousin had told her he knew a nice man for her to marry and had told my grandfather that he had a nice girl coming that he might like to marry. And they did marry the next year. Virginia Garcia Serpa and Jose Teixeira Bettencourt. Dolores Vener -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
Sorry I can't find the email where this was posted, I want to thank the person who sent this. Very interesting, I also have to admit that I have never heard anyone speak Portuguese. So it was nice, but odd at the same time. Since I know how to speak Spanish a little and read it better, and as I have gone through records thinking its was very similar to Spanish. BUT after hearing it sounds alot different.Anyways just wanted to say thanks, it was neat to finally hear it. Pam -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
Pam,Although my father speaks Portuguese, which he learned while the family lived in Brazil before I was born, I also never heard it spoken until my first trip to Portugal in 1992.My cousins in Lisboa also know English, so it worked great for me. My impression was and is still that Portuguese sounds similar to Spanish and French. Then I found that all my cousins also know French and they felt it was a very easy language for them to learn.I have since confirmed with many native Portuguese speakers that most also know French.My grandfather from Terceira was a salesman in Tulare, Oakland, Sacramento and many places in between. He was reportedly fluent in Spanish, which must have helped him make sales to a broader public.I remember none of this myself, since I was pretty young and my grandfather already retired by the time I knew him, but there are Sacramento families who knew him as the linguiça man, since he distributed linguiça throughout these areas of California. I would not be surprised if some of the older readers of this list also remember him for that.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams From: Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com Date: Thu, January 31, 2013 12:53 pm To: azores@googlegroups.com Sorry I can't find the email where this was posted, I want to thank the person who sent this. Very interesting, I also have to admit that I have never heard anyone speak Portuguese. So it was nice, but odd at the same time. Since I know how to speak Spanish a little and read it better, and as I have gone through records thinking its was very similar to Spanish. BUT after hearing it sounds alot different.Anyways just wanted to say thanks, it was neat to finally hear it. Pam -- -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
That is exactly what I was thinking it sounded French!!! I could still understand some words, but I am glad I heard it because when I finally do go to the Azores, I know now that I will not be able to understand them. Compared to what I thought it being similar to Spanish. Thanks Sonia I will keep that in mind. On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:08 PM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: Pam, Although my father speaks Portuguese, which he learned while the family lived in Brazil before I was born, I also never heard it spoken until my first trip to Portugal in 1992. My cousins in Lisboa also know English, so it worked great for me. My impression was and is still that Portuguese sounds similar to Spanish and French. Then I found that all my cousins also know French and they felt it was a very easy language for them to learn. I have since confirmed with many native Portuguese speakers that most also know French. My grandfather from Terceira was a salesman in Tulare, Oakland, Sacramento and many places in between. He was reportedly fluent in Spanish, which must have helped him make sales to a broader public. I remember none of this myself, since I was pretty young and my grandfather already retired by the time I knew him, but there are Sacramento families who knew him as the linguiça man, since he distributed linguiça throughout these areas of California. I would not be surprised if some of the older readers of this list also remember him for that. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams From: Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com Date: Thu, January 31, 2013 12:53 pm To: azores@googlegroups.com Sorry I can't find the email where this was posted, I want to thank the person who sent this. Very interesting, I also have to admit that I have never heard anyone speak Portuguese. So it was nice, but odd at the same time. Since I know how to speak Spanish a little and read it better, and as I have gone through records thinking its was very similar to Spanish. BUT after hearing it sounds alot different.Anyways just wanted to say thanks, it was neat to finally hear it. Pam -- -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
When I used to teach in the public schools, we had to give out the state tests. I was supposed to pace up and down the aisles while my students were testing. So I used to listen to the Portuguese language tapes while walking up and down the aisles. After the testing was done, my Spanish speaking students (13 14 year olds) wanted to hear the tapes. They listened and said it sounded like Spanish with a French accent. One student told me that she thought if she were left in Portugal, she could probably start to get by after about 2 weeks (she was a native Spanish speaker). I've been told that Portuguese is supposed to be the closest to Romanian. I've never heard that spoken, so I really don't know. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Fenais da Luz CCA
It sure it taking along time, Before was getting an 404 error now no error but no record appears either. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Fenais da Luz CCA
Well the Marriages show up and deaths just not baptism On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: It sure it taking along time, Before was getting an 404 error now no error but no record appears either. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
Romanian - one of the Romance languages. The Slavic languages sound very different. I can distinguish between Russian, Slovak or Czech because I hear Slovak daily.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams From: Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com Date: Thu, January 31, 2013 2:52 pm To: azores@googlegroups.com Okay I was going to say that too a little Russian but was too embarassed too lol I am glad I am not the only one. So its a little Spanish, French and Russian heheOn Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: When I used to teach in the public schools, we had to give out the state tests. I was supposed to pace up and down the aisles while my students were testing. So I used to listen to the Portuguese language tapes while walking up and down the aisles. After the testing was done, my Spanish speaking students (13 14 year olds) wanted to hear the tapes. They listened and said it sounded like Spanish with a French accent. One student told me that she thought if she were left in Portugal, she could probably start to get by after about 2 weeks (she was a native Spanish speaker). I've been told that Portuguese is supposed to be the closest to Romanian. I've never heard that spoken, so I really don't know. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
Nice I can't lol On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:04 PM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: Romanian - one of the Romance languages. The Slavic languages sound very different. I can distinguish between Russian, Slovak or Czech because I hear Slovak daily. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams From: Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com Date: Thu, January 31, 2013 2:52 pm To: azores@googlegroups.com Okay I was going to say that too a little Russian but was too embarassed too lol I am glad I am not the only one. So its a little Spanish, French and Russian hehe On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: When I used to teach in the public schools, we had to give out the state tests. I was supposed to pace up and down the aisles while my students were testing. So I used to listen to the Portuguese language tapes while walking up and down the aisles. After the testing was done, my Spanish speaking students (13 14 year olds) wanted to hear the tapes. They listened and said it sounded like Spanish with a French accent. One student told me that she thought if she were left in Portugal, she could probably start to get by after about 2 weeks (she was a native Spanish speaker). I've been told that Portuguese is supposed to be the closest to Romanian. I've never heard that spoken, so I really don't know. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
*Although I was born in California, I speak and understand Portuguese reasonably well and even read and write enough Portuguese, both Azorean and Brazilian (including some slang), to write letters to friends and relatives in both the Azores and Brazil (my late wife was Brazilian and we were married almost 21 years). I was born 4 years after my mother immigrated to the US, so I didn't speak much English until I started school. By the time I started high school, I had forgotten most of my Portuguese, but a whole family of cousins immigrated from the Azores and I started speaking it again. After grad school, I got a chance to work in Brazil where I met my wife and the rest is history. Now when I go to the Azores, I am sometimes asked what part of Brazil I'm from. Similarly, some Brazillians will say that I have an Island accent. I went to all this preamble to say that I absolutely am hopeless with French,.. can't begin to understand it. I took Spanish in High School and get along reasonably well. I can even get along in Italian, but French is a big ZERO. John Vasconcelos * On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry I can't find the email where this was posted, I want to thank the person who sent this. Very interesting, I also have to admit that I have never heard anyone speak Portuguese. So it was nice, but odd at the same time. Since I know how to speak Spanish a little and read it better, and as I have gone through records thinking its was very similar to Spanish. BUT after hearing it sounds alot different.Anyways just wanted to say thanks, it was neat to finally hear it. Pam -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
That is neat. Yeah I think it helps when your around other people who speak the language. On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 5:27 PM, John Vasconcelos gfsjo...@gmail.comwrote: *Although I was born in California, I speak and understand Portuguese reasonably well and even read and write enough Portuguese, both Azorean and Brazilian (including some slang), to write letters to friends and relatives in both the Azores and Brazil (my late wife was Brazilian and we were married almost 21 years). I was born 4 years after my mother immigrated to the US, so I didn't speak much English until I started school. By the time I started high school, I had forgotten most of my Portuguese, but a whole family of cousins immigrated from the Azores and I started speaking it again. After grad school, I got a chance to work in Brazil where I met my wife and the rest is history. Now when I go to the Azores, I am sometimes asked what part of Brazil I'm from. Similarly, some Brazillians will say that I have an Island accent. I went to all this preamble to say that I absolutely am hopeless with French,.. can't begin to understand it. I took Spanish in High School and get along reasonably well. I can even get along in Italian, but French is a big ZERO. John Vasconcelos * On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry I can't find the email where this was posted, I want to thank the person who sent this. Very interesting, I also have to admit that I have never heard anyone speak Portuguese. So it was nice, but odd at the same time. Since I know how to speak Spanish a little and read it better, and as I have gone through records thinking its was very similar to Spanish. BUT after hearing it sounds alot different.Anyways just wanted to say thanks, it was neat to finally hear it. Pam -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams
My Spanish friends tell me that Italian is easier for them to understand than Portuguese. My Italian friends tell me the same. I had a cousin (Azorean by birth) who worked for Varig Airlines in Brazil and when she came home to visit and used Brazilian Portuguese her mom kept telling her to speak Portuguese because she didn't understand her with all the new sounds. The thing to know is that Portuguese/Spanish/French/Italian/Romanian are all Romance languages and Latin is their link. I have been to Romania in 1991 and on the tours that were only given in Romanian I did understand quite a bit. What I didn't understand I asked them to say it in French then I got by. I did the same in Romanian restaurants. helen cunha kerner From: Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Thu, January 31, 2013 1:50:31 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Island of my dreams When I used to teach in the public schools, we had to give out the state tests. I was supposed to pace up and down the aisles while my students were testing. So I used to listen to the Portuguese language tapes while walking up and down the aisles. After the testing was done, my Spanish speaking students (13 14 year olds) wanted to hear the tapes. They listened and said it sounded like Spanish with a French accent. One student told me that she thought if she were left in Portugal, she could probably start to get by after about 2 weeks (she was a native Spanish speaker). I've been told that Portuguese is supposed to be the closest to Romanian. I've never heard that spoken, so I really don't know. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- 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. --- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
