[AZORES-Genealogy] Azorean passports vs ship passenger manifest
I would appreciate if insight could be given as to how long before ship departure a person needed to get their passport? I long ago located my 2nd ggmother and three of her children, including my 1ggmother on the manifest of the bark Veronica. The ship left Horta, Fayal, on 21 September 1885 and landed in New Bedford, MA, on 10 October 1885. I thought I would easily find their passport registration data on the CCA website, but no; even though many other passengers from that voyage were in the Fayal passport records, not my ancestral family. Anyone have an idea what the requirements were? You apparently could register at any one of the Azores' three big ports (Horta, Angra, Ponta Delgada) and I haven't figured out if there were timing requirements, but I would guess from what I've seen that it can be right up to the time of departure. I'm just hoping that understanding the requirements will give me a better chance of finding my ancestors' passport application records - perhaps I can't find them because they were not absolutely required?? Thanks very much. -- 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.
[AZORES-Genealogy] occupation = bandeira?
I thought I'd throw this one out there for the many who are far more knowledgeable about the Portuguese language than I. Years ago I ran across the occupation of a long past multi-great grandfather, Manoel Carvalho. The record is as clean and easy to read as you could ever want, but the occupation is still a mystery to me: bandeira. According to the dictionaries I have looked at, a bandeira is a flag. A bandeirante is an armed explorer or pioneer of the type that went to Brazil in the late 1600s and early 1700s. In that Manoel Carvalho's last two children were separated by six years (1697 1703) and after the six-year gap he was listed as a bandeira in the birth of his last child, it was historically and logistically possible that he had gone to Brazil during this period looking for gold and pioneering inland, then returned home after a half dozen years absence, but that's just a hypothesis, and doesn't explain why the occupation is listed as bandeira rather than bandeirante. Any thoughts? Thanks so much --Andy (recto, 2nd entry): http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1701-1716/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1701-1716_item1/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1701-1716_JPG/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1701-1716_0026.jpg -- 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.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Unusual: Judas
Thanks very much for your insight, RIchard; makes perfect sense to me. I remember when I was 7 telling my 41-year-old mother that I wanted a little sister; she had me light candles in church in front of the statue of St. Jude. I got my little sister! ;) --Andy On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 6:39:06 AM UTC-5, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: *Hi Andrew,* *Yes not a common name. The child is named after St Jude the patron saint of loss causes – Not Judas Iscariot the betrayer of Jesus. Perhaps the couple had given up on having a son and prayed for the intercession of St Jude.* *Rick* *Richard Francis Pimentel* *Epping, NH* *From:* azo...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto: azo...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *On Behalf Of *Andrew Rapoza *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2015 7:37 PM *To:* azo...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Unusual: Judas I've researched through lots and lots of Azorean records over the years, but don't remember seeing this boy's name used in this overwhelmingly Catholic archipelago: Judas. Just thought it was interesting and worth sharing: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_item1/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_JPG/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_0020.jpg -- 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+un...@googlegroups.com javascript:. 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.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Unusual: Judas
I've researched through lots and lots of Azorean records over the years, but don't remember seeing this boy's name used in this overwhelmingly Catholic archipelago: Judas. Just thought it was interesting and worth sharing: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_item1/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_JPG/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-B-1563-1629_0020.jpg -- 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.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: What surname is this?
I so sincerely appreciate everybody's efforts and interest; it has been amazing. I am convinced that it is Perico for all the reasons that have been pointed out relative to that name. I hope I can return the favor to some of you. Best wishes --Andy On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 5:46:04 AM UTC-5, Maryann Santos wrote: I think Perico is right - look at the r in maria just under the surname in question. I originally thought it was an x. [image: Inline image 1] On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Margaret Vicente margare...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Eliseu, that's it Perico. Andy now has the right answer. Thanks, Margaret Vicente On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva eliseu...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Margaret J You got a point there! I looked at Rodrigo Rodrigues and it is said there that the name is PERICO (I keep thinking it could be Paxeco… COSTA PACHECO is a combination from Lomba da Cruz, Nordeste…) António Raposo was 3rd cousin with his wife. Eliseu J *De:* azo...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto: azo...@googlegroups.com javascript:] *Em nome de *Margaret Vicente *Enviada:* segunda-feira, 16 de Março de 2015 17:46 *Para:* azores *Assunto:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: What surname is this? Not disagreeing, but if that is Pexeco? old writing and paleography being the study of writing, then how does one explain a) the accents above and below the letters and b) why 3 lines above the priest wrote Pachequo i.e. Padre Jose Ignacio de Sousa Pachequo. (2nd link) Also first link go back one record same priest writes two forms of Pachequo and Pacheco. Cheers, Margaret Vicente On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Isabella Baltar myportu...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I agree with Eliseu, after seeing the original document, it is Pexeco, the old way of Pacheco. Isabella Baltar Myportuguesegen.blogspot.com Em segunda-feira, 16 de março de 2015, MaryAnn Santos ma...@nyu.edu javascript: escreveu: I thought there was an x in the word. On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Eliseu Pacheco eliseuman...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: The word is PACHECO (Paxeco). [image: ] Eliseu Pacheco da Silva No dia 16/03/2015, às 11:31, Margaret Vicente margare...@gmail.com javascript: escreveu: Andrew, on the 2nd link it is visible to me Ricaço Watch for the , underneath the last c. Margaret On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 8:08 AM, MaryAnn Santos m...@nyu.edu javascript: wrote: Hi Andrew, It certainly is a tricky one. I don't think it's an R because the down stroke are pretty evident and consistent in the document. It could be a P and my first thought was Peixoto but there don't seem to be enough letters in the work and the t - if it is a t - isn't crossed. Sorry I can't be of more help. By the way, if you're related to José Eusebio Raposo (sapteiro) who married Maria Leite Barbosa 22 July 1897 Divino Espirito Santo, Maia we're related. Maria was my grandmother, Ermelinda Leite Barbosa's older sister. MaryAnn On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 9:04 PM, Andrew Rapoza rapoza.2...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: I forget that in this era I can send links to these records. Wow, what a miraculous age we live in! Here they are. The surname in question on the left page shows up on the 10th line up from the bottom of the entry text. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1755-1768/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1755-1768_item1/P13.html The same surname in question on the left page shows up on the 10th line up from the bottom of the entry text. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1768-1783/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1768-1783_item1/P72.html Thanks again for everyone's help. I suspect, by the way, that they are Pexico, perhaps an ancient spelling of Pacheco? Thanks again. --Andy Rapoza On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 11:26:01 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: It won't open for me. Can you send the links to the documents so everyone can see it? Cheri -- 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 javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- *MaryAnn Santos* Senior Advisement and Student Affairs Administrator Department of Art and Art Professions NYU/Steinhardt 212.998.5702 ma...@nyu.edu javascript: Follow us at *Twitter / @NYUart
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What surname is this?
I forget that in this era I can send links to these records. Wow, what a miraculous age we live in! Here they are. The surname in question on the left page shows up on the 10th line up from the bottom of the entry text. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1755-1768/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1755-1768_item1/P13.html The same surname in question on the left page shows up on the 10th line up from the bottom of the entry text. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1768-1783/SMG-ND-SAOJORGE-C-1768-1783_item1/P72.html Thanks again for everyone's help. I suspect, by the way, that they are Pexico, perhaps an ancient spelling of Pacheco? Thanks again. --Andy Rapoza On Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 11:26:01 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: It won't open for me. Can you send the links to the documents so everyone can see it? Cheri -- 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.
[AZORES-Genealogy] What surname is this?
Hi everyone. I thought I was pretty good at deciphering old Azorean handwriting and knowing Portuguese surnames, but this has me stumped. The same surname for the same person in two documents 24 years apart, written by two different scribes, but I just can't decipher what the surname is. Can someone help me figure this out?? Thanks so much --Andy Rapoza -- 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. Surname decipher.docx Description: MS-Word 2007 document
[AZORES-Genealogy] Lustre: French needles in Portuguese haystacks
I am trying (with mixed success) to find the families of *Carlos Lustre* Roza Adelaide (Carregal) and his brother *Hypolito Lustre* Maria Augusta Leonardo. The Lustres owned and performed in a circus that traveled through the islands during the 1850s-1860s. I think that's why records for them are so hard to find - they keep moving around with that circus of theirs! So far I have found two children of Carlos Lustre christened in Madeira in 1863 1864 and the marriage of Hypolito Lustre in the Irgeja Matriz de São Sebastião, Ponta Delgada in 1858. (Lustre's wife was from the freguesia de S ão José, Ponta Delgada; Hypolito's wife was from the freguesia de Sé Cathedral d'Angra, Terceira.) Fellow researchers, if any of you come across any records for this unusual French surname - *Lustre* - anywhere in your Azorean searches, would you please let me know? All help and advice is *very* welcomed! (Maybe will save me from staying up to 3:00 AM search records, like last night!) Thanks so much --Andy P.S. I just *love* the Madeira records website! To me it's the genealogical ideal - so easy to use, search compatible, original images. Just fantastic! -- 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] A brick wall smashed - my own genealogy success story
I'll try to keep this short, but from time to time I love reading a good happy ending genealogy story, and since I am new to this group, I thought mine might be a story worth sharing with all of you. ... I have been researching for 40 years. I remember paying someone travelling to the Azores to find a single record for me - it was the only way back then. I then went to the islands myself three times to do the research myself, in the original records, for the first time. Handling the original volumes with my ancestors' names is an unforgettable experience. In the early 1980s my wife and I went to Sao Miguel and while researching in the Archivo, met the man from the Mormon church who was in the process of microfilming the records. He took us to the little building near the Archivo where he was set up and he showed us the process. What a blessing - I rejoiced at the thought that in a few years I would be able to examine microfilms in an LDS family history center a few miles from home ... and I have spent many years and many hundreds of dollars renting and researching those microfilms! Through these several different efforts I have had the good fortune of finding 7 of my 8 great-grandparents, all born in Sao Miguel, and have traced their lines back for anywhere from decades to centuries, depending on the line. The 8th ggp, Maria Ricarda Gonzales, has eluded me because I only knew her birth date and that she was born on Sao Jorge, but had no idea what village. Her parents were circus performers in a small circus that traveled through the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Spain, and France. Her father (Agustin Ribero Gonzales) was from somewhere in the Canary Islands and her mother (Maria Ricarda Martins) was from Ponta Delgada (and yes, I had their names as well). That was all I knew of her origin for 40 years. It was ironic that I knew nothing about her birth because she was also the only great grandparent I ever knew personally (she died when I was just a young kid). In October 2012 I had the opportunity to make a short visit to my home area of New Bedford for a family wedding. I wrote ahead to the local LDS FHC librarian because I knew they had a lot of Azorean microfilms; I wanted to know what Sao Jorge villages they had (figured it would save me a bunch in rental fees if I could at least go through those while I was there). I told her *only* the first name of my ggm (Maria), her birth date, and that she was born on Sao Jorge (I wasn't expecting anyone to do research; I just wanted to give her a better idea of what I hoped to accomplish when I got up there). That was all: Maria + birth date + island. Then the big surprise came: a few days later, while sitting in the car outside of a Garden Ridge store down here in south Texas, hoping my wife would soon stop shopping (!), I felt my phone vibrate; a message had come in from that FHC director. In that little text message she explained she had given the information I provided to one of her patrons who specialized in Azorean research and he knew about a website that I had never heard of (the CCA website). He told her to let me know he had looked at *one*village (Calheta; how he picked that one at random, I'll never know), and he had found a birth of a Maria for that birth date, just in case I might be interested. There she was in my little cell phone window: my great grandmother! I was able to instantly identify her by her parent's names (which I had *not *provided to the FHC director): the names of her father and mother which were in the record along with the fact that her father was from the Canary Islands ... not only that, but *specifically *the village of Santa Brigida on the island of Gran Canaria! I had no idea what island or town my great-great grandfather was from until that moment! My wife has *never* seen such a look on my face after she has gone shopping before! :) In the year that has passed, I have (exclusively through the help of a now dear friend in Gran Canaria) been able to discover many dozens of ancestors in four of the Canary Islands, going back the same number of centuries as my Azorean ancestral lines. There will always be more ancestors, more finds, and more exciting moments, but having a brick wall completely destroyed - because someone I have never met instantly pulled the needle out of the haystack - still stuns me to this day. May all your Maria's also be found in 2014! --Andy Rapoza A quick postscript: When I am done with this post, I will go to the CCA website and do my research from the comfort and convenience of my own home; for those who, like me, have experienced all the changes in research, isn't it wonderful to be a genealogist in 2014? My goodness, the changes in my lifetime! -- 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.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pimentels
Hi Nancy - Well, it looks like we are indeed cousins! I am attaching my Rosario Lagoa Pimentel line, which is clearly the same as yours. I have always suspected that the Bodé of Frias Bodé was a short-lived nickname assigned to (or taken on by) some members of the family for a generation or two. Here are my research notes on Bodé: The application of the name Bodé to Antonio and his father José change in the records without any clear pattern. That name does not show up in José's christening or marriage record, or in the christening records of his children. However, in the christening records of Antonio's children, Antonio and his father are listed as follows: *Christening - Father's Name - Grandfather's Name* 1847 (Maria) - *need to recheck (it has been years)* 1849 (Margarida) - *need to recheck* 1851 (Jacintha) - *need to recheck* 1854 (Roza) - Antonio de Frias - (paterno not listed) 1857 (Manoel) - Antonio de Frias - (paterno not listed) 1862 (Jose) - Antonio de Costa Bodé - José de Frias 1865 (Francisco) - Antonio de Frias Bodé - Jose de Frias Bodé 1867 (Roza) - Antonio de Ferias - Jose de Ferias 1870 (Joao) - Antonio da Costa Frias - José de Frias Bodé 1873 (Luiz) - Antonio de Frias Bodé - Jose de Frias Bodé The appellation Bodé seems to have been applied occasionally and inconsistently to Antonio and to his father Jose, suggesting that its use was more colloquial than formal. Bodé has several meanings: billy-goat, half-breed, mulatto, ugly man, or Protestant. At this point, it's impossible to guess which of these meanings was being applied to Antonio and José Costa Frias Bodé. The significance and application of this nickname seems to have faded away with the passing of these two generations. The last few notes are for my 3rd great grandfather, Antonio Costa Frias Bodé, fyi. I interviewed a family member 40 years ago who still remembered him: His occupation: arrieiro (muleteer, driver of pack animals) He drove his donkey cart into the city full of fruit for sale; he also was a farmhand for others. His grandaughter, Maria de Jesus Costa, remembered her grandfather's humble daily routine of coming home at the end of the day, washing his feet, saying his prayers, and going to bed. He was short and had blue eyes, a round face, and red hair. Hope this isn't TMI!! --Primo Andy On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 4:01 PM, Nancy Couto nvcouto...@gmail.com wrote: Andrew, I have Pimentels from Rosario, Lagoa. See attached. For what it's worth, I was born in New Bedford and grew up in Dartmouth, MA. Let me know if you want to compare notes. Nancy -- 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 a topic in the Google Groups Azores Genealogy group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/azores/_3Cc8JpGYHw/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. Maria de Jesus Pimentel.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Portuguese Circus Book
Elaine, did you ever have any luck finding this book? I would be interested in acquiring a copy too. --Andy On Sunday, February 19, 2006 1:05:37 PM UTC-6, E. Sharp wrote: Does anyone know of this book: 15 historias de circo/traducao de Ricardo Alberty Lisboa Verbo1982 c 1980 191 pages This is a book on 15 histories of Portugese circuses. I am still trying to find my circus trapeze act family Antonio Victor and I am wondering if they might be mentioned in this book. Thank you. Elaine -- 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pimentels
Sorry Terri; my Pimentel/Pementel lines touch base in Rosario Lagoa, Povoacao, Furnas, and Nordestinho. On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:17:52 PM UTC-6, Terri wrote: Hi Andrew... Just letting you know that I also have some Pimentels from the island of Sao Miguel in the area of Vila Franca do Campo. Any of your lines from that area? Terri Santos researching Agua de Pau, Agua d'Alto, Ginetes, Vila Franca do Campo -- 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Feliz Natal / Boas Festas / Merry Christmas 2013 thread
Cheri - I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Everytime I click POST, I get a pop-up that says it isn't connected to a valid CC address, which is supposed to be the Azores Group on googlegroups.com. I feel like such a nincompoop. Any advice? --Andy On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:11:54 AM UTC-6, Cheri Mello wrote: Feliz Natal and Merry Christmas to you! For those wishing to send Christmas greetings, please respond to this thread only. Don't start your own. You can send your greetings until 12:01 a.m. YOUR time on Dec. 26th. Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas! -- 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. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
