[AZORES-Genealogy] Questions About Research on Terceira
I may have made a mistake when I tried to send an email to the list. I believe some emailed me privately and maybe I sent a list response to those who sent email private? I apologize if that is so. Someone mentioned the Archives what is that, where is it located and what is there? Can I read about it somewhere online? I will bring the information I already have about my family. Should I go to the Catholic Church to get Baptised records? What about records when someone died? I would like to go to the cemetery and read headstones. Are there lots of cemeteries on Terceira? I guess the big city on Terceira is Angra. Are there other cities that large? How long does it take to drive around Terceira? I have a map that someone gave me that has homes of some of my relatives from years ago, but no addresses. Could I find them with a map? Would the homes still be there? I read that there have been natural disasters but I am not sure how to find out what was lost in those. Were records lost? Would houses be gone? This shows my ignorance, but there may be five people traveling, If we rent a car are the cars real small? One of our relatives said that they are. Wow, it sounds as though there are lots of people who know a lot about genealogy and I am feeling intimidated. Delores -- 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.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Questions About Research on Terceira
Delores, Some people may chose to email you privately. Hitting reply sends the message to all 760+ people on this list. Archives: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/genresources.html Records for baptisms and deaths - no, not the churches. It depends on when the event happened. It'll be at the archive or the civil registry. See the email link above. Cemeteries: Most cemeteries are not perpetual care like in America. After a certain number of years, the grave is reused for another person. You probably won't find a headstone there. Angra: It's not too big to walk. I think Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel was a little larger, but I walked that too. I don't mind walking, though. When I toured Terceira (with a band) we did it over 2 days and stopped in every freguesia (village). You can see some ruins from earthquakes and stuff. If you stop at the Casa de Povo and ask, someone will tell your taxi driver where to go or if someone with that name still lives there. Almost every freguesia has a Casa de Povo. Yes, cars are small. The taxis all seem to be Mercedes Benz, though. 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.
