[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Trip to Azores, April or May

2008-11-16 Thread mikeg
Good morning, My family and I will be in Velas/ Sao Jorge for month of May. Would love any tips. Would also relish the possibility of meeting anyone who might be there during same period. Thanks! Mike On Nov 14, 8:54 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having planned a trip to the Azores this past

[AZORES-Genealogy] Salt Lake City Research

2008-11-16 Thread bellemarco
To those of you who would like to do Salt Lake City research, Southwest Airlines is having a special 1/2 price off sale and the Plaza hotel next door has an $85 per nite genealogy rate (and a few other specials). I booked the hotel online on the Plaza homesite. Airline purchase must be

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Meaning of the word Matrix

2008-11-16 Thread E Sharp
Maria, I believe the word is Matriz which means mother church of Sao Jose. E --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salt Lake City Research

2008-11-16 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Elaine If you are planning on doing any research in the films of the Azores you need to write ahead of time. You need to get the numbers of the films you want and write a letter to the International Desk at the Family History Library and ask that those films be made available to you during

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salt Lake City Research

2008-11-16 Thread Maria Lima
Dear Rosemarie: I am so glad you told us about having to pre order the films. I've been thinking about going to the library when I go visit my grandchildren in SLC and thought I could just spend a couple of days researching.It never occurred to me that you need to pre order them. If I was

[AZORES-Genealogy] Translation Site

2008-11-16 Thread Elaine Sharp
Someone from another site I belong to sent me this translation site that I was not aware of so I am passing it along to the list. Not sure how great it is but is does do Portuguese to English and vice versa. http://www.online-translator.com/text_translation.aspx?prmtlang=en E

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salt Lake City Research

2008-11-16 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Lisa You go to the Family History Library Website: www.familysearch.org to look up the film numbers. You have to check the Family History Library Card Catolog and do a place search for whichever village you are looking for to see what records have been filmed and use those numbers when writing

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Meaning of the word Matrix

2008-11-16 Thread Cheri Mello
Maria Eleana, I will answer in between. On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Maria Lima [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: In the city of Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, when the priest wrote the groom was natural e morador na freguezia *Matrix *desta ciudade, does Matrix refer to the church of Sao

[AZORES-Genealogy] Wall sacrament box?

2008-11-16 Thread Maggie Sutton
I have a glass front box 12 inches by 24 inches and 5 inches deep, that would have hung on a wall that was in my grandmother's home, circa 1915 probably. I am told that it was a sort of altar, has a statue in it and a drop down shelf with tiny things in it. It may have been to annoint or