[AZORES-Genealogy] New addition to Azores GenWeb

2011-04-16 Thread Kathy Cardoza
I have posted the following to the Azores GenWeb, http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/Flemish_history.html: The last, and final installment of the Flemings in the Azores since the 15 century, Volume III 17. William Kersemakere (Bruges) Guilherme Casmaca / Casmacra (Azores) The Offsprin

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center

2011-04-16 Thread Eileen Leite
I am in the Chicago area, and use the Naperville IL FHC. They have 2 of the narrow-film viewers, with different magnifications, out of about 12 viewers total. They have seen better days (I had to learn to get one of them to focus -it's an art, requiring one to reach up and press on the cover plat

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] New addition to Azores GenWeb

2011-04-16 Thread Sam Koester
Kathy; I can’t get this link to work properly. Keeps saying “not found” and going to something called Mobile me. Sam in Maz From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cardoza Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:22 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New files on Azores GenWeb site

2011-04-16 Thread netadosAcores
Thanks Kathy for sharing the book. Is there a way to do a translation on any site on the net? Ally In a message dated 4/14/2011 8:50:54 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, kmacard...@mac.com writes: Hi Everyone Just an FYI ... I have posted the latest versions of the following files on the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New addition to Azores GenWeb

2011-04-16 Thread Cheri Mello
There's a colon at the end of the URL. Must be a typo. Try this link: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/Flemish_history.html Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New files on Azores GenWeb site

2011-04-16 Thread "E" Sharp
You can use Google to translate but be prepared for some really funny words; however, most times you get the gist of what they are trying to say. "E" On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 5:29 AM, wrote: > Thanks Kathy for sharing the book. > > Is there a way to do a translation on any site on the net? > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center

2011-04-16 Thread Eric Gomes
I walked in there last month and it has been remodeled... most of the readers are gone. I have heard that there are films from the Azores there but each and every time I go there... no one can direct me to them. I don't know if I would know what to look for in there if I did find them for now...

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family History Center

2011-04-16 Thread Cheri Mello
Sounds similar to the remodel in Los Angeles - that the film area is smaller and computer area bigger. Nice to see technology, but computers and the Internet are the tip of the iceberg. There is still A LOT on film, in libraries and archives, courthouses, etc. Eric G, the films should be numeric

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New addition to Azores GenWeb

2011-04-16 Thread Kathy Cardoza
Yeah, sorry about the bad link. I did put a colon there because of the following files, but it added it to the link instead. Thanks, Cheri. Kathy ~~~ Visit the Azores GenWeb Project: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealo

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New files on Azores GenWeb site

2011-04-16 Thread Kathy Cardoza
Ally You're welcome! There are a lot of translation services on the web that will do web pages. Some of these documents may be too large for that, however. You might have to just do blocks of text one at a time, that you are interested in. Otherwise, you should be able to get the gist of most o

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family Hi...

2011-04-16 Thread Emacadi
if you are writing about Oakland...the readers, all of them, are still there. As long as I've been going to Oakland,, they sit in rows of 8 readers. They all had been the old type of readers , black and much smaller than the new larger readers, The reader section remains as it has alwa

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brickwall Broken!

2011-04-16 Thread Besotes
How exciting for you Eric! I have the same situation with Rodrigues in my line and the Da Rosa's. Some listings show, Rosa, Roza as well as DeRosa, DeRoza, DaRosa and DaRoza and I've even found them under Rose. I find at time, it takes twice as long to search these family members.searching

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brickwall Broken!

2011-04-16 Thread Besotes
One other thought Eric. Several months ago I connected with a cousin who's Grandmother, Margaret Borba Dutra Reynolds and my Great Grandfather Anthony Rocha Borba were brother and sister. She mentioned to me that her Grandmother lost two children Lawrence and Lucile Dutra in a house explosion whi

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] The good old days at the Oakland, California Family Hi...

2011-04-16 Thread Cheri Mello
I'm not sure Eloise, can this be it? 48950 Green Valley Rd. Fremont, CA 94538 510-623-7496 Call first. Tu - W 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 7 - 9pm Sat 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sun 1:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (not my typo, it SAYS 1:30 a.m., but I'd think that would be 1:30 p.m.). Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researc

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] New addition to Azores GenWeb

2011-04-16 Thread Sam Koester
Cheri, Kathy; Should have figured that one out for myself! Thanks, Sam in Maz From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Cardoza Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 12:23 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New addition to Azores Ge