[AZORES-Genealogy] PONTA GARÇA ancestors

2011-04-23 Thread Eliseu Manuel Pacheco da Silva
Hi group! I have RITA DOS ANJOS born around 1745 in Ponta Garça, daughter of Francisco Botelho da Mota (1705-1776) and Antónia Josefa de Macedo (around 1709-1747). Rita married to José da Silva 1776 in Porto Formoso. Does anyone have information on the collaterals of Rita dos Anjos?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Romeiros - Azorean History

2011-04-23 Thread netadosAcores
E Thank you for sharing. I am learning so much about our heritage from the Sao Miguel area, and those that settled in Fall River. I feel that I have missed so much of the island customs having been raised on the West Coast. Yes we have the Holy Ghost parade and most of the foods that

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Accessing your genealogy from your iPhone or handheld device (NOT Dropbox)

2011-04-23 Thread Maria Lima
Thanks, Gayle, I got excited about the prospect of being able to take my genealogy to FHC with the Reunion- app on my iPhone but, alas- it is only for MAC. Short-lived enthusiasm. But maybe someone else out there uses Mac. I learn so much from this group. Maria Elena On Apr 22,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter thread

2011-04-23 Thread Cheri Mello
Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter to everyone! For those wanting to participate in sending greetings to the list, do so ONLY on this thread. Just hit Reply and send your wishes. Do not change the subject line, just type your greetings in the body. Please don't send greetings after 11:59 pm (in your

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reliability of information Univ Minho NEPS and Famili...

2011-04-23 Thread John Raposo
I have always had excellent results with this site. And, as Eloise pointed out, if your ancestor was not born and/or married in a particular parish, you will not find them there. Why? Because UMinho has loaded all of the existing parish records. If a person was not married in a particular

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter thread

2011-04-23 Thread rcapodc
Happy Easter to all and good luck with your research. May you find lot's of info on your families! Rosemarie Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter to everyone! For those wanting to participate in sending greetings to the list, do so ONLY on this thread. Just hit Reply and send your wishes. Do not

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Romeiros - Azorean History

2011-04-23 Thread Emacadi
Thank you. I've always found the Romeiros of the Azores interesting. Eloise In a message dated 4/22/2011 10:27:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bellema...@gmail.com writes: Here are a couple of interesting articles about the Romeiros and how the tradition is carried on today: --

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter thread

2011-04-23 Thread Rick Judy Gaarde
Happy Easter from Judy Gaarde Furtado, George, - Salao, Faial From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:55 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter thread Feliz

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reliability of information Univ Minho NEPS and Famili...

2011-04-23 Thread David Leitz
I have also had excellent results. A few dates didn't match up with what my Grandmother had given me, so I will have to check that out. Linda L. On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:58 AM, John Raposo marra...@yahoo.com wrote: I have always had excellent results with this site. And, as Eloise pointed

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reliability of information Univ Minho NEPS and Familias Faialenses

2011-04-23 Thread Patricia Butcher
Hello Rosemarie, It's about time we found a connection! I am thrilled! Half the list are cousins to me nownot quite but it feels like it!! Joao Garcia Pereira and Isabel Pereira Roxo are my 12th ggrandparents. I just sent a list of names to Veronica to see how we connect. Prima Pat

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Reliability of information Univ Minho NEPS and Familias Faialenses

2011-04-23 Thread rcapodc
Pat, it's about time I connected with some of my original group! Susan Vargas Murphy is the only one I ever connected with when I was doing my newsletter! The grgrandfather that finally connected me with Familias is Bartholomeu Machado Lemos and his wife Isabel de Sousa. Marcio Borba told me

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Romeiros - Azorean History

2011-04-23 Thread celeste perry
On one of my Spring time visits to Sao Miguel, Azores I saw the Romeiros.  I had no idea what they represented and the taxi driver, Carlos Rego, explained the meaning of the men and boys (no women) we saw all over the island.  I was visiting all the village churches where my husband's 3

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Romeiros - Azorean History

2011-04-23 Thread netadosAcores
Thanks John, Between your explanation and E's two sites I now have four articles on the Good Friday Processions. Ava In a message dated 4/23/2011 10:41:01 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, marra...@yahoo.com writes: I am attaching an up-dated article that I wrote some years ago

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter thread

2011-04-23 Thread Lou Henderson
Happy Easter to all and God Bless you all. On Apr 23, 2011, Cheri Mello gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: Feliz Pascoa/Happy Easter to everyone!For those wanting to participate in sending greetings to the list, do so ONLY on this thread. Just hit Reply and send your wishes. Do not change the subject