Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Match ... importance of GEDCOM ... emphasis

2012-06-04 Thread Michael Gilfilian
Ok I did this and now I see how it works for transporting the info from one program to another, one more question. It gave me the option to choose a format, Ansel and one or 2 others, is one more preferred over the other? which is the best one to choose? Mike On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:51 AM, Cheri

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Finder Sale only on Family Tree DNA

2012-06-04 Thread Cheri Mello
I think I have caught up again. So if I didn't send you a coupon code and you plan on ordering, let me know. I was moving all weekend and trying to do some email in between, so I could have messed up. I now have extra coupon codes. This sale ends Sunday. I'm at a festa all day Sunday and

[AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find?

2012-06-04 Thread Mendes Ferreira
How does someone in the U.S. go about finding marriage records in the Azores (specifically Terceira)? The story was always that Avo came over alone after being married by proxy (1920-1921). I would think that would involve lots of paperwork but not necessarily church records. I suspect it is

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find?

2012-06-04 Thread bellemarco
Timya, Did you find their ship's manifest yet? If yes, what are their names and name of ship and year arrived and where. If not, give us the parent's names, children, approximate when born, when came to US, and where they lived in US and I/we will try to help you. When we can establish

[AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese Dictionary

2012-06-04 Thread Bernadette Loebs
I am new to this list and looking for a helpful Portuguese Dictionary. Thank you Bernadette Researching: Branco, Facha, Frates, Freitas, from Flores Leal, Silveria, from Pico Immigrated to Bristol County, Massachusetts and Merced County, California

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find?

2012-06-04 Thread celeste perry
In my optinion, Joao Ventura is the go to person for research information and, in Terceira, where he lives, he has a wealth of information.   Celeste, Hayward, CA Celeste Perry ccgran...@yahoo.com From: Mendes Ferreira tewin...@comcast.net To:

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find?

2012-06-04 Thread Sam Koester
I certainly second that opinion! Sam in CA From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of celeste perry Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 6:05 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find? In my optinion,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese Dictionary

2012-06-04 Thread Cheri Mello
Repost for Katharine Baker: Over the past dozen years I've actually worn out three different Portuguese-English paperback dictionaries. None of them was bad, but my favorite has been the Harper Collins Portuguese Dictionary -- now in shreds, so I really should buy a new copy! -- because it shows

[AZORES-Genealogy] government website ??

2012-06-04 Thread Mike
I've been trying to find my ancestors on the Azores gov't website for the island of Pico with no luck yet am I correct that they haven't done anything for Faial yet or am I not looking on the right link yet? -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] government website ??

2012-06-04 Thread Pam Santos
They have three concelho's the link is below, use the arrow button drop down under pico to see what they have. http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/Default.aspx On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Mike mgilfilia...@gmail.com wrote: I've been trying to find my ancestors on the Azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find?

2012-06-04 Thread Pam Santos
If you know the church you can go to the site below and look thru the records yourself. http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/Default.aspx On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 7:38 PM, Karen Huffman khuffl...@charter.net wrote: Joao is the go to guy! He has found so many records for me. He has

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Terceira marriage records... how to find?

2012-06-04 Thread Steve Wright
I totally agree with Celeste. He has found lots for us. Colleen On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 6:05 PM, celeste perry ccgran...@yahoo.com wrote: In my optinion, Joao Ventura is the go to person for research information and, in Terceira, where he lives, he has a wealth of information. Celeste,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: government website ??

2012-06-04 Thread Katharine
The homepage for Azores genealogy is: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig Clicking on each of the three conselhos (counties) on the map for Pico yields three pages. Madalena: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/?serie=0ilha=5concelho=21 São Roque do Pico: