Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] PASSPORT RECORDS

2012-06-29 Thread Cheri Mello
Carmen, What link are you using? Last spring, the CCA web site moved to: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/ The direct link to Passaportes is: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/passaportes/Default.aspx Only Ponta Delgada is online right now. It works in IE or Firefox. Cheri Mell

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread Michael Gilfilian
I still almost can't believe it, I've been on ancestry for about two years and for the most part thought I had exhausted that until Cheri s suggestion then Elaine found one thing then another and I got lucky on the neps site. But if I hadn't sent the email about the DNA website and then talked to C

[AZORES-Genealogy] PASSPORT RECORDS

2012-06-29 Thread carmen furtado
hi everyone   my passport page link doesn't work - is there a new link to search passport records?   thanks   carmen -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread Cheri Mello
Lisa, It seems like most researchers (Portuguese and otherwise) need to go back about 200 years (to the early 1800s) to find another genealogist researching those same lines. Note I said "most". Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread Cheri Mello
Fred, Mike joined this list about 10 weeks ago. Not too sure what he did on his genealogy before that, but he was pretty much a beginner in the world of Portuguese genealogy. He must have read up on things. He posted his findings here. This census, that marriage, a WWI Draft, etc. Since the pos

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread TheMOM8682
lucky, lucky you! so far I have not found one person researching my family lines. FTDNA has received my test kit, so hopefully I will be lucky also and find someone that way. Lisa In a message dated 6/29/2012 3:21:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mgilfilia...@gmail.com writes: I got a

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread Frederick Souza
Sounds like a great connection. I am just starting with all this (maybe since it seems daunting) How long did you work on things before finding this great connection? Fred On Jun 29, 2012, at 6:21 AM, Mike wrote: > I got an email overnight from Mr. Doug da Rocha Holmes. He has traced all the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread Lionel Holmes
Mike, Glad to hear that. Lionel Rocha Holmes (Doug's father) On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Mike wrote: > I got an email overnight from Mr. Doug da Rocha Holmes. He has traced all > the names in my list from Lajes do Pico and has sent me the translation of > my GGgrandmother Maria Lial da R

[AZORES-Genealogy] confirmation

2012-06-29 Thread Mike
I got an email overnight from Mr. Doug da Rocha Holmes. He has traced all the names in my list from Lajes do Pico and has sent me the translation of my GGgrandmother Maria Lial da Roza baptism from the church record. I had the year right but now have the date. But best of all He Identified me as

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passport/passenger list question

2012-06-29 Thread Gail Elizares
Shirely, I’m sorry it could be Hayward, CA. We do have them in the census in Hawaii, and one census says they came in 1883 and one says 1887 but it has to be 1883 because Maria was born in Hawaii. Gail From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shirley