Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
Thanks On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 9:35 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Pam, > > Disregard what Doug said. > > I week or so ago, I posted the DNA process. I don't remember if I > included the mailing process. > > After the mail gets your DNA to Houston, it waits to be batched. Batching > happens on Wedne

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for AMARANTE, MACHADO, AZEVEDO, BETTENCOURT, SILVEIRA, in Velas, S. Jorge

2013-05-02 Thread pico
Hi Rod,Your comment about pictures in Terceira caught my attention. Are you saying you have some ancestors from there? If so, I would be interested in the most recent one. I'll know their ancestors, so just the most recent one is enough. Which book by Forjaz has your family? He has several.As for v

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Rod, I'm not advising anything. I'm explaining the process. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Pam, Disregard what Doug said. I week or so ago, I posted the DNA process. I don't remember if I included the mailing process. After the mail gets your DNA to Houston, it waits to be batched. Batching happens on Wednesdays and at 5pm Central Time, the batch with everyone's vials, are sent to t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread TheAussieRod
Sorry, Shril, but I believe it's impossible a dead body to turn itself over in a grave. They are too tight :) Do you have ancient jews living in Terceira? That is an important fact, especially in Terceira; their diaspora changed gear to another economic cycle. Do you have anything on that? Thank

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread TheAussieRod
So, Cheri, what is your advise after all? Let us know... Cheers, Rod Quinta-feira, 2 de Maio de 2013 21:11:48 UTC, Cheri Mello escreveu: > > Pam S and others, > > Let me clarify (from my perspective) about what the LDS/Mormons do. I'm > not LDS. So this is my understanding. The LDS members on

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread TheAussieRod
Yeah Shirl, I think I will stick to my Excel for now. Later I will ponder if and which application suits better (even Doug's website, why not?) I am still in the beginning, so for now I will keep things simple. Thanks for your feedback ;) Cheers, Rod Quinta-feira, 2 de Maio de 2013 20:52:17 UTC,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for AMARANTE, MACHADO, AZEVEDO, BETTENCOURT, SILVEIRA, in Velas, S. Jorge

2013-05-02 Thread TheAussieRod
Wow, Doug! Thanks a lot for your time and energy. First thing comes to mind is that I am already into what you called CCA. There's where I got "that far" (for me) on my ancestry records. I mean, if I say some particular name is from my family, I say it because I can back that with facts. In th

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Shirl Sereque
Pam- Anyway, you can "unbaptize" them?  My cousin wanted her daughter baptized both Protestant and Catholic but the minister said that since she had already been baptized by a priest, he didn't have to do it again.  So...maybe since they were already baptized Catholic, the Mormon baptism won't

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread pico
OK, I just logged in again to better describe it.There is a red icon that says "waiting for results" and it has a clock on it.Click there.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Geneal

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] New Family Tree DNA Price Reductions (based on volume)

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
That is great On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) has decided to do a temporary price rollback > whenever lab capacity allows them to do so. When demand at the lab is low, > the prices will go down. With this system in place, prices may go up on > diffe

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
I don't see a progress On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 5:36 PM, wrote: > On the first page when you log in there is something that says Progress, > or something like that. > Just click and it shows you the timeline. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-55

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread pico
On the first page when you log in there is something that says Progress, or something like that.Just click and it shows you the timeline.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealo

[AZORES-Genealogy] New Family Tree DNA Price Reductions (based on volume)

2013-05-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) has decided to do a temporary price rollback whenever lab capacity allows them to do so. When demand at the lab is low, the prices will go down. With this system in place, prices may go up on different tests at any time based on lab volume. So right now, the Full Mitochond

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
Where do you check when it will be due? or done at and I can tell you I ordered the Family finder and Ydna On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:48 PM, wrote: > I just logged into FTDNA to see if there are any new matches and the first > thing I noticed (on my father's kit) is that the Y-DNA upgrade we sent

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
Well they baptized all my relatives as Mormon On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Shirl Sereque wrote: > Thanks, Pam. I didn't know I could post my tree for free on ancestry.com! > Sure is a lot cheaper than $299. Fortunately, I hadn't heard that LDS had > places to put trees and am glad I didn't.

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rapozo, Teixeira, Furtado, Cabral, Caldeira from Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel island

2013-05-02 Thread Hermano C. Pires
Thanks Altino.Too bad, wrong Jose Raposo de Medeiros :((.Hermano Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rapozo, Teixeira, Furtado, Cabral, Caldeira from Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel island From: demelo.alt...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 17:04:20 -0400 To: azores@googlegroups.com Sorry, that was wr

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting AncestryDNA results

2013-05-02 Thread pico
I just logged into FTDNA to see if there are any new matches and the first thing I noticed (on my father's kit) is that the Y-DNA upgrade we sent in on the first day of the sale (April 19th) is scheduled to be ready on June 9th.I wonder how that compares to the people who have ordered the Family Fi

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Shirl Sereque
Thanks, Pam.  I didn't know I could post my tree for free on ancestry.com! Sure is a lot cheaper than $299.  Fortunately, I hadn't heard that LDS had places to put trees and am glad I didn't.  My Jewish ancestors, some of whom donated mucho money to  construct synagogues, would be turning over i

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Kit

2013-05-02 Thread pico
Having worked for the USPS, I can answer that one, Cheri.No way in hell they deliver them other than the same day they arrive. Anyone who has ever worked there would be able to confirm that. And yea, that sure has everything to do with genealogy. :-)I have one ancestor who was a mail man (from Hung

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Kit

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
Yes it was during that time sent in Nov and they received in 14 Dec On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > I don't remember when it was, but FTDNA did have a backlog there. They > were having the regular DNA kits returned along with managing the newer > Geno 2.0 DNA kits. So dur

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Kit

2013-05-02 Thread Cheri Mello
I don't remember when it was, but FTDNA did have a backlog there. They were having the regular DNA kits returned along with managing the newer Geno 2.0 DNA kits. So during that period of time, it took longer. Don't know what the postmasters in Houston do during Christmas time with all those extr

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Cheri Mello
Pam S and others, Let me clarify (from my perspective) about what the LDS/Mormons do. I'm not LDS. So this is my understanding. The LDS members on this list will correct or amend my mistakes. No one is technically made Mormon/LDS. It is my understanding that when a living LDS member wants a d

[AZORES-Genealogy] Family Tree DNA Kit

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
Wow they received it already much quicker than last time. Just a heads up for everyone. I think the reason it took so long last time is because my cousin only paid 1.95 to mail it back. This time I paid the 2.07 (which was on the paper) and it got there quicker I mailed it on the 26th. The previo

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rapozo, Teixeira, Furtado, Cabral, Caldeira from Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel island

2013-05-02 Thread Altino Demelo
Sorry, that was wrong. He was the son of Francisco Raposo de Medeiros and Ana Julia de Conceição. Sent from my iPad On 2013-04-30, at 3:25 PM, bsei2...@gmail.com wrote: > I am interested in a possible connection to Maria de Jesus Teixeira named in > your post. > > I have heard from family me

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rapozo, Teixeira, Furtado, Cabral, Caldeira from Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel island

2013-05-02 Thread Altino Demelo
Hermano, José Raposo de Medeiros was born in Nordeste, São Miguel on 25 June 1869. He was the son of Francisco Raposo de Medeiros and Flora de Jesus do Rego. Sent from my iPad On 2013-04-30, at 3:25 PM, bsei2...@gmail.com wrote: > I am interested in a possible connection to Maria de Jesus Teixe

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Pam Santos
You can post your tree on Ancestry and make it private and you do not need to subscribe to it. LDS as Doug mentioned has an online tree also. But I wouldn't post it there in my opinion, because there is a possibility people in your tree will be baptized as mormons. I once gave a distant relative in

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] posting tree online

2013-05-02 Thread Shirl Sereque
Rod-My tree is on ancestry.com.  I have noticed some others with a person from my family with children who are not affiliated with anyone in my tree.  (I write and mention that they should look at my tree for the correct "kids".)  I have also seen matches for my tree with the children born befor

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for AMARANTE, MACHADO, AZEVEDO, BETTENCOURT, SILVEIRA, in Velas, S. Jorge

2013-05-02 Thread pico
Hi Rod,Not sure what you mean by building a family tree online. Do you mean with online resources like CCA? Or do  you mean posting it online?I never post my family tree online, but not for the usual privacy reason. It's because my genealogy is so extensive that it conflicts with the fact I do this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for AMARANTE, MACHADO, AZEVEDO, BETTENCOURT, SILVEIRA, in Velas, S. Jorge

2013-05-02 Thread TheAussieRod
Thanks, Doug. I will check that book for sure, especially if I have another branch in Ribeira Seca, with completely different names, ie, Bello, Dias de Borba, Machado, Silveira, Avila... My grandma died in March, and before she died, she gave me this task to do: find my ancestry from S. jorge, w

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rapozo, Teixeira, Furtado, Cabral, Caldeira from Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel island

2013-05-02 Thread Hermano C. Pires
Hello AltinoI have a josé Raposo de Medeiros, son of Antonio de Medeiros Jacome Raposo as a distant relative.Is this by chance the same one?Many thanks.Hermano Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rapozo, Teixeira, Furtado, Cabral, Caldeira from Agua Retorta, Sao Miguel island From: demelo.alt...

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 5.9 Furnas-Ponta Delgada, Portugal EARTHQUAKE, April 30, 2013 06:25:23

2013-05-02 Thread Doris Mello
With a 5.9 I would have thought it would have been significant... Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID sarab...@aol.com wrote: > >Dear Doris. > >     Thanx for the info. Seems to be not much damage, thank God! > >Arline > >-- >For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or N

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Familias da Ilha das Flores: Availability Question plus Lookup Request

2013-05-02 Thread João Ventura
Hi David, You can e-mail Francisco Gomes at the following address f r a n c i s c o a n p g o m e s at p o r t u g a l m a i l dot c o m Last time I emailed him (end of last year), he did indicate that he was preparing the 'Familias' ebook. I'm sure he'd appreciate to know that he would be abl

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 5.9 Furnas-Ponta Delgada, Portugal EARTHQUAKE, April 30, 2013 06:25:23

2013-05-02 Thread sarab...@aol.com
Dear Doris. Thanx for the info. Seems to be not much damage, thank God! Arline -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the