Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread linda
Thanks! :) Linda On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 10:26:19 PM UTC-7, Becky M. wrote: > > Not at all. I believe it is Berkeley or Oakland. This is where my husbands > portuguese relatives immigrated to, eventually some went to San Jose > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 9:53 PM, linda > > wrote: > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread Becky Mendonca
Not at all. I believe it is Berkeley or Oakland. This is where my husbands portuguese relatives immigrated to, eventually some went to San Jose On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 9:53 PM, linda wrote: > Wow!! > > I hope you don't mind another question: do you know where and/or when the > picture was taken?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread linda
Wow!! I hope you don't mind another question: do you know where and/or when the picture was taken? My sister was wondering, and I can't guess with much confidence from the clues in the photo (maybe 1940's/1950's Bay Area/ SoCal???) thanks! -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abr

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread Becky Mendonca
Yes, there were 10-15!! I am not sure who the old woman is though. More digging! On Sep 12, 2016 8:52 PM, "linda" wrote: You're very welcome! Yup, me too ( but not really ;). Just wondering if these were photos of your family? That would be quite an amazing find! cheers, Linda On Monday

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread linda
You're very welcome! Yup, me too ( but not really ;). Just wondering if these were photos of your family? That would be quite an amazing find! cheers, Linda On Monday, September 12, 2016 at 1:42:49 PM UTC-7, Becky M. wrote: > > Thank you Linda!! I was close, lol > > On Sep 12, 2016 8:32 A

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Trouble Reading Marriage Record

2016-09-12 Thread bsei2816
I'm also seeing Manuel Cabral, son of Francisco da Camera and Antonia de Jesus marrying Maria Jose, daughter of José Travassos and Anna Maria (originally wrote Anna Jacinta, then wrote "digo" to correct himself and wrote Anna Maria). You are correct that Anna Maria is deceased. I believe they

[AZORES-Genealogy] Trouble Reading Marriage Record

2016-09-12 Thread Kyle Pereira
http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-FENAISDALUZ-C-1853-1860/SMG-PD-FENAISDALUZ-C-1853-1860_item1/P37.html This is the marriage record (right hand page) for two of my ancestors on my dad's side, Manuel Cabral and Maria José. I'm trying to make out their parents' names and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Centro de Conhecimento dos Açores - Registos Paroquiais

2016-09-12 Thread Nelia DiBiase
Ancestry Carolina do Rego Born in Sao Vicente Ferreira, Sao Miguel Acores. Parents: Manuel do Rego Araujo & Maria do R Faulha ( although in her birth record it states her mother's name as Maria Estrella) Carolina immigrated to the USA in 1879 along with her older siblings... Maria do Espírito S

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Documenting different names?

2016-09-12 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Oh, that's too bad! I love that about Legacy Family Tree! With so many name changes, I forget! It's so nice to have it right there when you open the family screen. Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread Becky Mendonca
Thank you Linda!! I was close, lol On Sep 12, 2016 8:32 AM, "linda" wrote: > Hi Becky, > > I emailed copies of the photos to my mom (85 in May!) who is bilingual in > English and Portuguese and who taught herself to read and write Portuguese > (she's awesome :) > > This is her interpretation: >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Documenting different names?

2016-09-12 Thread Joseph Mendonca
Thanks Rosemarie. I'll have to use my notes because I am unable to rename fields in my program. On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci wrote: > Joseph, if you are using Legacy Family Tree there is an 'aka' place to put > the name but it doesn't show on the front or 'primary' page.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Attending the Azores Conference and Joao Ventura

2016-09-12 Thread Cathy Bourgeois
I've used him as well over the past year and he has been thorough in his translation and speed in turning around "record" requests. Spectacular person. On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 12:25 PM, 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Joao has been my primary resource

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Documenting different names?

2016-09-12 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Joseph, if you are using Legacy Family Tree there is an 'aka' place to put the name but it doesn't show on the front or 'primary' page. What I did, was to take off the 'christening' field and rename it the also-known-as field and it will show me right on the primary info page that Domingos Antonio

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Attending the Azores Conference and Joao Ventura

2016-09-12 Thread 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy
Joao has been my primary resource collecting information and documents about my grandparents and my husband's grandparents for almost 20 years. I can't tell you how often he has found someone that has been "hidden" behind the "walls" that sometimes occur while we are searching church records.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Documenting different names?

2016-09-12 Thread Joseph Mendonca
Thank you Celeste. My program also has other names but I don't think they come up on search. Besides, I was thinking more along the lines of what to assign as the person's primary name. Sometimes I'm not sure and was wondering if there was a methodology to doing it. On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 8:34

[AZORES-Genealogy] writing on back of old photo

2016-09-12 Thread linda
Hi Becky, I emailed copies of the photos to my mom (85 in May!) who is bilingual in English and Portuguese and who taught herself to read and write Portuguese (she's awesome :) This is her interpretation: "Este é meu retrato" (This is my picture. In other words, this is a picture of me) "que

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Centro de Conhecimento dos Açores - Registos Paroquiais

2016-09-12 Thread 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy
re: Manuel do Rego Nunes. As luck would have it, I have been researching this line for a number of years. These people are the descendants of the Rego Mirandas of Somerset, MA. I have the line going back to 1693. I know all of this because I have spent the last 20 years researching the Miranda f