[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azorean Genealogy conference organized in Azores in 2020

2020-01-30 Thread João Ventura
this. I'm not sure the Azorean government actually wants genealogists there. It seems aimed at how they can leverage it as a source of tourism / income. João Ventura On Friday, 11 October 2019 16:27:50 UTC+2, João Ventura wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > It seems that the Azores re

[AZORES-Genealogy] Azorean Genealogy conference organized in Azores in 2020

2019-10-11 Thread João Ventura
-GIcdjlTanu2OZIMP08W8UCTmDmiR7E7wUA5Rr6Ihn2Fyigo4KYuIQUc Might be a chance to finally meet some of you :) João Ventura -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A few new books on the CCA

2019-03-11 Thread João Ventura
e CCA books indexer has been broken for some time.. I had to do a manual run yesterday. That's why the announcement was on a Sunday and not on a Friday (the day of the week I run the CCA indexer). João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Sunday, 10 March 2019 23:06:00 UTC+1, Cheri Mello wrote: >

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: cultura acores website

2018-10-08 Thread João Ventura
come back soon, when someone in the Azores starts to work. You'll also be able to see that it's the third time this happens at around that time on a Sunday, the previous days having been September 16th, and August 19th. They must be doing on a schedule that breaks their servers... Jo

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Tombo.pt website

2018-05-22 Thread João Ventura
Hi everyone, Indeed, the CCA site went down and it's still down at this time. You can check the status of the CCA website directly here: https://status.tombo.pt/778734960 According to that site monitor, the site went down at 04:05 (Lisbon time) on Sunday, May 20th. João Ventura

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What do you call a suburb?

2018-02-06 Thread João Ventura
if you are confused, it should be safe to remain that way. Fortunately, no new municipalities have been created in the Azores since the 1830s, so in most cases you don't have to bother with parishes that suddenly go from one municipality to another. João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Sunday,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Coupon codes for Family Tree DNA (FTDNA)

2017-11-15 Thread João Ventura
Hi Cheri, Another option is to grab/add codes to this one which seems to be made by the 'collective'.. Honestly, I got a link, and have no idea who the author is :) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CgXRKz2TySvRqSInveSIYoslO7yexAc9d-BzpNhaY1c/edit?usp=sharing João Ventura

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Finding Your Roots (with Henry Louis Gates, Jr) on PBS; Episode: The Vanguard

2017-10-25 Thread João Ventura
Hi all, That piqued my interest! You can see the episode on the web here: http://www.pbs.org/video/episode-4-the-vanguard-rpn8vc/ But the only mention to Portuguese ancestors seem to be at 47:22, where her maternal grandfather - Arthur Amorin Barret (I guess Artur Amorim Barreto in Portuguese)

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese records on Archive.org

2017-10-13 Thread João Ventura
Hey, João Ventura here, Ok, so some elements: * archive.org: this is the Internet Archive, a non-profit from San Francisco, SA, mostly known for the Wayback machine. * arquivo.pt: this is the Portuguese Internet Archive, run by the government entity that coordinates the Internet used by the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Server Not Found

2017-09-04 Thread João Ventura
, or uninterrupted since July 10th). João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Monday, 4 September 2017 17:54:36 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Tombo.pt is not down. It works. The CCA is down. > > Tombo.pt: > [image: Inline image 1] > > More Tombo: > [image: Inline image 2] >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FTDNA Promo Code?

2017-09-04 Thread João Ventura
Hi Eric, You can usually get a pretty good discount for FTDNA in groupon.com. Try here: https://www.groupon.com/deals/family-tree-dna-1-1-national João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Sunday, 3 September 2017 01:22:03 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Promo codes are only the year end Holida

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Microfilms discontinued

2017-08-22 Thread João Ventura
. If you have a FamilySearch account, or you're a FamilySearch indexer, you still are locked out of most Portuguese images. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Monday, 21 August 2017 21:27:03 UTC+2, rcapodc wrote: > > Maria, > > Tombo.pt is a portal put together by Joao Ventura in order t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Microfilms discontinued

2017-08-20 Thread João Ventura
the same source. It's just that FamilySearch gives you the scan in it's original max scan resolution, and CCA reduced it in size and quality to save on the network bandwidth. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 18 August 2017 21:41:26 UTC+2, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: &g

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Microfilms discontinued

2017-08-18 Thread João Ventura
this correctly?* > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > *From:* azo...@googlegroup

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Casais das Flores e do Corvo no longer in Amazon - new book coming soon

2017-08-18 Thread João Ventura
es-Corvo-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B00AQAOOF6 During the process to buy the book, I got a list from the Lajes city hall that indicates they have a lot of other of Francisco Gomes's books still for sale in the dead tree version. Best regards, João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en <https://lh3.g

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Microfilms discontinued

2017-08-18 Thread João Ventura
only possibility to read them is to go to a FHC and ask for the microfilm. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 4 August 2017 01:38:11 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > My understanding is that the Azorean Govenement must enter an agreement > with Family Search to allow the indexing to

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Warning about DNA Projects on Social Media.

2017-08-13 Thread João Ventura
rovide him with personal information". The way he puts it is that "FTDNA doesn't want overlapping projects". I just wish somehow you all would be able to sit down, relax and agree to disagree, but work together to advance the cause of Azorean Genealogy. Then again, I've

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Casais das Flores e do Corvo no longer in Amazon - new book coming soon

2017-07-05 Thread João Ventura
Got some updated info. The book will be released in July 14th at 20:00. Apparently it costs €10.. I'll reserve my judgment on this price once I get my hands on it. I've asked Lajes City Hall for details on how to order outside of Portugal. João On Wednesday, 7 June 2017 14:00:48 U

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Casais das Flores e do Corvo no longer in Amazon - new book coming soon

2017-06-12 Thread João Ventura
Hi Eric, The new book is published by the Lajes City Hall.. There's no way that it won't include Lajes again. He never got the funds from the Santa Cruz City Hall to proceed with Vol. 2, 20 years ago (you can read his resentment for that in the preface for the Casais book). João On Sunday, 1

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Casais das Flores e do Corvo no longer in Amazon - new book coming soon

2017-06-08 Thread João Ventura
fferent sites. Salt Lake City has it in the eBook version. I'll > have to find the original post later where the eBook formats were. > > NOTE to New People: This list has 1600? 1700? people on it. At this point > we have more than one John, Pat, Shirley, Robert, etc. And we have mor

[AZORES-Genealogy] Casais das Flores e do Corvo no longer in Amazon - new book coming soon

2017-06-07 Thread João Ventura
Hi everyone, Some good news (and bad) for all those doing research in Flores. Francisco Gomes will release a new book in mid-July during the Festa do Emigrante. The bad news is that as preparation for this, he pulled the "Casais das Flores e do Corvo" ebook from Amazon. It seems it's still avai

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: CCA down for just me or everyone else?

2017-04-29 Thread João Ventura
You can check if it's only you or also others here: https://status.tombo.pt/778734960 The seem to be down since April 28th at 19:30. João Ventura On Friday, 28 April 2017 21:42:10 UTC+2, Joanne wrote: > > Wondering if it’s because I’m at a genealogy conference that I can't &

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA Off Line

2017-03-19 Thread João Ventura
:( I did something a few weeks ago, mostly for the continental Archives, but it seems it might be useful to track the CCA after all: https://status.tombo.pt/?page=2 And in specific the CCA details: https://status.tombo.pt/778734960 João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Sunday, 19 March 2017 06

[AZORES-Genealogy] "New" Madalena books in CCA

2017-01-28 Thread João Ventura
yet in tombo.pt, as there's a bug in the search function in this new site). João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA Down

2017-01-17 Thread João Ventura
serve you the high-resolution scan of the books, instead of the reduced-beyond-recognition images that some older books have in CCA. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en * Well, not really always, but we're talking about genealogical timeframes, not geological ones. On Monday, 16 January 2017

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA Down

2017-01-16 Thread João Ventura
would make sense: 1. Allowing Familysearch to serve those images (pros: free, and no work necessary; cons: nobody would use the CCA servers ever again). 2. See 1., to be honest. João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Saturday, 14 January 2017 19:10:58 UTC+1, Victor Soares wrote: > > They should lo

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree DNA "Holiday Reward" coupons

2016-11-22 Thread João Ventura
Yes, I agree. However, I'm guessing they want to discourage people paying with Paypal.. Their processing fees are a bit higher than other payment options. João On Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:12:26 UTC+1, Cheri Mello wrote: > > (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) > > I've got a pay

[AZORES-Genealogy] New book in CCA: SMG-LG-AGUADEPAU-O-1822-1844

2016-10-28 Thread João Ventura
tem1/index.html It's been a long time since they last had something new, so most of you probably stopped looking at tombo.pt for any news out of CCA, which is why I decided to come here and warn you. Best regards, João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en -- You received this message because you a

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: CORVO is on Universidade do Minho/NEPS

2016-07-21 Thread João Ventura
Eliseu, Amazing news! How did you find out about it? João Ventura tombo.pt On Thursday, 21 July 2016 14:34:41 UTC+1, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote: > > HI! > > The Genealogy of Corvo Island is made available for everyone by Norberta > Amorim of Pico. Go to NEPS and

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Revamp of the Azores GenWeb

2015-11-16 Thread João Ventura
Kathy, >From my part, thanks for the referrals to tombo. I'm glad it simplifies using your site as well. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Sunday, 15 November 2015 04:05:05 UTC+1, Kathy Cardoza wrote: > > I did a rework of the Azores GenWeb site and just got it published > t

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FTM 2014

2015-11-16 Thread João Ventura
Al, Get a Dropbox account and backup to the cloud.. It's a lot less hassle, and a lot safer than a DVD. Unless of course, you forget the password, or lose access to your email. João On Monday, 16 November 2015 16:57:19 UTC+1, biga...@aol.com wrote: > > *I want to backup my files to a removabl

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interpretation of Baptismal Record for Claudia, daughter of Florencia - Ponta Delgada, Flores 1806

2015-11-01 Thread João Ventura
them for some other reason. However, looking at the fact that this was a single mother, daugther of another single mother, well... let's just say that her reputation might not have been the best. Did you manage to track more of this family records? João Ventura On Tuesday, 13 Oc

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Census records for the Azores

2015-10-20 Thread João Ventura
The Portuguese census should cover the Azores as well, but to my knowledge, the raw data no longer exists or at least has not yet been provided online. You can read the reports starting from the 1864 census here: http://censos.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=censos_historia_pt João Ven

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interpretation of Baptismal Record for Claudia, daughter of Florencia - Ponta Delgada, Flores 1806

2015-10-12 Thread João Ventura
David, This is all amazing information. Thanks a lot! You're related to wife as you can see in this relationship diagram from her to Florencia Rosa: http://venturas.org/familytree/relationship.php?ged=venturas&pid1=I5&pid2=I152 This is all I know about her (and her children): http://venturas.o

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Could the CCA records be down??

2015-10-12 Thread João Ventura
Hi everyone.. I've been away for a few months... I haven't been doing much research on the Azorean side lately, so I dropped out for a while.. I can see you're all having withdrawal pains from the CCA site being down. It's their site that's down, not tombo.pt, so there's nothing I can do. As t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marriage book from Corvo 1655-1671 is now in the CCA

2015-05-23 Thread João Ventura
a "cloud" document. The group could > index many documents in this manner. > Good thinking, > Tish > > > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 7:47 AM, João Ventura > wrote: > >> Hello, everyone >> >> I'm happy to see that the 'missing' marr

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Researching the archives in Angra

2015-05-15 Thread João Ventura
Note that they'll probably tell you to use the Internet to search for the baptism, marriages and death records.. It may actually be slower than doing it from home. For other documents not yet online, they'll probably let you handle the real records. Don't waste your time (and theirs) doing some

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 1933 Sao Jorge Records????? Help

2015-05-15 Thread João Ventura
You should contact the Conservatoria do Registo Civil of Calheta São Jorge (see them here: http://www.irn.mj.pt/sections/irn/a_registral/servicos-externos-docs/contactos/contactos-dos-servicos-civil/downloadFile/file/CR_civil.pdf?nocache=1417608742.62) They'll have that record in their files. R

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese Paleography

2015-04-29 Thread João Ventura
I'll see what we can do to make you have that book. João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Tuesday, 28 April 2015 19:23:56 UTC+2, linda wrote: > > Argh! One can, but... > > I put it in my shopping cart, but was thwarted by the necessity of > entering a NIF (I'm an American)

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese Paleography

2015-04-27 Thread João Ventura
Linda, I think you can buy it here: http://www.caixadoslivros.com/store/product/0/2187/abreviaturas-paleograficas-portuguesas João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Thursday, 23 April 2015 07:07:55 UTC+2, linda wrote: > > Those pages are from > > Nunes, E. Borges, 1981 *Abreviaturas p

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip

2015-04-23 Thread João Ventura
a is easier as the runway there is one of the largest in the Azores (it was designated as a Space Shuttle abort landing site), but do account for possible delays in your São Jorge / Pico connections. João Ventura On Wednesday, 22 April 2015 06:03:37 UTC+2, want2beunique wrote: > > Lis

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Salt Lake City Conference 2015

2015-04-06 Thread &#x27;João Ventura' via Azores Genealogy
I am about to catch the plane to salt lake city! João. Ventura Oakland AirPort Enviado do meu iPhone No dia 06/04/2015, às 10:32, Cheri Mello escreveu: > Made it here a little after 10 a.m. Got a bite to eat and now I'm going to > do some set up and then sneak away to do resear

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Angra Passports at CCA available

2015-03-23 Thread João Ventura
Hi, As Cheri answered, you should look first to Horta, and then to the other "districts". To understand what's going on here you need to understand a bit of the administrative history of the Azores.. When the Azores districts were formed, there were basically two: one in Angra and the other in

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Reconciling Information

2015-03-19 Thread João Ventura
ll them Spanish or you'll risk confusing your audience. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:28:50 UTC+1, Anthony Martin wrote: > > I wrote up a blog post that discusses my search process when trying to > find individuals for whom you have limited in

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Missing pages??

2015-02-26 Thread João Ventura
Hi, I'm not the same João Ventura, but I took a look at it, and the good news is that the book contains that page.. I can clearly see the 184 bleeding in the page in this URL: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SANTACRUZ-C-1672-1709/GRA-SC-SANTACRUZ-C-1672-1709_

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: History channel

2015-02-26 Thread João Ventura
I meant colonies in the Americas instead of Africa. On Thursday, 26 February 2015 16:23:56 UTC+1, João Ventura wrote: > > Liz, > > No, we were not. Or yes we were. Depends on how you want to look at it.. > Way before the Portuguese, the Romans were known for capturing slaves in &

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: History channel

2015-02-26 Thread João Ventura
able (gold, trinkets, etc.). It was only until much later, that we actually grew the colonies inland. That was when the English and others started to draw borders in the map, and it looked like we would be left with the original fortresses. João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 25 Februa

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: records from 1927-1964 in Ajuda de Bretanha, Azores

2015-02-19 Thread João Ventura
Hi Sharlene, Those records are either in the Civil Registry office in Ponta Delgada (the official state-issued birth certificates, etc.), or in the Ajuda da Bretanha church (the parish records, the ones after 1911 were not confiscated by the government). The government records should be availa

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Passport questions

2015-02-19 Thread João Ventura
Delgada then stopping in Angra, Horta and Santa Cruz das Flores, before going to New York: http://www.tribunadasilhas.pt/index.php/local/item/5239-retalhos-da-nossa-hist%C3%B3ria-%E2%80%93-cxxxv-comandante-jo%C3%A3o-ant%C3%B3nio-bettencourt The other João Ventura can probably confirm. Best regards

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jose Silva born 1830 Flores to Boston to Australia 1855

2015-02-04 Thread João Ventura
The vicar was named Luis Silva, that's why he signed all of those records. And yes, these are the records for 1830. José is also a common name (there's three of them on that page). I might be losing the reference to another thread, but you need to tell us more. João Ventura https://t

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Sending my file to a relative

2015-01-23 Thread João Ventura
you'll get 0.5Gb extra (and me too). Best regards, João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 23 January 2015 15:53:21 UTC+1, Altino wrote: > > Al, you should use a Dropbox. It's free and pretty easy to use. If the > person who you are sending the file to has an email account

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Assistance Finding Sibling

2015-01-22 Thread João Ventura
Hi Julia, First of, I'm not the same João Ventura mentioned by E Sharp. Just to make it clear :) Second, can't he at least tell you the name of the mother? And can you at least tell us the year when the baby would have been born? The law changed a few years ago in Portugal, and it&#

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CCA passports

2015-01-09 Thread João Ventura
th the CCA passports for Horta, and is showing them on the page of the Açores region https://tombo.pt/en/d/acores João Ventura https://tombo.pt/en On Saturday, 3 January 2015 16:34:36 UTC+1, Cheri Mello wrote: > > João CV - > I don't see these on your Tombo.pt site. Are they there?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Merry Christmas, Feliz Natal, Boas Festas thread

2014-12-24 Thread &#x27;João Ventura' via Azores Genealogy
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! João Ventura Terceira Enviado do meu iPhone No dia 24/12/2014, às 17:36, "E. Sharp" escreveu: > Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was > stirring, excepting a mouse named “E” who wishes all the won

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Link to New DNA study done in mainland Portugal

2014-11-27 Thread João Ventura
I find it revolting that work that clearly is supported by the Portuguese tax-payers is not available to them for free (I'm a German tax-payer, so in theory I should also get free access, since I end up paying, but I digress :) ). All this work is done by researchers in the Institute of Molecu

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Mystery Reward codes

2014-11-26 Thread João Ventura
I'd definitively recommend family finder. Always. You'll get a lot more meaningful results than with mtDNA. João C. Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 26 November 2014 18:59:00 UTC+1, Lizmig wrote: > > So if I've done. Mtdna would u recommend family finder for complete > > Sent from my iP

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Mystery Reward codes

2014-11-26 Thread João Ventura
I also have a few codes: 2x $10 off any purchase $10 off any FF $5 off any purchase I don't know all the mystery rewards, but I'd be specifically interested in a large discount for an mtDNA test. João Ventura On Wednesday, 26 November 2014 05:46:11 UTC+1, Cheri Mello wrote: > >

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: I need clarification on cM's

2014-11-25 Thread João Ventura
he recorded parish records, and with some luck you should be able to find your common ancestor. Assuming of course that no one had a child from the milkman (other than his wife of course..). João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Tuesday, 25 November 2014 01:07:38 UTC+1, Ubirajara Jales de Lira wro

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: What's Next to upload for the CCA?

2014-11-18 Thread João Ventura
Hi David, Yes, they still need to upload those for both Horta and Angra. Only Ponta Delgada has passports on-line. They could also go back, and re-upload some books which frankly are almost unreadable nowadays.. I've seen books whose images are basically thumbnails of the real image, like this

[AZORES-Genealogy] CCA concludes the Azores parish records project (aka Ribeirinha records are now online)

2014-11-17 Thread João Ventura
Hello, everyone The parish records for Ribeirinha (Ribeira Grande - São Miguel) are now online. A big applause to the CCA archivists and the LDS volunteers for the work they did in scanning and making available all the parish records for the Azores. It's a project that when I started paying at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Ribeira Seca is on CCA

2014-11-14 Thread João Ventura
Death records and 'perfilhações' are now online for Ribeira Grande.. One single parish to go, and they'll be done with it. João C. Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 12 November 2014 11:25:08 UTC+1, João Ventura wrote: > > Hi Pam, > > No. You were the first.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Ribeira Seca is on CCA

2014-11-12 Thread João Ventura
Hi Pam, No. You were the first. Note that the death records are not yet online. I assume they'll be posted within the next few days. According to this site (http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt/details?id=1022489), there's also perfilhações between 1865 and 1893. It sure seems they're on track to

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: My Vietnamese Family Finder Match is Looking for his Portuguese Birth Father

2014-10-30 Thread João Ventura
Hi A Most likely, he can narrow down the candidates to just a few, but for thtat he definitively needs to get in touch with the US Army, and ask for their help. Some URLs that can help your match: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/us/vietnam-legacy-finding-gi-fathers-and-children-left-behind.ht

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rabo de Peixe Marriages

2014-10-29 Thread João Ventura
Now they stop in 1905.. Which I guess is all. They just added them today.. With a bit of luck, they'll have time this afternoon to add the death records.. João C. Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 29 October 2014 13:31:23 UTC+1, Lee wrote: > > Are on the site - except that they stop at 1

[AZORES-Genealogy] Rabo de Peixe @ CCA

2014-10-22 Thread João Ventura
Hi everyone, We're down to the final 3 parishes that CCA needs to reach 100% of all parishes online: Rabo de Peixe, Ribeira Seca and Ribeirinha. Yesterday, the CCA has published the baptism records for Rabo de Peixe, as you can see here: https://tombo.pt/en/content/new-parish-books-in-20141022#

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-19 Thread João Ventura
Hi all, I may also help with my side of the plan.. Those that use tombo.pt must have seen the FTDNA link that I recently added to the left sidebar in the site. I'm an affiliate of FTDNA, meaning that any sales lead that I generate will earn me 5% of the 'sale'. That is, if you buy a test in FTD

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Genealog Records and Cursive Writing

2014-10-15 Thread João Ventura
E, The solution to that will be quite simple.. Computers will be able to read cursive eventually (yes, even paleographic cursive...), and then the kids will simply ask the computer what is written on that page. We're the ones who have to slave over the records to try to read them. Unfortunatel

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Gandmother's maiden name

2014-10-14 Thread João Ventura
Hi, Al None of the parishes disappeared. All 3 are very much in existence, and all have records in CCA until 1911, as you can see here: http://tombo.pt/en/m/hrt João C. Ventura http://tombo.pt/en/ On Tuesday, 14 October 2014 16:53:11 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Al, > I thought the 3 parishes

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: an introduction and a thank you

2014-10-09 Thread João Ventura
Hi Linda, In the spirit of sharing, feel free to browse the people I have from Cedros in my database: http://venturas.org/familytree/placelist.php?parent%5B%5D=Portugal&parent%5B%5D=A%C3%A7ores&parent%5B%5D=Flores&parent%5B%5D=Santa%20Cruz%20das%20Flores&parent%5B%5D=Cedros&ged=venturas I've b

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Lavandeira, Carrazeda de Ansiaes, Braganca Records

2014-10-08 Thread João Ventura
e: > >> Joao, >> >> You are right, they probably don't have a whole lot of money in their >> budget for this type of project. Braganca is not a wealthy district. >> Thank you for the information, I hadn't thought about the cost involved. >> >&

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Lavandeira, Carrazeda de Ansiaes, Braganca Records

2014-10-05 Thread João Ventura
Those records are part of AD Bragança's archive. As the author of tombo.pt, the only thing I can tell you is that they'll be available on my site about 12 hours after the archive makes them available on the internet. That's the good news. As Cheri said, they'll be available in http://tombo.pt/en

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rocha in Flores_ help with translation (one word that might unlock clues)

2014-09-26 Thread João Ventura
1 of the ebook. It occurred in 1748.01.29. Note that you should still confirm if the actual parish records confirm the ebook extract, but Mr. Francisco Gomes's knowledge of Azorean paleography surpasses that of most people. If you buy the book, you'll get to the 1675 Great Brick Wal

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help linking Pai Incognitos in Ponta Delgada, Flores

2014-09-26 Thread João Ventura
That occurred to both these Florenças. In the case of the slave, I'd bet the father of Cláudia was the slave owner. I've searched the Flores marriage book for the marriage of a Cláudia, daughter of Florença, but I never found it. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 26 Sep

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help linking Pai Incognitos in Ponta Delgada, Flores

2014-09-25 Thread João Ventura
Hi David Congrats. You're my wife's cousin. Did you do FTDNA? You might be her match. Now, as to everything I know about that family: http://venturas.org/familytree/family.php?famid=F60&ged=venturas My wife's ancestor is actually Pedro's brother, Faustino which I haven't managed to locate the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Maia records up on CCA site

2014-09-18 Thread João Ventura
And adoptions also... :) Only 5 more to go: Pico da Pedra, Porto Formoso, Rabo de Peixe, Ribeira Seca and Ribeirinha. Maybe they'll finish this year still.. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 17 September 2014 20:46:39 UTC+2, Pam Santos wrote: > > Correction and deaths

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Sao Bento Obitos... Sao Bento vs Santa Barbara

2014-09-18 Thread João Ventura
Yes, I can confirm the problem. They've uploaded the Santa Bárbara books as if they were São Bento. They need to replace them with the correct ones. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Thursday, 18 September 2014 07:28:48 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Mike S, > > Family Se

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Getting rid of the Private people in the new Family Trees on FTDNA

2014-09-16 Thread João Ventura
s checks in place to prevent that, but still...). João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Monday, 15 September 2014 21:25:59 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Joao C. Ventura (Tombo guy) can explain it better. It's not FTDNA. It's > the way computer programming works. > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Getting rid of the Private people in the new Family Trees on FTDNA

2014-09-15 Thread João Ventura
ed to worry about having FTDNA come up with filters that suit your taste. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Sunday, 14 September 2014 23:55:41 UTC+2, sfig wrote: > > I have made everything private. Until they fix their problem I intend to > do so. I feel their system is a breach of

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Where to buy shoes on Pico?

2014-09-08 Thread João Ventura
ng else. I'm pretty sure that most 'active' people in Pico do not spend more than a month without taking the boat between Madalena and Horta. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Saturday, 6 September 2014 19:26:41 UTC+2, A Faria wrote: > > Hi Drew, > > My family member

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: FAMILIES OF FURNAS VALLEY - São Miguel, Azores

2014-09-04 Thread João Ventura
ink anyone will ever read the books cover to cover, so no one should have any problem with them being PDFs instead of dead trees. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 3 September 2014 18:10:24 UTC+2, Luís Martins wrote: > > > > Dear friends, > During the past 30 years, I

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Could this be Joseph Silva Baptism 1830 and Mothers Signature.

2014-08-29 Thread João Ventura
lp us all. And Cheri is right. You might actually be looking in the wrong island. What made you think he's from Ponta Delgada das Flores? João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 29 August 2014 15:09:49 UTC+2, Lyn Silva-Budden wrote: > > Thank you for your answer João. > > The

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Could this be Joseph Silva Baptism 1830 and Mothers Signature.

2014-08-29 Thread João Ventura
econd, what are the names of the parents of the José that you're searching for? There's about 3 José's baptised just in those two pages.. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 29 August 2014 07:28:25 UTC+2, Lyn Silva-Budden wrote: > > > http://www.culturacores.azore

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Lomba da Santa Barbara Records up CCA

2014-08-28 Thread João Ventura
My name is João C. Ventura, and I approve the contents of Cheri's message :) João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 19:31:27 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Deb, > > There are 2 Joao Venturas on this list. The one you directed your > question to does NOT

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Lomba da Santa Barbara Records up CCA

2014-08-26 Thread João Ventura
Hi all, The CCA link to the marriages book for Santa Barbara between 1841 and 1860 is broken. You can access the correct link in this page: http://tombo.pt/en/f/rbg12 João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 22 August 2014 19:32:39 UTC+2, Pam Santos wrote: > > Baptism, Marriagae

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Shipwreck 1759

2014-08-26 Thread João Ventura
Hi Eric, He actually has a more complete ebook on the same subject of shipwrecks in the Flores and Corvo group. That one also doesn't list anything for 1759. The other ebook is here: http://www.xinxii.com/pt/naufragios-outros-eventos-nos-mares-das-flores-do-corvo-p-339933.html João Ve

[AZORES-Genealogy] Fenais da Ajuda in CCA

2014-08-07 Thread João Ventura
Hi everyone The CCA has finished uploading the Fenais da Ajuda records yesterday: http://tombo.pt/en/f/rbg03 If they're following alphabetical order, Lomba da Maia should be next. Only 8 parishes left.. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en -- For options, such as changing to List, D

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 2 Joao Venturas: Joao Ventura versus Joao C. Ventura

2014-08-05 Thread João Ventura
Yes, I also get confused from time to time :) I dropped the 'C' part in my sig, but the sig always includes the link to the tombo site. Joao Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Tuesday, 5 August 2014 05:46:51 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Edna, > > Think of Joao C. as Joao Computers. He does the com

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Caetano Vincent Mendonca, b. 30 April 1890, Flores

2014-08-01 Thread João Ventura
): http://venturas.org/familytree/family.php?famid=F885&ged=venturas João Ventura On Friday, 1 August 2014 15:39:30 UTC+2, João Ventura wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've got some further data from the analysis of the 'Casais das Flores e > do Corvo' ebook. I've

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Caetano Vincent Mendonca, b. 30 April 1890, Flores

2014-08-01 Thread João Ventura
Isabel Luísa [39 anos, f.ª de António de Freitas e de Perpétua Rosa]. Best regards, João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 1 August 2014 07:53:56 UTC+2, Cheri Mello wrote: > > That must be it. Thank you so much! > > > On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:43 PM, hisalv via Azores Gen

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Arrifes baptisms

2014-07-30 Thread João Ventura
m searching for, and usually they provide the copies of the records. I'm not sure how it works over the phone/internet. They'll need to be paid, and they don't accept cards or Paypal. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 30 July 2014 17:00:45 UTC+2, Lizmig wrote: > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Arrifes baptisms

2014-07-30 Thread João Ventura
ares about them. That's why the newly-created Republic needed to take them in 1911 from the church: the church records were the only citizenship records available. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 30 July 2014 13:52:17 UTC+2, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: > > *Thank you J

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How to format names on family trees?

2014-07-30 Thread João Ventura
Rick, The GEDCOM standard (and by extension any decent Genealogy program) should support the notion of a "Surname prefix". This 'de' is a prime example of a surname prefix. Unfortunately, GEDCOM doesn't really expect multiple surnames. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Arrifes baptisms

2014-07-30 Thread João Ventura
Hi Rick, It's slightly more complicated than that. March 1911 was the cutoff date for the law that required all priests to surrender their parish records to the state. After that, the government-run Civil Registry came into effect, and for that one there's a separate book each year, and the loc

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: 1866 marriage Ribeira das Tainhas, Sao Miguel island, written at end of book

2014-07-25 Thread João Ventura
Hi Cheri, Yes, this one seems like scratch paper. I see a birth (upside down) and a death record in there (dowside up:), but I'd have to verify if the records were then correctly transcribed. The books might have been "on tour" when the priest performed those services. Jo

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: 1866 marriage Ribeira das Tainhas, Sao Miguel island, written at end of book

2014-07-24 Thread João Ventura
Hi Cheri, This is the letter that was written (and then received) in December 1866 authorizing these grooms to marry. Supposedly because the groom got permission to marry from his father (at 23!!!). The marriage itself will be recorded, most likely in early 1867. João Ventura http://tombo.pt

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Translation for Baptism for Francisco - Cedros, Flores

2014-07-22 Thread João Ventura
Yes, the lower right one is for a Francisco son of Vicente José de Mendonça. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Tuesday, 22 July 2014 17:16:53 UTC+2, rml...@gmail.com wrote: > > On lower right hand side looks like Francisco. > > http://goo.gl/PocfkW > > Bob > -- For opti

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Translation help, mom's name

2014-07-21 Thread João Ventura
Hi Cheri, Most likely, they did baptize him, but the priest lost the record (or something), and when they had to find it again, it was nowhere to be found. It's easy to solve that by re-baptizing him. João Ventura http://tombp.pt/en On Monday, 21 July 2014 06:57:18 UTC+2, Cheri Mello

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Awaiting results for Batch 575

2014-07-21 Thread João Ventura
Hi Marylin, Yes, I had an FF kit on batch 575 that they posted the matches about a week ago. Your kit should be coming up very soon, unless they needed to send you a new sample kit. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Monday, 21 July 2014 00:13:06 UTC+2, Marilyn Thompson wrote: > > I g

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Interpretation of surname LIMA

2014-07-20 Thread João Ventura
uot;. Your surname can descend from this guy's family or simply from others that lived in one of these towns. João Ventura http:// On Sunday, 20 July 2014 22:42:28 UTC+2, A Faria wrote: > > > Hi Barbara > > According to a book I have on the Noble families of Portugal . Th

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: CCA Site

2014-07-18 Thread João Ventura
I'd easier believe that some key person is now on vacations. Anyway, it's only been two weeks without something new (http://tombo.pt/en/content/novos-livros-paroquiais-em-20140703) Best regards, João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Friday, 18 July 2014 07:53:41 UTC+2, Pam Santos wrote

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