Hi Scot, Wonder how Donna's name/email ended up on that site page as a contact person... I do know that the people noted on that page are related to Philip and Rick Barletta. Thanks for the additional info on Donna's Madeira ancestry. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scot Austin" <scotaustin@comcast.net> To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 10:26:36 AM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Our journey This is very strange. That email address was once Donna's, but I don't think she still had it in 2001. In any case, the people described in that posting are not her relatives. Three of her grandparents were born in Madeira, the fourth was from São Miguel. The Three and their trees can be accessed at: http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Francisco_Gomes_%282%29 (paternal grandfather) http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Maria_Sousa_%283%29 (paternal grandmother) http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Antonio_Gomes_%282%29 (maternal grandfather) This is a free Wiki site. Anyone can register and edit or add to what is there. I encourage you all to participate especially where your families interconnect. Scot On 5/27/2011 10:53 AM, Pat Corbera wrote: > Dear Philip, > > This is a wonderful story... so often when we (researchers) hit a "Brick Wall," we often give up, but out of no where, something or someone helps to rekindle renewed interest and information... > > In viewing your webpage, on the left side of the main page you have noted information by an "unknown author," for your Gomes family...the email address on that page is that of Scot Austin's wife Donna. Scot is a member of our list group. > > Donna and her cousin Leilani (Lonnie) Spring are my 7th. cousins 1 generation removed... > > I've not looked into seeing if they link with your Gomes family, but it may be worth a try in contacting Scot (since he knows a great deal about Donna's Portuguese ancestors)for additional information on the Gomes'. > > Thank you for sharing your research finding...it's how you and I connected as well as connecting with Rick Bartletta... > > Thank You Dear Primo, > > Hugs, > Prima Pat > > Life Is A Journey...Not A Guided Tour > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip Rodrigues"<philrod51@yahoo.ca> > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 6:59:00 AM > Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Our journey > > In this journey that we have embarked on, I am sure we all have moments when we > hit a brick-wall and don't have the energy to continue until we can recharge our > batteries. Then out of the blue we make a breakthrough in our search and we are > re-energized like a re-chargeable battery and we continue our quest for the > people and the events that have shaped our life. > > I would like to share with this list a breakthrough that I have had in the > past month. About seven years ago I placed a word document on a web site I made > so that I can share stories and my genealogical finds with family at large. I > have had several interesting hits on that site over the years, but none as > amazing as I received in the last few weeks. > > I received an email from Australia from Linda, who tells me that a her children > are the great grand children of Maria Rodrigues married Agostino de Freitas : re > passport document below. > Agostinho de Freitas Maria de Freitas Maria Rodrigues Câmara de > Lobos-RAM Demerara 1888 70 58 > > It so happens their grandfather José de Freitas is my father's 1st 1/2 cousin > and I never knew anything about this part of the family. I am sure my father > knew of them but he took his secret to the grave. > > > But the most important thing to come out of this discovery, is the emergence of > some 30 letters written by my great aunt Matilde Rodrigues b 1872 São Pedro (she > was a nun in Dominica, WI. ) spanning a period of 13 years in which she writes > about people and events that I never had any knowledge of. > > José thinks the letters should be archived and I am toying with the idea of > putting them on my site for all to read. > my site : http://www3.sympatico.ca/debrod/ > > I guess the moral of this story is that we need to use the tools available to us > in this day and age in order to further our search. I would be more than happy > to help anyone with a web site they might be considering. > > Thanks for your interest! > > Philip > http://rodriguesfamily.tribalpages.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message