Thanks, Gayle, you are correct. I approached this as a vacation with the plus of doing some research. I can see from the comments that it is best to be prepared before we go so that we can fully benefit from what is there. We are having difficulty deciding on the second Island still. Maybe if I start family history here, it will point us to the Island we should visit after Terceira.
Delores On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Gayle Machado < [email protected]> wrote: > Delores, > > Just a point of information please. I sense that you may be new to > genealogy. If not, then forgive this question (in fact, you can simply > ignore it): Are you aware that you can do most if the research without > travelling to the islands ? Not that I'm trying to dissuade you from having > a fabulous trip, but it would seem infinitely better to get as much done > here (using the Family History Centers' microfilms and online websites) and > then you could spend more time actually sightseeing the places where your > family lived, worked and enjoyed life when you went to the islands instead > of spending the few precious hours/days in the archives. > > In any event, I hope you and your family have a wonderful trip. > > Gayle > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] on behalf of Delores F > Sent: Sat 8/14/2010 3:58 AM > To: Azores Genealogy > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Travel > > My family and I want to learn more about our heritage and are planning > to travel to the Azores. We don't know where to begin. Someone said > that this list would be a good place to learn about going to the > Azores. So we have lots of questions. We hope that it is okay to ask! > I am the genealogy person in our family and hope to see some of the > records that are there on Terceira. > > When is a good time to go? (we are thinking Fall) > > What is the best way to travel if you want to go to Terceira and one > other island? > > What hotels are reasonable and have nice accomodations? > > What clothes should we take? Casual, more dressy? > > We don't speak Portuguese, can we travel there without problem? > > Should we rent a car or is there reliable public transportation? > > Are there guides available and what do they charge, how do we contact > them? > > This is a lot, but hope that it is okay! > > Delores > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more 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 > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more 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 > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
