Hi Sarah Michael Juros, I'm sorry to say that it is a little late now to prepare for a research trip. On Sao Miguel, I would see the sights. Horta, Faial does house the genealogy records (over 100 years old) for both Faial and Pico (as well as Flores and Corvo). But you don't give dates for your ancestors, so if their births or marriages are within the last 100 years, you'll need to request a copy for the Civil Registry. Someone who died in 1954 could have been 20, 40, or 65 years old, so again, I don't know where to tell you where to look. Also, you don't provide the village/freguesia. You won't be able to research without the fregueia. Faial isn't that bad though. I think there's about a dozen parishes there.
Also, I would not use American abbreviation. AZ is the United States postal abbreviation for Arizona. I believe for international postal abbreviations, it means Azerbaijan. The Azores doesn't have a postal abbreviation. Since this list is Azores focused, you can probably forget about stating it's in the Azores! Sorry if this sounds negative. I just don't want you to get your hopes up of finding anything when you don't have the village/freguesia in hand. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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."
