I visited Sao Miguel on three occasions. When I arrived in my family's ancestral village for the first time, I thought for sure that no one would have any idea who I was, nor remembered my parents, who had emigrated to the US generations earlier. I was wrong. They not only knew who we were, but, the whole village turned out to greet us. We were introduced to family members we didn't know existed. They followed us around from house to house. It was like a moving party. On the weekend before we left, some of my relatives, and some of their friends,(about thirty, or so) threw us a farewell picnic at a local park. We were invited back for my cousin's wedding the following year.
On Aug 27, 2:27 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > On this subject of traveling to the Azores, have any of you made contact > with family over there either in person by visiting or by mail or email? > How receptive are they to meet such extended family as us here in the > states? > > > > On Monday, August 27, 2012 2:22:11 PM UTC-4, Phyl68 wrote: > > > I think im able to find the village, as far as family I had heard she was > > one of 19, and I only knew one aunt who died a few years after her. Do you > > think their government department which deals with birth records would be a > > place for me to start?. I will be staying right in Ponta Delgada, but > > renting a car so i have access to explore. > > > On Monday, 27 August 2012 14:53:20 UTC-3, Cheri Mello wrote: > > >> Phyl, > > >> You are going to have to find the freguesia (village) your mom was from > >> on Sao Miguel to begin your search. Is there anyone left in the family > >> that would know this? Your dad, your mom's siblings, you mom's cousins in > >> Bermuda??? > >> Cheri Mello > >> Listowner, Azores-Gen > >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > >> Tainhas, Achada- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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."
