Repost for MHart, desertqueenofhearts at gmail.com I'm the unofficial amateur historian/genealogist in my family. My mother's father, Manuel de Brum, and all four of her grandparents Manuel de Brum/Maria Jascinta da Rosa & Victorino Joaquin Azevedo (aka Frank Silva)/Marianna Rosa Pacheco were born in the Azores. I've been told that Lajes on Pico and St. George is where they lived. Mom's family ended up in the Bakersfield area where her mother was born.
My mother was also born in Bakersfield. 2016 marks what would have been her 100th birthday. My 4 sisters and I are planning a trip to the Azores next year in her honor. I have several documents that a distant cousin received from a researcher in the Azores on Manuel de Brum. Otherwise, I haven't had an opportunity to do further research. That cousin indicated that we still have kin living there. During our Azores trip, my sisters and I would love to connect with relatives there. Is this realistic? I'm also hoping to take this once in a lifetime opportunity to do research while I am there. Should I hire someone there in advance to work with? Any direction you or the other members of the group can give me would be most appreciated. Thanks! -- For 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." --- 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 email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
