Hello Joanne, We have had a wonderful guide on San Miguel, Gary Travassos. I have used him three times and he is very enthusiastic and I think wonderful. He speaks English very well as he lived in Canada for his first ten years and then his patents decided to go back to Sao Miguel. His family was from the Furnas area but he lives in Ribeira Grande now. Here is his website with his contact info and other info on what he does. Just my advice.....visit the churches but do your research at home. Enjoy your time there seeing all the sights and walking in the footsteps of your ancestors! I have no Sao Miguel ancestry and am loyal to Faial.....but if you can keep a secret, I think Sao Miguel is probably the most beautiful island!
You can email me personally if you have any questions. [email protected] Gary: http://www.azoreantours.com/ Susan Vargas Murphy Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 20, 2016, at 3:43 AM, Joanne Mercier <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello folks, > I've seen many of you in the group talk about your visits to the Açores - the > place you've stayed and the contacts you've used to get around the island - > never thinking I would ever need more specific details. Until today. My > husband surprised me by saying that he'd would like to take me to the Sāo > Miguel this year or next for a vacation (read: genealogical quest) and asked > me to plan it. I know exactly where on the island I'd like to visit > (Bretanha, Rabo de Peixe, Lagoa, Furnas) but I know we'll need someone who > can get us there and hopefully into the churches for research. I'm hoping our > collective brain trust can put me in the right direction for such an > adventure. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your knowledge! > Joanne > > Joanne Medeiros Grota Mercier > Researching Bretanha (Medeiros Grota, Benevides, deSouza), Lagoa (Luiz, > d'Oliveira Homem) and Rabo de Peixe (Martins Gouveia) > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
