Furnas Wil take your breath away. If you don't speak Portuguese then you will
need a guide. I lost my entire disk of images when I went a couple of years
ago. My family came to hawaii from genetes and candelaria in 1883. Didn't do
any leg work before I went. Wish I did, I wouldn't have gotten lost so often.
But it was fun. Good luck.
TanyaRaposo, de Amaral, Silva, Pimentel
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From: 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]>
Date: 4/19/2016 7:37 PM (GMT-10:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Information for possible trip to Sāo Miguel
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
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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 MercierResearching Bretanha (Medeiros Grota, Benevides,
deSouza), Lagoa (Luiz, d'Oliveira Homem) and Rabo de Peixe (Martins Gouveia)
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