Much of my information comes from Joao work. I had to use someone else for Brazil research (to find my Paternal Grandmother's birth record and her parents marriage record and father's death record). For this researcher I received other information like she had another sister that died as a baby and her Grand Uncle was a Wagon Maker but this cost was well over a $1000 and I had to ask Joao to translate it for me. I also had to run much of the information by Joao because the researcher was not sure it was the correct family. For less money Joao was able to get the birth, marriage and death records from my Grandparents through Great Great Grandparents (except the few that were from USA and Brazil). He also provided digital copies, text typed in Portuguese and simplified English translations. We went generation by generation. Later on I purchased a the full tree from him. Its over 700 pages. Lots of interesting information. After an analysis of the tree to determine who different parts of my tree are related I'm able to use this information with the FTDNA information to make those family connections. I would not be able to do any of this without his work. Joao's knowledge of Azorean genealogy is amazing. He is so patience with people. He encourages and supports you in your search. Now I do want to say that the other research was not helpful. He was. I had tried to leap over Brazil and research in the Azores first. Big mistake. I was following the wrong family. Luckily the correct family was related and the other side was related to another ancestor so I already had the lineage. Lucky me but a lesson learned. Once I had the right information out of Brazil Joao was able to get to the correct lineage for me. Now my tree is accurate. Thanks to Joao.
On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 9:52 PM, ROBIN WILLIAMS LEBO <[email protected]> wrote: > He helped me as well. He found my great grandparents record of marriage > and other documents. He told me my Sao Jorge ancestor go back to Vikings. > I'm still researching but it's slow going. I have yet to find a person who > is a cousin. Joao Ventura is very professional and willing to help. > > Robin Lebo > Searching Silva, Luis, do Coracao de Jesus, Mendonca Borba, Dias, Sinero > from Sao Jorge. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 12, 2016, at 13:29, Cathy Bourgeois <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've used him as well over the past year and he has been thorough in his > translation and speed in turning around "record" requests. Spectacular > person. > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 12:25 PM, 'celeste perry' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Joao has been my primary resource collecting information and documents >> about my grandparents and my husband's grandparents for almost 20 years. I >> can't tell you how often he has found someone that has been "hidden" behind >> the "walls" that sometimes occur while we are searching church records. >> >> In addition, Joao met me on the continent while he was at the University >> of Coimbra and went with me to the remote village where my grandfather was >> born and to the different places records were kept at that time. I agree >> with all that has been stated about his skills and add that he has a >> wonderful personality too! >> Celeste >> Celeste Perry [email protected] >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Sun, 9/11/16, 'Helen' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Attending the Azores Conference and Joao >> Ventura >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sunday, September 11, 2016, 9:57 PM >> >> I have >> asked Joao for help for the last 15 years. He has help me >> with so much information, and his cost are so reasonable. >> Because most of my research is in Terceira, most of my >> and my husband family are in Joao's data base. I >> highly recommend him.Helen Vierra >> Salvador >> Sent from my iP >> On Sep 11, >> 2016, at 9:14 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Yes, he lives in >> Terceira. >> Rosemarie >> [email protected] <[email protected]> Sao >> Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, >> Azores,Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, >> Sicily >> >> On >> Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 8:48 PM, 'Monica C' via Azores >> Genealogy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Does he >> live in 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 azores+unsubscribe@ >> googlegroups.com. >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. 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