SAN Miguel island is one of the Channel Islands off the coast of California in the Pacific Ocean. No one lives there.
SAO Miguel island is one of the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. It's an autonomous region of Portugal. Since I have no clue if you are a 25 year old in search of her grandparents (maybe born in the 1930s) or a 70 year old in search of her grandparents (maybe born in the late 1800s) I don't know where to tell you to look. Records before 1911 are online at the CCA (use tombo.pt/en). Records after 1911 are mostly at the Civil Registry. If you do not read Portuguese records yet, you aren't going to have any success. No one there is going to sit down and translate them for you. Paid translators are around $20-$25 an document on up. If you have absolutely no knowledge of the Portuguese language, I'd spend my time sight-seeing. Good luck and enjoy your trip! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
