Hi Deanna, Yes, start with the generations closest to you and work back. Get your grandfather's vitals first. He may be listed as Tomas Bettencourt. When do you think he was born? Early 1800s, around the 1820s or 1830s? Where did he die and when?
I don't know which country you are referring to when you say "this country" since there are list members all over the world. Hard to shift your thinking when you are sitting in front of your computer and know where you are, but we don't! There's a how to research on the Azores Genweb, but it's written from an American point of view, although some it does apply to Canada. It doesn't have much on the mid-1800s migration period either, but perhaps it will give you a couple of ideas: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo.html Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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."
