Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Information for possible trip to Sāo Miguel

2016-04-19 Thread 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy
Ps. Be prepared for a little bit of a shock at Rabo do Peixe. It is a poor area and the atmosphere is very different there. Many people hanging out on doorsteps, children running in the streets and a different vibe that I did not see anywhere else that we visited. Maybe it was that particular da

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Information for possible trip to Sāo Miguel

2016-04-19 Thread 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy
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 w

[AZORES-Genealogy] Death Certificates

2016-04-19 Thread Cheri Mello
Death certificates are a primary source for the date of death only. Anything else you get off of a death certificate (decedent's birth date, the names of the decedent's parents, etc) are considered secondary sources. The decedent is dead and can't provide the information, therefore the rest becomes

[AZORES-Genealogy] Information for possible trip to Sāo Miguel

2016-04-19 Thread Joanne Mercier
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 ta

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with marriage Pedro Fernandes & Catarina Lopes?

2016-04-19 Thread Sandra Perez
Thank you, Manoel On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 8:15 PM, mances wrote: > Hard to read, but here I go: > Francisco ...? Moniz, Manuel Pereira, Matias Carreiro, Miguel Carreiro, > Apolinário da Costa, Clemente? Roiz. > > Manoel > > > Em segunda-feira, 18 de abril de 2016 18:18:08 UTC-3, Sandra Perez >