May 5, 2022 - GSSCC: Genealogy Research in the Azores, with Joao Ventura,

João Ventura presents vital information to start genealogical research on the Azores, including records that can be found online, other sources, and Portuguese naming patterns.
João Manuel Diniz da Silva Ventura has been immersed in Azorean genealogy for more than 25 years. He is a professional genealogist and has worked for the Government of the Azores in the field of genealogy and is currently the archivist of the Secretary of Public Works, on Terceira Island. João was responsible for scanning church records for Terceira, São Jorge and Graciosa, and supervised the digitizing of records for Faial, Pico, Corvo and Flores.
He studied at the University of Coimbra where he earned a degree in English and German and a postgraduate degree in Archivology. He has successfully completed genealogy research for government entities, fellow genealogists, and individuals. João has also given genealogy workshops and lectures in São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, as well as in California and Salt Lake City.

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For anyone looking for passport records, if you can't find your relative, try using only his first and middle name. My ancestors didn't use the surname until they came to the states. This includes marriage records.

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Hi Joao, how do we trace native American Indians that were brought to acores to live and work I believe in the 1600s, those lineages back to native american tribes in America....

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Hi Joao ,
I have been in contact with you in the past couple of year's. Searching my family. My question Is , land record's where do I find my Dad's land records I. Fenais da luz ,Azores aflitos is where I was born and lived for 2 3/4 before leaving to the USA in 1967. Would it be in Ponta Delgada?