Hi Deanna, You'd have to check at your FHC, but a month for films to come in may be cutting it close. The record you are after has been filmed.
To do research for Flamengos, you'd go to the Archive in Horta, on Faial. They hold the records for Faial, Pico, Corvo, and Flores. You'll need to request the book of baptisms for 1889, Flamengos. I haven't been to the archives in Horta, but if it's like the other 2 archives, you will fill out a slip of paper (your name, book requested, and year), and the librarian will get it. (Kind of reminds me when you want a magazine from a year or two ago in the American library system....you fill out the paper and the pages will go in the back and retrieve it). You'll have to scan the May 1889 ones looking for all Jose's being baptised. The first sentence (around that 1889 time period) usually starts off by stating the BAPTISM date, not the birth date. A sample of the records can be found here (scroll down): http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo.html In the 1889 time period (kind of around 1850s onwards), you will find that the baptisms say, Jose, son of Antonio Duart Luiz and Maria de Jesus (or Maria religious middle name). Women didn't use surnames during that time period. Many people get frustrated with this, especially if you are researching records on this end, looking for the village (lucky you, you have it!!) American death records (someone tell me if the Candian ones are the same) ask for the name and birth place of the father. The informant states this many times. But the next question asks for MAIDEN name of the mother (and birth place). Since Portuguese women didn't use surnames, the answer is "don't know" which gets recorded on the death record. The informant knew (in many instances) the first and middle names of the mother, but that's not what is being asked of them. The 1889 record you will be seeking will give you the name of Jose's parents (with the mother having only an first and middle name), where they married, and the names of both sets of grandparents. I copy down the godparents and witnesses too, just in case they turn out to be relatives. Flamengos film for baptisms covers 1661-1892 (with gaps), marriages from 1705-1878, and deaths from 1649-1884. Once you find Jose's baptism, go back in time looking for older siblings. Once you don't find any siblings for a couple of years, request the book for marriages (as Jose's baptism will tell you where they married) and start at the oldest kid's birth date and start looking backwards for the marriage of Antonio Duarte Luiz and Maria. Yes, I know it takes 9 months to make a baby. I also know our ancestors weren't perfect either. I've seen a baby being born and the wedding take place only a couple of months before the birth of the baby. I've even seen it take place after the birth too (but the baptism will tell you that the baby is illegitimate, so you'll know to look in a different time period for the marriage). For ideas on reseaching your Pereira's, use the link above to find the freguesia/village they were from. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, R. 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
