On FamilySearch.org there is a 33,000 + stash of books, family histories, etc. I am just starting to look at it but came across Cemeteries of Stanislaus County. This is the Newman area of California along the I-5 Highway corridor which includes Los Banos, Crows Landing, some people who may have lived going toward Watsonville and San Jose. Anyway there are over 200 pages listing the people buried in the Hills Ferry Cemetery from 1871 to 2007. It sometimes lists the Island in the Azores the deceased is from. It should be available for complete download, but I have not figured that out yet. Again, this has been digitized by the local genealogical society of Modesto, and put on line by the LDS Church. It seems that many if not most of the listings are Portuguese.
So go to www.familysearch.org At the top of the page on the left is a drop down menu, with Search Records at the top. When it drops down, select Historical Books. When the search screen comes up, copy this: Cemeteries of Stanislaus County and paste in the title section for the book, then click on search. The book comes up, allowing you to select a range of letters of the alphabet, and is a ledger with name, some birth dates, death date, location of grave and a comments section that sometimes mentions the place of birth or a family member name. You can search within the book with the menu at the top of the book page, but I have not done much of that yet. I have found a family member here and hope that you may, too. Did not fully search the rest of the database, no time as yet. Char --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
