Debera, It sounds like you are just starting out. You need to go out to the Azores Genweb and read the info on getting started and start to do each one. http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo.html
The "passaportes" leaving Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel island are online for 1897. You need Internet Explorer or Safari to view it: http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/ (Click Passaportes on the left, then Ponta Delgada on the next screen, then choose the range that contains 1897). Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

