Cheri, Thanks for the info. Will look at this site for sure. I was hoping there was a site for the California ports that had an alphabetical search like Ellis Island has. Since I have so little information to use for searching I need an alphabetical search. Thanks. Dave
On 7/17/09, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave, > > I doubt that there would be a free site for ships sailing from South > America. Each country (whether it was in S.America or Europe) had their own > procedures for emigrating out of their country. It would be best to check > to check the Family History Library Catalog for your country and then look > for Emigration/Immigration. That will tell you what has been filmed. If > something has been filmed, then perhaps some volunteers in that country > indexed it and published it on the Internet. But it's done by country and > not continent. > > So far, emigration out of the Azores for the port of Ponta Delgada > (1875-1939 with gaps) is online for free. The port of Angra used to be > online for the early 1800s (something like 1825ish). Rosemarie did copy > those before they became inactive. They'll be online again, but no one > knows when. The port of Horta has never been online. There's a link there, > but again, no one knows when it will be active. > > The direct link to the port of Ponta Delgada is: > http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/passaportes/default.aspx?divisao=3 > (NOTE: Must use IE or Safari). > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
