The records for the port of Ponta Delgada begin in 1875, so emigration before that date for that port have been lost or don't exist :(
Cheri On 6/10/10, Terri <terr...@rogers.com> wrote: > > Hi Cheri...on the Centro de Conhecimento site..the passporte records > for Ponta Delgada start at 1875...the baptism record i have is for > 1874 and says that his father was already away in the Imperial of > Brazil. Does that mean any records of Azoreans leaving before then > cannot be found? > > > On Jun 9, 1:37 pm, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Emigration OUT of the Azores exists, but like many old records, there are > > gaps. > > > > They are starting to come online (for about 6 years now) and only the > port > > of Ponta Delgada has images (I think they go through the 1950s so not all > of > > them are up yet). In Portuguese, these are called the "passaportes." > http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/passaportes/ > > > > Use IE or Safari. I think someone said Chrome works too. Firefox doesn't > > work with the site (or stops working part of the way in). > > > > The later records state America, Brasil, Angola, etc. > > > > Rosemarie copied some of the early Angra records when they were online. > > Horta has never been online. You'll have to hire a researcher to search > at > > those archives for you. > > > > 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<azores%2bunsubscr...@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." -- 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."
