A couple of weeks ago I asked about using LDS microfilms. Since then I ordered 2 films (baptisms & marriages) for Horta (Matriz). With the marriage date found on the CITCEM site I was able to find the marriage record I was looking for! The only problem was that the microfilm was much smaller than I expected (almost like 16mm film) and difficult to read on the Library's equipment. However, I was able to print the 2- page record, bring it home, scan it, clean it up in Photoshop, and then extract some very helpful information. For example, the record listed the parents and the age of the bride and groom.
I also found the baptism record I was looking for on the other film (same small film, difficult to read) and one additional record to add to the family history. Unfortunately, the microfilm printer stopped working and I was unable to get copies of these records and I ran out of time transcribing them. The Library was only open 3 hours that day. I will have to make another trip to the Library when they get the printer working again. In one record (May 1884), after the name of the father is the word "policia." Is that his occupation? In the later record (August 1885) his name is followed by the word "trabalhador" which I believe is a worker. Finally, I discovered that Amelia Bettencourt was not born in 1891 as it said in the Diario de Noticias newspaper, nor 1889 as it says in a family bible, nor 1887 as it says on her gravestone, but she was born in 1885 as it says on her baptism record -- 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."
