Joanne, Just like Azoreans (or anyone in Europe), she needs the village on Madeira. If she doesn't have that, she'll have to do what we do and look everywhere in America. A how to trace your roots (from a Portuguese slant) can be found on the Azores GenWeb here: http://goo.gl/43ikg
There is also a list on Rootsweb devoted exclusively to Madeiran genealogy: http://goo.gl/BLMQ8 And if she has the village and is ready to start looking, Madeira's version of the CCA is the ARM (Archive Regional of Madeira): http://goo.gl/nFW3L They also have their own DNA project: http://goo.gl/t68oL Hope that helps, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
