Eddie M, Many of us non-natives learned from each other or this list, as Eric E said. Some guides are available on the Azores GenWeb here: http://goo.gl/HZoB3h
Specifically, records translation can be found here: http://goo.gl/mBql3U and here: http://goo.gl/dvL63b And the witnesses in your record were Manoel de Souza Pedrozo, widower of D.(ona) Maria Bernarda, laborer, living in Ribeira d'Area and Manoel Victorino d'Azevedo, married, laborer, living in this freguesia. 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.