Erin S, I would guess 90% of this list does not speak Portuguese. But I would guess that over half can "read" a document and extract the necessary information out of it.
You're going to need to census work, obituary work, naturalization work, etc to find the freguesia (village) of your ancestors on Sao Miguel. You can get ideas from this "how to" here: http://goo.gl/M1bZKo As for the 2 that you have, you'll have to narrow down Maria Melo born 1902 in Vila Franca. You'll need her parents' names and then you can search both churches there. As for Manuel born 1900 in Ribeira Quente, I need more info. I'm related to most of Ribeira Quente. I found a Manuel born to a man named Manuel Furtado Caetano, but I need your Manuel's birth date or his parents' names to confirm. It's #53 on the right: http://goo.gl/sWnEZD 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
