After 1910, the Civil Registries have the records. They probably won't let you do searches. The same for the churches. It's really hard to work forward with the records. I've had limited luck on one ancestor on Sao Miguel. And it took a lot of pleading (but we had a time frame for her).
Cheri On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 8:01 AM, Hank Cupper <hcup...@comcast.net> wrote: > I’m traveling to Flores, my home island, in late August with my cousin > Deanna. We hope to find other cousins still living there. Our direct > ancestors left in 1880, but thanks to Cheri and Rosemarie’s super workshop > in Salt Lake City I’ve now got a huge pre-1910 family tree. They were > fertile and healthy! Does anyone have advice or tips about getting access > to local church records in the islands? I have a contact in the village, > but I don’t think she’s much of a church goer. Do I contact the priest > directly? Or do I have to contact the diocese first? Or...?? If we can > just bridge a generation or two I think we’ll find we’re related to just > about everyone there! > > Hank Cupper > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
