Hi Cathy, Welcome to the group. The vocabulary in the Portuguese records is relatively limited and fairly easy to learn. After that, deciphering the handwriting and abbreviations of the some of the older records may be the bigger challenge.
The familysearch.org site offers a very good resource for getting started with Portuguese genealogy: *https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Azores_Genealogy* <https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Azores_Genealogy> Especially useful is this word list: *https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Portuguese_Genealogical_Word_List* <https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Portuguese_Genealogical_Word_List> And, this booklet is very useful for getting started reading the records: *https://script.byu.edu/Documents/portuguese_paleography.pdf* <https://script.byu.edu/Documents/portuguese_paleography.pdf> The booklet is also available here, in pieces (downloading smaller files may be better for slower connections): *https://familyhistory.byu.edu/Downloads/Portuguese_Extraction/Default.htm* <https://familyhistory.byu.edu/Downloads/Portuguese_Extraction/Default.htm> Finally, here's an example of a transcription and translation of a record: *http://myportuguesegen.blogspot.com/p/books-and-documents-are-important.html* <http://myportuguesegen.blogspot.com/p/books-and-documents-are-important.html> What specific questions do you have about the record links you posted? best wishes, Linda On Monday, September 7, 2015 at 9:01:54 PM UTC-7, cathybourgeois1218 wrote: > Are there resources available to either help or hire to read the documents > of ancestors. I cannot read Portuguese. Trying to take the next step and > find the baptismal records of Manual J Mello, Jr. Amelia Da Silva, Manuel > Oliveira and Maria De Jesus and their parents but not sure what areas of > Sao Miguel they may be in. Been reading certificate after certificate to > find more documents. It's overwhelming, so I thought I would reach out and > see if someone could help > > > *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-B-1870-1879/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-B-1870-1879_item1/P344.html* > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-B-1870-1879/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-B-1870-1879_item1/P344.html> > > > *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1870-1879/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1870-1879_item1/P126.html* > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1870-1879/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1870-1879_item1/P126.html> > > > *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-RELVA-B-1880-1889/SMG-PD-RELVA-B-1880-1889_item1/P57.html* > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-RELVA-B-1880-1889/SMG-PD-RELVA-B-1880-1889_item1/P57.html> > > > *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-RELVA-C-1870-1879/SMG-PD-RELVA-C-1870-1879_item1/P121.html* > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-RELVA-C-1870-1879/SMG-PD-RELVA-C-1870-1879_item1/P121.html> > > > *http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1890-1899/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1890-1899_item1/P289.html* > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1890-1899/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-C-1890-1899_item1/P289.html> > > > > > > > -- 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.
