Brenda, Everything over there is organized at the town/village level (most of Europe is that way).
Knowing island and council is not enough. You need the freguesia (village) so you can find the church. It will be Luis over there. The order from small to large would be Ponta Delgada (the council), Sao Miguel island, Azores (autonomous region), Portugal (country). The only reason I put "island" in there is to eliminate confusion. There's an island called Sao Jorge, but there are also churches with that name. There are others that I could cite as examples as well. Most people just post the freguesia and island and don't bother with the rest. If you don't have the freguesia (village) yet, here's a list of things to get you started to find it: https://goo.gl/vOijK0 It's on the main site of the Azores GenWeb. You'll want to bookmark it and explore it some more: https://goo.gl/Xzol8B Good luck, Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
