Claire, You need to go to the Azores Genweb here and read this 20 page document on how to locate your ancestors: https://goo.gl/R6tWfF
Also, I'd go to the local public library and check out a book on genealogy. I like Emily Anne Croom's "Unpuzzling Your Past." Check out whatever grabs you. In addition, you can see if your local adult school teaches a genealogy class. You local Family History Center may have them as well. If there's a local genealogy society near you, they can teach you as well. You're not ready to do Azorean research. You need to research your American ancestors and learn how to use U.S. Census records and get used to the differences from census to census. It creates a time line for your ancestor. All that information is summarized in the link above, in any good genealogy book and taught in all genealogy classes. Good luck and keep us posted. 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.
