[AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry World Explorer

2013-04-24 Thread Leonard Silva
I have used Ancestry U.S. Discovery for years with some success. I wonder about the value of World Explorer when searching The Azores or Portugal. It does not appear that they have much to offer in these areas. Any experience here, or should I save my money? Thanks, Len Silva -- For

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry World Explorer

2013-04-24 Thread Cheri Mello
Len S, I don't know what Ancestry U.S. Discovery is (unless it's the latest term for an Ancestry.com membership). But if it's affiliated with Ancestry.com, then their World section has nothing on the Azores, Cape Verde, Madeira, or Portugal. The records for us of Azorean descent are coming

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ancestry World Explorer

2013-04-24 Thread AlRose509
Cheri is exactly right as far as vital records. However, under the category immigration Ancestry.com has a lot of passenger lists, passport applications and index to naturalization records. I found these quite helpful in my research. Because I have ancestral lines that I am tracing in