Thanks, Cheri. Well, my Victor family genealogy started in Italy and mainland Portugal and doesn't start in the Azores until late 1860's, when their first child I have a record of was born in Calheta, Sao Jorge to 1898-99 when they came to the US, although one brother remained in Faial according to a 1936 US obit. So not a very long genealogy there. I am still trying to find my grandmother's baptism record but I do not know where she was born or baptized. US records say Terceira, Sao Miguel and Rio de Janeiro (which I rather doubt). Her siblings were born in Terceira, Faial, Sao Jorge, and the adopted sister said she was born in Flores, but I think the Pedro family who adopted her lived in Flores. One sister was sent to an orphanage in Sao Miguel and I have been in contact with her descendants and we still have not found her baptism record either. This sister returned to Sao Miguel before her death looking for the records and did not find them either so I don't feel too bad. She did get the orphanage records.
So I guess I would have to look at all the Archives in the Azores? That is why I was wondering if I might be better off in Salt Lake looking for birth, death records, but if they only go to 1880's, that won't do me any good either. And since I don't speak the Portuguese language, don't know how much I can get done in these Archives, but I can read the records as I usually look for the fairly unusual surname somewhere in the document. I am trying to plan a trip to the Azores going to the 3? Archives although I would like to visit as many islands as possible and stay only 1 day on the ones that do not have an Archive. My new found cousin who lives about 1 1/2 hours from me, born in Terceira, visits each year with her family that still lives there, of course, that I have never met them. We share same grandfather, different grandmothers. Sometimes I just get a little frustrated not finding this one record that I promised my mom I would find. This grandmother died when my mom was only 11 years old. You would think having a circus and high wire act over there there would be something, somewhere in old papers? I don't even know where my great-grandparents died over there - family history says they died while performing and I can only guess it was ca 1891 when the last sister was born and the other sister was sent to the orphanage. My mother always thought her mother's surname was Machado when it was really Victor, so I can only assume the other siblings were taken in by a Machado family after the parents died. I am going to contact a recommended travel agent and see if I can work something out. Thanks (not so frustrated). Elaine --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
