Vivian, Try Homen, as Maria suggested in the immigration records.
Also, you might want to go here to get some documents in Portuguese with their English translations. Many of us who are non-native speakers had to train ourselves to "read" the records. It's in Part 3: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo.html Cheri --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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, 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
