David, Depending on the time period, there may be an index in the back of the book. You can see this in the microfilmed records. There are some miscellaneous records where others may have indexed the books, however I don't research Graciosa so I'm not sure what's available for that island. There are only 4 freguesias for that island, though, so it's not too bad.
Most Azorean research will involve looking through the records one at a time, searching for your ancestor. Since you don't state a year, I'll take a guess that you are after the cutoff of the film in the 1870s/1880s. In that case, you can either plan a trip to the archives in Angra (they hold the Graciosa records) and look for yourself or hire a researcher to look for you. Researchers for hire have listed themselves on the Azores Genweb at: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/azoresindex.html#researchers Most of them are on this list as well. -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, R. das Tainhas, Achada --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
