Lexi, There are two churches in Vila Franca do Campo (most researchers just type Vila Franca). One is Sao Miguel Arcanjo or the Matriz (the mother church). The other is Sao Pedro. Your Bernadina is from S.Miguel Arcanjo. I found it on the immigration out of the Azores here (use Internet Explorer; Firefox doesn't work): http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/biblioteca_digital/PPDL1916-1920/PPDL1916-1920_item1/P11.html
To obtain a copy of her baptismal, you'll need to write to the Biblioteca on Sao Miguel island. The address and a fill-in the blank letter can be found on the Azores Genweb here: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/genresources.html Actually, it would be good to bookmark the main Azores Genweb site: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/azoresindex.html BUT, you will notice that you have a birth of 1896 and she's saying she's 18 in 1912. So there's an age descrepancy there. I'd do a little bit more sleuthing before writing to the archives and asking. The archive/biblioteca in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel will look up what you ask, but not do a search. So see how old she is at her marriage, on the censuses, etc. -- 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
