Hi Cheri, thanks for your help - I think I found the velas page, it is listed as follows -- is this what you are talking about? it lists the island/ velas/ freguesia -- ifbaptismos/casamentos/obitos -- I this is the page online: http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/registos/default.aspx?concelho=21
if you have a different page, can you email the link? thanks suzanne here's how the listings are on this page: São Jorge Velas Manadas Baptismos Ver São Jorge Velas Manadas Casamentos Ver São Jorge Velas Manadas Óbitos Ver São Jorge Velas Norte Grande Baptismos Ver São Jorge Velas Norte Grande Casamentos Ver São Jorge Velas Norte Grande Óbitos Ver São Jorge Velas Santo Amaro Baptismos Ver São Jorge Velas Santo Amaro Casamentos Ver São Jorge Velas Santo Amaro Óbitos Ver São Jorge Velas Rosais Baptismos Ver São Jorge Velas Rosais Casamentos Ver São Jorge Velas Rosais Óbitos Ver São Jorge Velas Urzelina Baptismos Ver São Jorge Velas Urzelina Casamentos Ver São Jorge Velas Urzelina Óbitos Ver São Jorge Velas Velas Baptismos Ver On May 27, 2:04 pm, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Suzanne, > > It's one of those cases such as Los Angeles is in Los Angeles County. Velas > (the city or "vila") is in the council (or county) of Velas. Go to the CCA > web site, click on the Parish Registers on the right, then look for Sao > Jorge (island) and click on the council of Velas, then click on the > freguesia of Velas on the next page (last one). Looks like this freguesia > is still coming online. > > Once upon a time, the records were in order. The priest wrote them in the > book chronologically. However, over time, the bindings may have come > apart. They try to keep the pages in order, but once in a while they are > out of order. Sometimes it is noted in the filming that the pages are out > of order. Also, because of the ages of the books and the binding (back in > time), pages could have fallen out and are now missing :( > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira 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." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
