Carol, There are no ship manifests but there are Passport Applications if your grandpa was ever Naturalized. If he was Naturalized and traveled abroad he could (didn't have to until after WWI) but there may be an application. Go to Family Search---US--Immigration & Emmigration and look for Passport Applications. These are for Citizens (natural or naturalized) only, not someone who was still a citizen of their native country.
Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Warnock To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] U.S. Departure Records Cheri-- You must be psychic! Thank you so much for that piece of information. Last evening I was wondering if it was possible to find exit visa-type documents or a passport filing for my Madruga grandfather for the period of November & December 1902. That basically tells me that the documentation on that would be next to impossible to find. Thank you so much for all you do and mentoring all the discussions and questions all of us raise! Carol Silva Warnock On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: OK, in trying to find which book that has the info on the ship stopped in one port but your ancestor was counted in the other port, I found this instead: John P. Colletta's "They Came In Ships." Mine is the 3rd edition (2002). So the page number may be off. Chapter 5: Other Resources and Information of Potential Value Sub heading: U.S. Departure Records (pg. 117) "Records of passengers departing U.S. ports are close to nonexistent." So chances of finding your ancestor sailing back for a visit or stay in the Azores is very, very, very slim. Read the whole section for a full explanation. You can find the book in your local public library. The bookstore may have it too. It's only 1 page long. -- 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." -- 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." -- 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."
