Hi Emily, Since you are dealing with records from the 1880s and 1890s from Sao Bartolomeu and Porto Judeo, you will have to either write there to get them, hire a researcher to get them for you, or go there yourself.
To write there (form letter where you fill in the blanks at the end of the document): http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/genresources.html Find a researcher: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/azoresindex.html#researchers For Porto Judeo and Sao Bartolomeu, once you get back to 1873, you can research via the film. How to read the handwriting: Either use a researcher or learn yourself. It takes perseverance and a lot of patience, but it can be done: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/HowTo_Part_3a.html#reading http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/Paleography/paleography_01.html https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portuguese_Genealogical_Word_List (Scroll down to where it says "Additional Resources" in purple. Under that, look for the blue words "Basic Portuguese Paleography." It is in 4 parts. Hope some of this helps. 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."
