Hi Linda, CCA is Centro de Conhecimento dos Acores (Center for Knowledge of the Azores). Their vitals are coming online. Very slowly. There is no time line posted and no rhyme and reason for how they put things up. You can find the records here, but don't use Firefox. It stops working right before you go to view the records. http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/ig/
The Azores is divided into 3 districts each with its own archive: Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel which houses the Sao Miguel and Santa Maria records. Angra on Terceira which houses Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, and Pico. Horta on Faial houses Faial, Flores, and Corvo. Archives have records that are generally 100 years old or older. Many of the larger islands are divided into concelhos or councils. You can think of them like American counties. Pico has 3: Madalena, Lajes do Pico, and Sao Roque. You can see many of the concelhos here: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/maps.html Just pick your island. 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."
