Sorry, I think I'm going to have to disagree with that statement. You'll find 3 ports in the Azores: Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel), Angra (on Terceira), and Horta (on Faial - Fayal is the old spelling). People reported to one of the ports to register that they were leaving. These records are what make up the "passaportes." The books stayed at those ports and are now housed in their respective archive. (The dates are pretty continuous too, so the books could not have gone to another island to register people there).
Now some people may have had to leave sooner than the boat that was leaving their home port. So they could have gone to any port. I research the Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel the most. Sure, I have seen other people from other islands leaving from Ponta Delgada. They probably could not wait for the boat that sailed from their home port. However, the vast majority of people using Ponta Delgada came from Sao Miguel and Santa Maria islands. However, when Hawaii needed people, they sailed from the port of Ponta Delgada only. So if your people came to Hawaii, they had to use the Ponta Delgada port if they were Azorean. 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."
