In my case, I got very lucky. My grandfather went back to Faial and died there in 1955 somewhere. I knew the exact date and the island ... nothing more. I wrote a letter in Portuguese (with lots of help) to the Horta Archive and asked them if they could locate his death record and included the going fee back then. They did and sent it to me and I learned from that record where he was born. I traced his ancestry back using microfilm from that point.
So, an exception might still that be if you have an exact date of death for someone who died on Faial, they might find the record. Al -----Original Message----- From: Mike <[email protected]> To: azores <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jun 7, 2012 10:26 am Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] how to verify I'vee gotten the address to write to the Government archives in horta, but from what I'm reading I need to know the town that my gggrandfather came from before they can look anything up. So it's back to more searching. On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 6:15:06 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: Mike, On the Azores GenWeb. Here's a link (it has all the archives). You want the Horta archive. There's a form letter where you fill in the blanks. http://goo.gl/1AvL4 I think you can ask for a simple photocopy and not pay for the certification. 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."
