Hi Pam :) I actually did that & this is what they wrote back:
Thank you for contacting FamilySearch regarding Births (1887-1902) and marriages (1883-1896) [Fall River, Massachusetts. We were able to replicate your search and found https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCH9-NTH On this page, scroll down to the blue link on the left: “About this Collection,” then scroll down again to the heading “Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection.” As you will read in the above document, there may be no more information than what is indexed. We invite you to discover our Help link at the top right of our page to watch video demonstrations on searching our new site. We welcome this opportunity to be of service and wish you success in your research for your ancestors. Sincerely, FamilySearch Patron and Partner Services [email protected] Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:58:55 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with record From: [email protected] To: [email protected] You might also try emailing familysearch, and state there is no last name on the record and wondering if its an error. I did that with a record and they emailed me the actual record (which wasn't on the site yet) On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:14 AM, K a r e n H <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Cheri! I meant to write LDS, not FDS. I live in Massachusetts. The closes FHC is Lynnfield but North Dartmouth is only about 75 minutes away. I also have an open invitation there (a mom of a girl I went to school with). it probably would just be worth it to drive to Dartmouth, hah? thanks again, Karen From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:06:05 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with record To: [email protected] Hi Karen H, Some widely accepted acronyms in the genealogy community are FHC for Family History Center, FHL for Family History Library (usually in reference to Salt Lake). These records are sponsor by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or LDS. Not sure what you mean my FDS. Most all FHC have helpful staff. Most have been trained. That doesn't mean that you will walk in on the shift that they let the new person try it on their own or you catch someone on a bad day. Overall most are helpful. I don't know where you live or which is your nearest FHC. If your nearest FHC is Los Angeles, they have some Sao Miguel and some Sao Jorge film. If your nearest is Oakland, CA, they have a lot of Azorean film. If your nearest is North Dartmouth, MA they have ALL the Azorean film. If your nearest is Omaha, NE, they probably have nothing and you'll have to order it. The person on staff there probably will not know much about Portuguese genealogy either. The records go as far back as the Genealogy Society of Utah was allowed to film. You check the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). Pick Place-Names and type in the freguesia. After a few letters, it will start to guess what you are typing. Pick your freguesia, click on Church Records, then Registos Paroquias, and you will see what was filmed for baptisms, marriages, and deaths. https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog You provided a screen shot of what looks like an index from a search on the Family Search Web site. You would have to call your local FHC to see if they have that film on site or not. This appears to be a city or state civil record. That's the way the recorded them in Mass back then. Personally, I'd write to the church where that couple married. 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." -- 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."
