Hi Adrian M, I will write in between your questions.
> > 1.) If you dont speak Portuguese how does one get the documents > translated? Is there a service somewhere that can translate old documents > such as these? > You can learn how to bumble your way through (and there are many on this list that have learned how AND they are now helping others!). I know of no software that reads the old script (paleography). There's a how-to here. It's actually more scary than the real documents if you ask me. http://goo.gl/D39q4 That's from the Azores GenWeb site. The main site is here: goo.gl/W6Z7R > 2.) Are Baptismos records considered Birth records? > Yes and no. Technically, a baptism records a religious event (a baby/child into the Catholic/Christian faith) and a birth records a birth. However, because there really was no real Civil Registry (Vital Records) department before 1910, the baptisms are used as birth records for genealogical purposes. 3.) It looks like the records are listed by page not by dates. Does this > mean you have to search through every page to find the record your looking > for? > Yes, pretty much. Every once in a while, you'll find an index at the end of the book. It seems that you find them more in the late 1800s onwards. > 4.) Are there any records listed for the island of Faial? I dont see that > island listed. If not is there another website where i can find those > records. > Not on the CCA site. There is an EXTRACTION of some of Faial on the NEPS site. They are NOT complete and really need to be cross referenced with the actual records. http://www.ghp.ics.uminho.pt/genealogias.html 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."
