John M, You may want to consider turning to DNA. If an overwhelming group of your Portuguese matches came from Sao Jorge island, at least you'd have a vague clue.
Family Tree DNA (where the Azores DNA Project is housed) usually has a Sizzling Summer Sale in June or July and their Holiday Sale at the end of the year. They also have a couple of smaller "flash" sales lasting anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks. The sales are posted on this list. The test you would need would be Family Finder (on sale for $199 + $4 shipping). 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
