Joanne, Just like Azoreans (or anyone in Europe), she needs the village on Madeira. If she doesn't have that, she'll have to do what we do and look everywhere in America. A how to trace your roots (from a Portuguese slant) can be found on the Azores GenWeb here: http://goo.gl/43ikg
There is also a list on Rootsweb devoted exclusively to Madeiran genealogy: http://goo.gl/BLMQ8 And if she has the village and is ready to start looking, Madeira's version of the CCA is the ARM (Archive Regional of Madeira): http://goo.gl/nFW3L They also have their own DNA project: http://goo.gl/t68oL Hope that helps, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
