And there's a guide from Family Search that has a link on the Azores GenWeb. It can be found here: http://goo.gl/V7zeH
For Americans, if you've ever seen the original, handwritten Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, it's even a bit hard for us to read that flourish-y penmanship/paleography of the time period. 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.

