Manuel S, Some of the priests put indices in the back of the books. So you just have to see if you get lucky.
Ernesto do Canto created *some *indices for *some* families he considered important for *some* freguesias. They are available from the archive in Ponta Delgada. I don't know if they were scanned and if there is any intent to put them online. Carlos Machado made 600 pages of pedigree charts (images WERE online; not too sure if they are still there or not). Father Joseph Viveiros spent a few years indexing them and then selling the index (you import it via Gedcom in your genealogy software program). I think it's about $60 or so. The Rodrigo Rodrigues books contain about 6 volumes. I'm not sure if they are in print. They were pretty expensive ($300 USD? $400 USD?) Again, it's not all the families on Sao Miguel though. The "Insulana" books contain some indices too. 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.
