If you're into really old Azores history books, there is the classic "The Azores: or Western Islands: a political, commercial, and geographic account" by Walter Frederick Walker (1886). Pretty tedious as I recall, but free online:
https://archive.org/details/azoresorwesterni00walk "This little work [362 pages!], devoid of any kind of scientific or literary merit, has been penned solely in the hope that it may prove useful to those contemplating a visit to the Western Archipelago." Steve On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 12:00:44 PM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: > > LOL. I guess I need to do the same. > > For those who don't know, the book, "A History of the Azores Islands" by > James H. Guill is just that - a history book. There is some information on > royal families and their genealogies, but it is NOT a genealogy book. > > Before the Internet, it was useful for the list of freguesias and the list > of churches. That can all be found on the Azores GenWeb, Family Search, or > the CCA site. > > 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.
