Steve thanks for posting this information. I read some of the book online and you are correct, it is tedious. Lol. As with many other little books out there on the Azores its is also has historical inaccuracies that many people accept as fact.. But Walker does say that it is devoid of any scientific or literary merit, so I guess its to be expected. Thank you for sharing
Herb On Friday, February 7, 2014 11:33:22 AM UTC-5, Steve Peters wrote: > 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.
