Isabella, There are 3 ports in the Azores. Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel, Angra on Terceira, and Faial on Horta.
The vast majority of people left from their home port. Most people from Santa Maria and Sao Miguel island left from Ponta Delgada. Yes, every once in a while I will see someone from Sao Jorge or some other island leaving from Ponta Delgada instead of their home port. I just figured that they really needed to get to the next ship sailing out. The only exception was for those traveling to Hawaii. You had to sail out of Ponta Delgada, regardless of whichever island you were from. Not many did that. An overwhelming portion of Portuguese that went to Hawaii were from Sao Miguel (and Madeira, since recruiting was done there too). I'd have to look at a map, but I would think that the home port to Angra would be people from Terceira, Graciosa, and Sao Jorge and that home port to Horta would be Faial, Pico, Flores, and Corvo. People who have worked those records extensively would have a better idea of where most came from. 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
