Thank all of you for the input. It sounds like I don't need to plan too much time at the arquivo, but I do plan to go. I had hoped to be able to see the actual records. The certified copy of the baptism record I want is actually for my grandfather (I mistyped), who was born in 1877. Mary
On Friday, April 11, 2014 11:31:02 AM UTC-4, João Ventura wrote: > > Hello Mary, > > Is it just me, or why is it not obvious that since everything but Ribeira > Grande is accessible via the web, you should do all that research at home?? > > By all means, visit the archive if you're researching Ribeira Grande (and > ask them why they skipped it!). Or simply visit it to know the place and > the people working there. Tell them they're doing a great job (which is > true!). But spending a whole day in front of their computers instead of > your home computer seems a terrible waste of time. > > You can ask them for the certified copy of your father's baptism in > advance, and tell them you'll pick it up there. One vital piece of > information you haven't shared is your father's birth year. Is it before > 1911? I presume so, since you said you've got it on microfilm. If not, the > Archive is the wrong place to look for it, as that information is still in > the 'Conservatoria do Registo Civil'. > > Regards, > > João Ventura > http://tombo.pt/en > > On Friday, 11 April 2014 14:59:39 UTC+2, Terri wrote: >> >> >> I was at the archivo in Ponta Delgada last summer also. There are only 2 >>> computers with the documents online and the few times I went...I was also >>> able to get a computer. I tried to be there once they opened to ensure I >>> would get a spot. If you have a list of what you want printed...give it to >>> them early. As I researched, I wrote down the place, year, name, and page >>> number I wanted. Hand it into the clerk early if you want print outs >>> because if you give them too many to look up, you will be waiting a >>> loooooooong time. You need patience.They crop the name you want and print >>> out only that persons info. If the document you want splits into two >>> pages...you pay for 2 pages even if its just the last line. It is better >>> to give them the list and have them email you. The archivo also has some >>> books on a shelf available with geneology info. I can't remember exactly , >>> but i think it was marriages for Bretanha or Agua de Pau...for certain >>> years. >>> >> Terri Santos >> researching Agua d'Alto, Agua de Pau, Ginetes, Vila Franca do Campo >> > -- 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.
