Dale, A trip to the library and archives in Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel would have done you no good anyways. They hold the records for the islands of Sao Miguel and Santa Maria only. The records for the island of Faial (as well as Pico, Flores, and Corvo) are on Faial in the archive in Horta.
Here's a how-to guide to get you started: http://goo.gl/iWdHQM You'll need to find your freguesia (village) by using U.S. sources before making that jump overseas. Read (and even reread) parts 1a-1e. It may take you only a couple of months to figure out the freguesia. Your best bet is the U.S. censuses to narrow down a time frame for immigration and then trying to find them coming in (either NY, Providence, New Bedford, or Boston) or going out (leaving from Horta). Also get obituaries on as many of the kids as you can. One of them may mention where they were born or that they are survived by someone over there. Good luck, 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
