Welcome to the Azores GenWeb!
Welcome to the Azores GenWeb!
Finding Portuguese Roots Intro
…..Locating Town from U.S. Sources 1a
…..Obtaining Vital Records from U.S. 1b
…..Other Useful Portuguese Records 2c
Genealogy Sites for the Azores and Portugal
Also, other sites for those folks interested in the Azores, Portugal, or the immigration of the Portuguese to California.
• Sao Jorge Genealogy group (Facebook group)
• Terceira Marriage Index- This is a PDF document, almost 31 MB in size, but is a wonderful resource to find any marriage that happened on Terceira. Finding your ancestor's marriage in this index will make it easier to find their marriage record on the CCA site. (Use the Tombo site, link below, for easier navigation.)
• Tombosite: This is a portal site, easy to navigate, to the CCA records that are online. It has an Index and links to online parish registers of the Azores, Madeira, and Portugal.
• CENTRO DE CONHECIMENTO DOS AÇORES- This site is a government site and is a work in progress. They are posting the records for the Azores! Almost all of the records are now available on this site in digital format. You can actually see the baptismal, marriage, or death records for your ancestors! More additions to the site are planned for the future so check in often. There are many other records and resources on this site, as well.Be sure to note the Council name of the Freguesia (village or town) you are interested in before going to the CCA site athttp://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/. Follow these steps to see the available parish records:
1 Click on PESQUISA DE REGISTOS PAROQUIAIS on the main page.
2 On that page,Under Ilha (island) choose the island you want from the popup menu. The page will refresh...
3 From Concelho (council) choose the one you need. If you're not sure which Concelho, check the Map page on the Azores GenWeb for your island. It will show which Council each of the Freguesias are in. The page will refresh...
4 From Freguesia (parish/town) choose from the list
5 Click the Procurar button.
6 From there, just choose the type of records you want to see and the date range (there may be several pages), then click the link Ver.
• CITCEM: Centro de Investigacao Transdisciplinar Cultura Espaco e Memoria. This is the Transdisciplinary Research Centre. The information was formerly on the NEPS site and covers Pico, Faial, part of Sao Jorge, and part of continental Portugal. If you have ancestors from any of these places you MUST try this database! You might find the ancestors AND descendants of the person you are looking for. Wonderful resource!!
◦ From the link, click on the village/parish that you are interested in…
◦ On the next page, click on the circular arrow at the bottom right
◦ If you want to see the page in English, click on the British flag
◦ Enjoy!
• Azorean Gravestone Project -The project is a collaborative effort geared towards systematically photographing and uploading pictures for all cemeteries in the Azores Archipelago.
• Alunos do Seminário Episcopal de Angra de 1862 – 2013.List of students who attended Seminary in Angra. Information includes the student name, their freguesia, their parents, the age they were admitted to the seminary, the date admitted, and any observations. Look at the bottom of the page and click on the middle tab, "Registo da BPARAH-2”, for the list of students.
• Jewish People in the Azores - Articles on Jewish history culture, and life on the Azores.
• Azores.com - The practical site of the Azores giving great information on travel, festivities, geography, history, and great photos.
• Genealogy Blog of Marcio Borba: Beautiful videos of the Azores on this site!
• Learn Portuguese with Maria Oliveira Language Learning
• Applied Language Solutions --- This site has both a free translator (machine) or fee based services:
◦ http://www.appliedlanguage.com/languages/portuguese_translation.shtmlwhich is the focus for our Portuguese
YouTube Videos” NEW
Language Translation Services
◦ http://www.appliedlanguage.com/translation_resources.shtml some other resources including articles about translation.
◦ http://www.appliedlanguage.com/language_translation.shtml which lists all of the languages that we translate.
• Inbox Translation Ltd – A London based translation agency that offers Portuguese (and other languages) translation services
• LusaWeb - This site is full of information helpful to Azorean researchers, including: Portuguese Family Roots Database
◦ Genealogy resources for the Azores
◦ Azorean immigration
◦ Anglicized California surnames
◦ Names of early Portuguese immigrants to California
◦ Portuguese-Hawaii Genealogical Society
• Portuguese Hawaiian Heritage & Genealogy --This website covers genealogy and heritage for Portuguese Hawaiian researchers.
• Fernando Candido's Portuguese Genealogy Home Page There is lots of information on this site to help in your genealogy research including important addresses and a list of common Portuguese words translated into English.
• New Bedford Whaling Museum - NEW! Search their database to learn about the whaling careers of your ancestors. The database covers men leaving the port of New Bedford on whaling voyages from 1840 to the end of whaling in 1927.
Other Useful Genealogy Sites
• Ancestry- To take full advantage of what this site has to offer, you will have to join and pay a fee. However, there are some free databases to search, newsletters, and other things of interest here.
• FamilySearch - Go here to search the ongoing project to digitize historical records which are being put online, free to search.
• Genealogy Today.com- home of the Online Genealogy Index
• Roots Web Genealogical Data Cooperative
• Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Inc.- Researching ancestors in Oregon? Then, check this out!
• Ancestry's Social Security Death Index
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Online Public Access is a searchable database of NARA's holdings across the country.
• MapQuestFind a City anywhere in the World!
• Archive, Family History Made Simple and Affordable
• Rootsweb Search EnginesSearch for your surnames here or submit your own
• Clark County Genealogical Society- Clark County, Washington
• National Archives of Canada. Check this out if your ancestors come from, or immigrated through, Canada.
• Genealogy on the WebA list of resources for researching genealogy on the Web.
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy SitesThis site has over 50,000 links!
• USGS Mapping Information: Maps, imagery, and publications in the United States.
• Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
• Bureau of Land ManagementSearch the Land Patents for several Eastern States. You can view and print the actual records!
• Immigrant Ships Transcribers GuildA great resource to check for your ancestors. There are over 4400 ship lists from all around the world, contributed by volunteer transcribers.
• People Search: Genealogy Resources- Misc. genealogy links including the history of genealogy, a genealogy glossary, search engines, information on software, maps, and many other ares of interest to genealogists.
• DNA Testing and Ancestry Guide from ConsumerAffairsIf you’re ready to learn more about your family ancestry, this guide will walk you through all your options when choosing a DNA testing company or ancestry website.
• Genealogy Research Strategies
NEW Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree Researching your family tree can be a rewarding experience. Put your kids on the right path for success with this site.
*****Please note that the links given on this page are NOT part of the AzoresGenWeb site. Any errors or problems found with these sites should be reported to their respective webmasters.