Links

Also, other sites for those folks interested in the Azores, Portugal, or the immigration of the Portuguese to California.

• Pico Databases: This is the home page for the project. Click the Pico or Faial link below to go directly to those databases.
  Pico
  Faial
  This database is from Universidade do Minho in Portugal and contains information about all of the villages from Pico and a few from Faial. It is a work in progress, so check often to see the new additions.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!!
  1. From the link, click on the council or area of the map you are interested in ...
  2. Click on the village name ...
  3. On the next page, click on the circular arrow at the bottom right
  4. If you want to see the page in English, click on the British flag
  5. Enjoy!
• 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! As of this date, the records for Corvo, Flores, and most of Sao Jorge are 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. To see the available parish records, click on Registos Paroquiais on the right side of the main page. You will see an inventory of the records currently online.
• Azores.com - New Link! - The practical site of the Azores giving great information on travel, festivities, geography, history, and great photos.
• Blog of a recent visit to the Azores in 2009 - New Link! - Marcia and Alan recently traveled to the Azores and this is the wonderful and interesting blog of their trip. It includes beautiful photos and is well worth your time to visit!
• Noble Families of Portugal -This site provides general information about all families studied by Felgueiras Gaio (1750-1831) in his Noble Families of Portugal (Nobiliário de Famílias de Portugal). It includes English and Spanish translations of the passages of the compendium referring to the first members of each family, preferring to mention those who used the name for the first time.
• Genealogy Blog of Marcio Borba: Marcio's Blog regarding Sao Jorge genealogy. Many beautiful photos on this site!
• Study Portuguese Abroad with Maria Oliveira Language Learning
  Practice, improve, and perfect your Portuguese language skills with our Portuguese language immersion program in the Azores
• Learn To Speak Portuguese Now
  Learn Portuguese with Maria Oliveira's self-study Portuguese language programs on CD and audio tape. Downloadable lessons. Free lessons and interactive exercises on web site. Complete online Portuguese courses also available. Convenient, effective and affordable. Satisfaction guaranteed.
  
• Applied Language Solutions --- This site has both a free translator (machine) or fee based services:
  • http://www.appliedlanguage.com/languages/portuguese_translation.shtml
    which is the focus for our Portuguese Language Translation Services
  • http://www.appliedlanguage.com/free_translation.shtml is a free
    translation (Machine of course) for quite a few language pairs!
  • 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.
• Portuguese Festas in California, 2007 -- This is an old listing about the Festa schedules of California for 2007 including maps to find them. Although out of date, I have kept it here so folks will know where there are Festas held.
• 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
• Doug Holmes' Site
• Azore Islands Web Page
• Portuguese Hawaiian Heritage & Genealogy --This website covers genealogy and heritage for Portuguese Hawaiian researchers.
  
• Point Reyes Light --- articles on the immigration of Azoreans to West Marin in California
• Whale Watching in the Azores
• Virtual Azores
• Yahoo! Babelfish Translation - You can translate any text immediately from, or into, Portuguese, as well as several other languages.
• 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.
• Azorean Gadly in America: "This page is designed as the introduction to the main Personal Web Page of Manuel L. Ponte, AN AZOREAN IN MID AMERICA, as well as a LINK to many other pages duly related to Portugal, Madeira, and the Azores, as well as Portuguese-related culture in general."
• Acoreonos - Recollect, Reminisce, Reconnect: Online community for Azoreans, their families, friends, and their decendents to connect and grow in global community.
  

• 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, newletters, and other things of interest here.
• Genealogy Today.com - home of the Online Genealogy Index
• The Quaker Corner
• Roots Web Genealogical Data Cooperative
• Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Inc. - Researching ancestors in Oregon? Then, check this out!
• World Gen Web Project
• USGenWeb Project
• U. S. Census Bureau
• Ancestry's Social Security Death Index
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Home Page
• Treasure Maps the How-to Genealogy WWW Site
• Ancestors, PBS
• NAIL Homepage NAIL is a searchable database of NARA's holdings across the country.
• Best Genealogy Links on the Web!
• MapQuest Find a City anywhere in the World!
• Genealogy Home Page
• Rootsweb Search Engines Search 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 Web A list of resources for researching genealogy on the Web.
• Helm's Genealogy Toolbox Includes a nice section on Area Specific and Ethnic Resources.
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy SitesThis site has over 50,000 links!
• USGS Mapping Information: Information about physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
• Genealogical Journeys in Time - A Genealogy Adventure - Resources and companies to aid in your research and a surname search.
• Roots Computing
• Bureau of Land Management Search the Land Patents for several Eastern States. You can view and print the actual records!
• Accessible Archives Search and Information Server Various databases you can search for genealogical purposes
• Footprints Lots of information here and message boards as well
• Southern Quaker Genealogy A very informative site if you have southern Quakers in your family
  
• Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild A great resource to check for your ancestors. There are over 4400 ship lists from all around the world, contributed by volunteer transcribers.
• PASSENGER LISTS ON THE INTERNET
• GENEALOGY ON AND OFF LINE