The older records are held in the National Archives and are no longer kept by the Churches. Be patient and hope for the best. Click here for the form developed by the staff at the Cape Verdean National Archives to be used when requesting genealogical information in Cape Verde. The Library at the New Bedford Whaling Museum has hundreds of logbooks from actual whaling voyages. Office of the City Clerk City Hall William Street New Bedford, Massachusetts Birth and marriage records are available through 1910 for family members.
All death records are available.
If your family arrived in the 1800's there is probably a birth, marriage or death record in New Bedford City Hall. At the National Archives you will find copies of all citizenship applications. Library The Rhode Island Historical Society 121 Hope Street Providence, Rhode Island 02906 Passenger Lists for the Port of Providence are available here. The Cape Verdean collection here is the most extensive collection of general information on Cape Verdeans in the United States. It is another good starting point for someone getting started in genealogy.