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For an overview of the events surrounding these religious exiles, read
Summary of Events and Living Witnesses .

For a thorough overview of the events surrounding this exile from Madeira, order "The Wolf from Scotland: The story of Robert Reid Kalley " by William Forsyth (1988). Click here to order from Amazon.com. For excellent information on the Portuguese experience in T&T, click here for information on ordering "The Portuguese of Trinidad & Tobago" by Jo-Anne S. Ferreira.

Meet our Members who attended the 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Exiles in Illinois:
Check out these photos from the November 12-14, 1999, Jacksonville, IL, celebration.

GETTING STARTED
How to join MadeiraExiles-L & Portugal-L; Search our archives
SURNAMES/RESEARCHERS
Meet MadeiraExiles members; Find
common ancestors; Success stories

EXILE PASSENGER SHIPS
Sorted by sailing & alpha-surnames

ONLINE RESEARCH LINKS
Plot maps, marriage/death/baptism lists; Link to online databases (civil war records, census, etc); Portuguese National Anthem; and much more
VOLUNTEER LOOKUPS
Catalog of member resources (cemetery lists, Gochanour books, census books, etc)

ARTICLES & EXCERPTS
Personal interview; Publications from the 1800s & 1900s; 1860 book "The Exiles of Madeira"
MAPS & PHOTOGRAPHS
Images of people & places from Illinois, Trinidad, Madeira
ADD'L (Offline) RESOURCES
Contact info for IL Vital Statistics, Geneal/Historical Societies; Related FHC/LDS film index; Fraternal orgs, etc
PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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