Besides the variations in the spelling, sometimes there are also mistakes. In my program (and possibly in yours) there is "also known as" and there I put the variation or mistaken name and the year found as such. You can also put it in the "notes" for that person. That has helped me with verifying or confirming that someone is who I think they are.
Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Pacheco" <pacheco.jess...@gmail.com> To: "Azores Genealogy" <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 2:04:29 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Name Spelling & Standardization Hi I was wondering if there was a general consensus on what to do with names with variations/different spellings (this is almost all of them!). For example, I have a Helena in my tree and I also have an Elena. I know these are technically the "same" name but the spellings have been different. Do these spellings reflect the priest who wrote the records or how the people in question actually wanted their name spelled? If it is all based on the priest I will start adopting standardized spellings for the sake of organization. Just looking for some opinions/information on this! Thanks! -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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."
