Thanks for the suggestion, but then if someone is looking for a Maria, now I have the islands popping up. Generally, they tell us not to abbreviate ANYTHING (or that is what is taught in basic genealogy classes).
The freguesias and islands need to be spelled (at least one time) in the Portuguese language so searches can be performed. Half the time, I tell the person I can't find the original post, so they have to post again. The proper spelling is important too in the genealogy programs. They get uploaded to Family Tree DNA and yet the matches appear to have nothing in common with my dad (Sao Miguel ancestry) because someone misspelled it to Sao MiQuel. A post it on the computer should help those who are learning the proper spelling :) Cheri MelloListowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
