RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree Maker' users

2015-12-10 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
As a onetime user of FTM I was happy with the product but soon became annoyed by the yearly or bi-yearly upgrades which I saw no improvement it the overall performance of the product. As a result I switched to “the Master Genealogist” (TGM) which was discontinued last year. I am still using TGM

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree Maker' users

2015-12-10 Thread 'joao ventura' via Azores Genealogy
I have been faithful to FTM, though I stopped upgrading at version 16 (2006). Having a considerable database (300 000 people and growing) it is hard to export it to another program. I have tried Rootsmagic and Legacy, but they don't meet my expections. || Este e-mail foi enviado a partir de

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree Maker' users

2015-12-10 Thread Marilyn Thompson
Joao Ventura and others interested in another genealogical database. I just talked the owner of Ancestral Quest. He told me AQ will handle your 300,000 without any problem. In the next few days there will be a new version of AQ out. It will make exporting from FTM to AQ a smooth transfer. He

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CHILDREN of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas

2015-12-10 Thread Shirley Allegre
If you get this info on Joao Afonso da Pimentel's children, would you please forward it to me. I have 5 children for Joao X Isabel Gonsalves. I descend from their son CAPTAIN Joao Afonso Pimentel o Velho (My # 57,184). I estimate that he was born about 1490. I don't know where. Thanks.

[AZORES-Genealogy] CHILDREN of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas

2015-12-10 Thread Manita M
Good morning from Toronto, Does anyone in this group have the actual CCA links for the baptisms of the children of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas? I realize their names and their descendant names are in RR's book but I have yet to see the actual baptism records. Thanks. -- For options, such as

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Family Tree Maker' users

2015-12-10 Thread 'Lillian Palko' via Azores Genealogy
Yes, this is a travesty. I have already been contacted by RootsMagic and have downloaded their software. There is a free version and a premium version. The premium version is $9.95 a year. I uploaded my gedcom from FTM and so far, so good. It included my media, notes which have my links to

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] CHILDREN of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas

2015-12-10 Thread Ângela Loura
If you have their dates you can easily find the records 2015-12-10 13:40 GMT+00:00 Manita M : > Good morning from Toronto, > > Does anyone in this group have the actual CCA links for the baptisms of > the children of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas? > > I realize their

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: CHILDREN of João Afonso das Grotas Fundas

2015-12-10 Thread JR
Hello Manita. They don't exist because they didn't survive. You are talking pre-1600's. The fact is we are fortunate to find anything before 1700. The information in RR and others was gleaned from wills, inventories, and other such civil records from the registrars. I believe RR did cite those.