For those of you who have tested Family Finder on FTDNA (or transferred your autosomal DNA results to FTDNA), I've asked that you add Azores somewhere in your list. Many of your matches are not 100% Azorean. Many are mixed. When you view your matches, you may see your matches listed as Mary Davis, Bob Jones, etc. They don't sound Portuguese. You may look across and see that they have Portuguese surnames. Then you'll look at their tree. However, if you have several pages of matches, you'd have to do through them one by one, checking to see if they have Portuguese surnames.
Then I had this idea (see the attached screen shot). When you upload your Gedcom, it does populate your surname list. It does NOT import the location field. I'm not crazy enough to go through every single one of my surnames and add the locality. And I've always stressed putting Azores. I got to thinking if there was a way to put more. Type your island in the surname field. Type your freguesia in the location field (in the screen shot, I should have put Name: Sao Miguel island, Azores and in the location I should put my freguesias only). Now, your matches can search the Ancestral Surname field by surname, island, or freguesia. Or even Azores or Madeira or Cape Verde! Cheri Mello Listowner, 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
