Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] switching names - research tip

2013-03-07 Thread Marilyn Thompson
Great post, it also helps me to understand that in one record an ancestor was listed as Rita Josefa and in another as Josefa Rita. thanks Marilyn On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:33 PM, p...@dholmes.com wrote: For all new Portuguese genealogists: I have run across something just tonight during my

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] switching names - research tip

2013-03-07 Thread Cheri Mello
Searching for people using certain parameters in some genealogy software programs: Family Tree Maker: I don't know, but probably. I'm sure someone will chime in. Legacy: Under Search, then Find, then pick the Detailed Search tab. RootsMagic: Not sure. You can go name by name, but in a large

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] switching names - research tip

2013-03-07 Thread pico
, by chance?Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] switching names - research tip From: Marilyn Thompson mari...@jmtmlt.com Date: Thu, March 07, 2013 9:26 am To: azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] switching names - research tip

2013-03-07 Thread Cheri Mello
Sometimes, I think she's Josefa do Rosario because she had been praying the rosary during that pregnancy and sometimes I think she's Josefa da Conceição because she'd been praying to Our Lady of the Conception during that pregnancy. George Pacheco told that historically, the mother was not

[AZORES-Genealogy] switching names - research tip

2013-03-06 Thread pico
For all new Portuguese genealogists:I have run across something just tonight during my research that I think will help out researchers who haven't had enough experience to decide on their own whether a particular record is for their sought ancestor, or not.I met online a man from Terceira who now