To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Name Spelling Standardization
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:28:07 -0400
Cheri is right about which program you use. When I do a file/data base and
standardize names I create a fact recording exactly how the name was written in
the record
Alternate spellings of names, especially surnames are a pet peave of mine.
Rick, I agree with you a 100 percent. In my genealogy program database, I
spell surnames as they were spelled during the persons lifetime, and more
specifically at the time of the person's death. When requesting a record of
Hi Jesse,
It would depend on what you want to do with the data base. If I were
doing a tree to show my family then I use actual names as they were
spelled at the time. If I were doing a searchable data base (which I am)
then I standardize spelling with some exceptions. A good example is the
one
, and
Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores
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From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Cheri Mello
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 5:10 PM
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Name Spelling Standardization
Hi Jesse
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
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