*Thank you Richard and Cheri....Just did it and it wasnt as hard as I kept thinking it was gonna be.* Terri Santos Researching in Agua d'Alto, Agua de Pau, Ginetes, Vila Franca do Campo
On Saturday, November 30, 2013 11:22:03 AM UTC-5, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: > *So you have taken the Family Finder DNA test, that is good now what > should be done. Once you get your results the real fun begins when you try > and find a common ancestor for your matches. The Family Tree DNA has many > useful tools but the most important one to put a name on a match is the > Gedcom posted with your family tree. The tree which your Gedcom posts on > The Family Tree DNA is a very basic tree. The information that is posted > from your tree gives is your ancestors NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, LOCATION, DATE > OF DEATH, and LOCATION. * > > > > *When I look at a person’s tree I look at the locations to see if there is > a location we have in common. I do this because family names in the Acores > is not as important as in other cultures but once you find a common > location then you look for a common name. With the CCA ( > http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/ > <http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/> ) publishing the records from > the Acores on line, researching and finding ancestors to fill you tree is > convenient although not necessarily easy. But working with this list help > is always available and to complement the saying “many hands make light > work” we can add “many eyes make reading easy”. * > > > > *While not all the records are on line presently the CCA is making an > effort to get them up as quickly as possible. Like many others on this list > I am waiting for the Vila do Franco Campo records to complete my > connections there and help find matches that I suspect will be found once > they are posted.* > > > > *I was reminded a couple of weeks ago that my father’s tree which is on > Family Tree DNA needed updating. I had first posted the tree when he was > first took the MtDNA test several years ago. At that time you posted your > male line and female line separately and so my father’s tree only consisted > on his female line. In the mean time we upgraded my father’s tree to the > Family finder but failed to post his male line. Family Tree DNA has since > changed their site so you only post one tree which includes both male and > female lines. * > > > > *I have since posted the entire tree of my father to make more information > on the site. Hopefully the information I have provided will assist someone > looking for a match.* > > > > *This past week I got hot on the trail of some ancestors and was able to > add some more names to my tree and go back a few more generations. I made a > new Gedcom and then posted the updated information on family tree site. You > should do this every time you add direct line names to your tree. * > > > > *Oh one more thing if you have not posted your tree and do so now you get > a $10 coupon to use when purchasing a DNA test from Family tree DNA. So if > you talk Aunt Martha in to taking a DNA test over the holidays you can get > an additional $10 of the sale price. This applies if you update your tree > from the old separate male and female tree to a combined tree. Also you do > not have to have a complete tree to post just post what you have now and > you can always update you tree later when you add more names. * > > > > *Also remember your project administrators are able to assist you in > posting your tree and answer any questions.* > > > > > > *Rick* > > > > > *Family Tree DNA Co-AdministratorAzores DNA Project* > > > > *Azores DNA Project Co-Administrators* > > *All unpaid volunteers * > > *Cheri Mello – [email protected] <javascript:> * > > *Rick Pimentel – [email protected] <javascript:> * > > *Nancy Jean Baptista - [email protected] <javascript:> * > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
