With so many new people lately, now might be a good time to go over this. Here is a good way to make a post that will get responses. Notice the first thing I did. The subject is "How to Make a Good Genealogy Post" and notice that I basically restated that in the body. The subject is just an eye catcher to make people open and read your post. If you don't restate it, they don't think to go back to subject and look. They just think you make no sense.
In trying to connect with an ancestor, I suggest the surname, location, and dates. Mello, Ribeira das Tainhas, Sao Miguel island, 1880s-1900. Please put the island. Do you know how many Santo Antonios, Santo Amaros, Ribeirinha, there are in the Azores? I also suggest you put what you have done. If you have done census work, say so. That way no one duplicates your work. When people find out that they've duplicated what you've already done, they are less likely to help you in the future. In record translations, try a subject such as Baptism, Angra, Terceira, 1873. Even if someone can't translate, they may start watching that thread becasue they have ancestors in Angra, Terceira in the 1870s. Also give the link to the record and state where it is (left, or left top if there are 2 on the page). Hope this helps streamline things a bit and gets people more responses! 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
