The half-brothers name here is the most important clue. Finding his ship arrival and destination may be the break,
Eric Edgar On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 3:38 AM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Helda, > > You are very welcome. As you see, there are many people on the list who > find pleasure in helping solve genealogical mysteries. I hope you find your > Laura. > > John > On Thursday, May 22, 2014 11:25 PM, Helda Pritchard < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Everyone, > I would like to thank everyone once again for all the hard work. Because > of this forum someone found the marriage certificate who stated Laura's > parents. This helped me very much because I can now rule out this Laura > from my possible Lauras. I was really excited because the approximate age, > two sons being about the right age and date of death and where she died > being right. This is an excellent forum and I hope that I can help when > someone asks. > > I am sorry that someone feels like I led them on a goose chase this was > not my intent. > > Helda > > > On Thursday, May 22, 2014 4:01:43 PM UTC-5, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > > Hello John, > > I had a similar reaction. I thought, wow, that's harsh - my exact words to > Helda in private. > For me, I got interested when this Moniz family actually came from Pico, > because I figured it was way more likely to have come from Sao Miguel, even > though I know plenty from Pico. It took me only 10 minutes to add the > family and all ancestors to my database, now going back to the early 1600s. > It was for my own benefit and no waste of time, whether or not they were > also Helda's people. > > In Helda's defense, she said right up front there is a pai incognito > involved. She was skeptical from the beginning this was the right person. > But with so many people jumping in, it got a life of its own and she can't > be blamed for everyone bending over backwards to see who is the most > helpful. > > Some people ask and get help, but never thank the helper. If that happens > to me, that's the end of any help by me to them. But everyone needs to cut > beginners some slack and for the benefit of this list, don't slam the door > on their faces. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Need help to solve a mystery for my > uncle. > From: "'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, May 22, 2014 1:29 pm > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Dear Edgar, > > I don't agree with your judgment which seems rather harsh to me. > > Speaking only for myself, my work on the list is a pleasant pastime, so > the time is not really wasted. In fact, it helps keep the genealogical > sleuthing skills sharp. Naturally, if I had been asked to drop everything > to help somebody find a relative, only to find that I had been sent on a > needless, time consuming fool's errand because someone had omitted > important information, then I would be very annoyed. But that wasn't the > case here. > > Of course, had I taken Helda on as a client, and worked for a fee, she > would have needlessly wasted her money. My time would not have been wasted > since I would have been paid for the time spent on the goose chase. > > I was impressed at how many people took up the search and how quickly we > all got to the bottom of things. > > John > On Thursday, May 22, 2014 1:20 PM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Helda, > > If you had posted the information you had when you first posted , you > could have saved the many people the hours spent chasing the wrong person. > > You do not deserve anymore of our help. > > Eric Edgar > > > -- > 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. 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