Thanks for all the input from the list. The entry in question that auto filled was being made on the LDS website Family Search Family Tree. -DonnaO
> Donna Olovson <[email protected]> Jul 03 03:38PM -0700 > > I am compiling my family info for familysearch Family Tree. When I'm typing > the place of birth in this program, the computer autofills. It always > includes the term "Angra do Heroísmo > The autofilled standard insert for place of birth automatically pops up as : > > St George, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal > > What I actually typed was: > > Village of Rosais, Council of Velas, São Jorge, Azores > > So the standard replacement that autofilled my record didn't include the > village or Council. > Can someone tell me if "Angra do Heroísmo" is accurate for the name of the > place where he was born_ > > > Cheri Mello <[email protected]> Jul 04 10:59AM -0700 > > Donna O, > > There is a group of us who are going to come up with some guidelines for > data entry input. > > You are using Family Tree Maker or Ancestry.com? I spoke with one of their > representatives at Jamboree last month. He said that their places are very > American-centric. And they really don't know what they are doing in > certain places of the world. I think I called up Ribeirinha for the tech. > The auto fill said "Ribeirinha, Azores, Portugal." I told the Ancestry guy > that there at least 4 Ribeirinhas in the Azores, on 4 different islands. I > told him that "Ribeirinha, Azores, Portugal" was about as precise as > "Plymouth, United States" as there is a Plymouth in Massachusetts, > Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Hampshire, California, etc, etc. I don't know > if my suggestion will go very far, but at least I made them aware of it. > > For whatever it's worth, I type the fregusia, island, Azores, Portugal. I > type the church only if there is more than 1 in that freguesia. However, > my program is very precise about the places. I don't have just a place > field. It is sub divided into Detail, City, County, State, etc. I could > modify them to say Freguesia, Concelho, etc, but because I have my American > lines currently merged with my Portuguese lines, I leave it alone. > > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
