Thanks Cheri! Linda
On Friday, September 4, 2015 at 9:48:48 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > Yes, you can report errors to NEPS. There is a "Contact Us" (Contactos) > button at the top of the page. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 8:18 PM, linda <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> hi Cheri, >> >> Is there a way to formally report errors to the NEPS project? I noticed >> a mistake for one of the people I've been researching. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Linda >> >> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 6:35:12 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >>> I don't have ancestors from Faial. But I do know that NEPS has errors, >>> as I've utilized it here or there and other have reported errors. Blending >>> 2 different people of the same name is most likely a problem on NEPS. >>> >>> Sometimes, it's good to shelve something and go chase an easier line for >>> awhile and then come back to it. >>> >>> Cheri >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >>> Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Sean Andrade <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I have gone over 10 years each way in searching. On the wife's side I >>>> have found her parents information, but not on the husbands side. I can >>>> try >>>> searching for the husbands parents wedding information again. >>>> >>>> I had been using NEPS as a guide, but it's still been difficult to >>>> find. Plus there are different towns with the same people but mixed >>>> information. I have to look at Capelo and Praia do Norte and a lot of the >>>> times there is contradicting information on people. >>>> >>>> I will keep my eye out for siblings too and see if that helps. >>>> >>>> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 12:27:55 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sean, >>>>> >>>>> Define "years around." 3 years on either side of the approximate birth >>>>> date? 5 years? 10 years? They may be as much as 10 years off. >>>>> >>>>> It may be easier to find the marriage of the parents a generation >>>>> back. Then you can trace forward for the birth of your ancestors >>>>> (although >>>>> I do trace a couple of years before marriage too. If there was a >>>>> dispensation, they may have started having kids before the marriage). >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, you can pretend your ancestors were 18 at marriage and >>>>> go to Capelas 18 years before their marriage and start searching >>>>> backwards >>>>> in the births. I wouldn't be hunting just for your ancestor. I'd be >>>>> collecting all their siblings too. >>>>> >>>>> Also, because you are on Faial, use NEPS as a guide. >>>>> >>>>> Good Luck, >>>>> Cheri >>>>> >>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >>>>> Tainhas, Achada >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Sean Andrade <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have two ancestors that were married in Capelo and died in Praia do >>>>>> Norte. I have found their marriage and death records. Their death >>>>>> records >>>>>> say about how old they were. I have searched the Capelo baptism records >>>>>> several times for the years around, and many years before and after they >>>>>> were possibly born, and have found nothing. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have any tips that can help me search? 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