Joseph,

For some reason I can't open the attachment. Can you save it in the 
files section?

Maria
--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes  wrote:
>
> In that death cert for my GGG grandfather, Tadeo Diaz. What do you 
think 
> the letters mean on the left:
> 
> M. E. ad ? is it ad or something else. I would guess the E is for 
> Espanol but what about the M and ad?
> 
> joseph
>

Edward Serros wrote:

Joseph,

Just trying to dull your "ax". I don't want you swing too hard and hurt yourself.

I'm an old woodsman from way back. I used to and still do heat a
majority of the time with a wood insert and split wood. One way to keep
from hurting yourself is to keep your Ax razor honed to make sure it
"bites" and doesn't glance off like a dull Ax is likely to do and catch
a leg. My Ax is currently ready to go, but I'm really expecting that
most on the Ax list will communicate and not stay on the list.

thanks for your concern, just trying to be fair to all.

joseph

ps: in an effort to keep this on topic, what kind of trees do they have
in Jalisco, Zacatecas and Aguascalientes.

pps: well here is a better effort. Check out this death cert for my GGG
grandfather. It seems he was a woodman too, but unfortunately he got in
the way of a Palo. That almost happened to me once. And it was one big palo!

Ed

Arturo,

I participated in the study years ago.  However, they have not started 
publishing mtDNA results yet.  They plan on publishing them to their 
website sometime next year.

I would encourage everyone to participate. You could potentially have 
your pedigree chart extended many generations by participating.  Here 
is an excerpt from their website:
"The corresponding pedigree chart is also extended by staff 
genealogists as far as genealogical databases allow; extended pedigrees 
currently include over one million ancestral records."

My brother and I both submitted our samples along with our full gedcom 
file (not just the 4 generation pedigree chart they require).  They 
hide all information on living individuals, so you don't have to worry 
about privacy.

Maria

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Arturo Ramos"  
wrote:
>
> I am thinking of joining the study being conducted by the Sorenson 
> Genealogy Foundation.  They are basically linking documented 
>

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes  wrote:
>
I don't unsubscribe members becasue they 
> simply didn't submit their genealogy report. The way I figure some folks 
> are in "extreme" non participant mode and I do these "Ax" sessions on 
> average of once a year to 18 months. I think this is my 3rd go around. 
> I guarantee you that I have not unsubscribed anyone in the past that 
> didn't even email me and say something like the above. and I view them 
> as reasons not excuses. Afterall "life does happen."
> 
> I guess I am subjectively defining "participation" in this and in past 
> emails of this sort as: "Participation in the ranchos group is emailing 
> me either directly or indirectly once every year to 18 months saying you 
> have some reason why you can't send in your genealogy report."
 

Joseph,

Just trying to dull your "ax". I don't want you swing too hard and hurt yourself.


Ed

I am thinking of joining the study being conducted by the Sorenson 
Genealogy Foundation.  They are basically linking documented 
genealogies with yDNA and mtDNA markers so that people can use their 
database to get clues as to origins and to break throughbrick walls.

Has anyone looked into this or participated in this?  It is interesting 
to use their database.  I have been able to find matches for 18 of 19 
yDNA markers and the corresponding genealogies are mostly in Brazil!

http://www.smgf.com/about_smgf.html