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DisclaimerI started this website as a means of sharing the family book I have been doing for the last ten years, in particular for the future generations who are looking for their roots, as more and more people are turning to the internet for information.I have included my genealogy pages for your interest and information. I have not included anything which I know to be false, but I have not verified all of the information contained in these files which have been copied over from my book as, given the sheer volume of information I have now, it would be almost impossible to verify everything. I have also refrained from providing information that has been denied and where any person has denied permission I have noted it there, and merely provided only what has already been published in Jorge Forjaz’s records. It is my hope that the information on these pages will serve as clues to those who may want to do more research. There is increasing debate among serious genealogists about the risk of those of us offering family files on the internet. Their concerns involve the perpetuation of errors throughout the genealogical community through the internet. My opinion is that we should all share what we know...... while we are still here to tell the story. As internet genealogy "matures" and grows, we can also share what information we have found to be erroneous. Doesn't it make sense that twenty people researching a record are more likely to find the truth than just one? Hopefully we will all get closer and closer to the "truth". So to those who frown on the open sharing of genealogical information, I say that you are welcome NOT to use my information. To the rest of us who realize that this is a hobby, and that any record might contain errors, even censuses and family Bibles, I say help yourself to everything that I have posted, and enjoy! If you find that there is a mistake in my information, I would be grateful if you would let me know about it so that I can update it. I welcome all comments, corrections and contributions. Or if you would like me to help you build your own website, please Contact me. As you know I have been very ably assisted in this mammoth task by my cousin Eric Jr who has laboriously and patiently been keying in virtually thousands of entries into a genealogy program from all the information given to us over many years, so much so that the first program we used actually “maxed out” after 3000 records and we had to upgrade the program in order to keep going! You may be aware that such a program has the ability to generate family charts - ancestral or descendant charts, and even relationship charts. So if you require a family chart, please let us know. Contact Zinha Ribeiro |
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