Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
One of the most wonderful things when working on online trees is finding that someone has a photograph of your ancestor. It’s even more special when that is the first photo you’ve ever seen of this person. What’s not wonderful is finding that people who have your relatives in their trees have photos of the…
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope you have an enjoyable day however you’ve spent it…celebrating, being celebrated, or doing nothing at all. I was thinking about my mom today. Since she passed away, these special days usually make me reflective. My mom loved music. She was never really stuck on one type or one era. She…
Given that we all have pandemics on our mind, I have wondered what happened to Hawaii in 1918. Did the flu pandemic hit them hard? Were they left unscathed because they were isolated? Or, were they in double trouble because of the military bases and international travel? I did a little research. This is what…
In browsing the old Hawaiian newspapers, I came across some interesting statistics. The Inspector General of Immigration, C.N. Spencer, visited various sugar plantations quarterly and reported on how many immigrants were on each plantation, and which nationality the plantation owner preferred. I assume that as bringing laborers to Hawaii was costly, the plantation owners were…
If you’re like me, you yearn to know “what it was like” when your ancestors lived wherever they were from. It’s fun to learn the history and the culture of their native countries and think of our ancestors living within those lands and with the same traditions. This video is a brief tour of several…