A beautiful video of different places on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores
Author: Melody Lassalle
Genealogist and writer. Creator of the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, yourislandroutes.com
The Missing Piece Is A Wonderful Story
Many of us have sent in DNA samples in hopes of finding a 3rd cousin or breaking a brick wall. What if you were abandoned as a child and you just wanted to know where you came from and if you had any family out there? That’s the backdrop of the short documentary film “The…
How Many Common Ancestor Do You Have On Ancestry?
Do you use AncestryDNA’s Common Ancestors feature? If so, how do your results stack up to mine?
Florinda Made It To Hawaii After All: A DNA Success Story
Years ago, I came across a passport entry for a family emigrating to Hawaii. It was for my great grandfather’s cousin, Florinda. I combed through Hawaiian records looking for a trace of Florinda, but never found one. I gave up and moved on. Years later, I got some DNA matches pointing to Pacheco cousins in…
Do Our Ancestors Send Us Signs? The Curious Coincidence Of The Blooming Flower
My sister gave my mom a plant a couple of years ago, an Antherium. You know, the one with the heart shaped flower. We had it on the kitchen counter under the skylight and it thrived. It bloomed repeatedly until my mom died. One Of The Most Satisfying Flowering Plants I don’t know if you’ve…