From time to time, I like to remind folks that we have a thriving Portuguese Hawaiian genealogy group on Facebook. All you have to have is a Facebook account, then join the group. The group is set to private due to spammers, but all those seeking their family history are welcome to join. As of…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Genealogist and writer. Creator of the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, yourislandroutes.com
Why Wasn’t Martin Kelly Living in His Boardinghouses in the 1870s?
Yesterday, I wrote a post for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks concerning my 3rd great grandfather, Martin Kelly. As with all things genealogy, I started writing about an attempted murder and I ending up thinking about boardinghouses. Specifically, the boardinghouses Martin Kelly owned. In the San Francisco Chronicle article about the shooting, it stated…
52 Ancestors, Week 11: Martin Kelly was a Lucky Man
This week’s them for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is the Luck of the Irish. This week I’m going to write about my 3rd great grandfather, Martin Kelly, and his brush with the law. Martin Kelly was a native of County Roscommon, Ireland, who came to America during the Potato Famine. I don’t know much…
52 Ancestors, Week 10: Killed in a Wind Storm
It is time for the next 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks post. This week the theme is weather. I have written about this story before, but as I can think of no other weather related event that affected my ancestors at this time, I’ll repeat it. San Francisco and San Mateo are known for their…
52 Ancestors: Grandma Moved After Grandpa Died
The theme for this week’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge is “Close To Home”. All of my great grandparents ended up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so they were all fairly close to the home I grew up in. But, this is about my Grandma Lassalle, Anna (Mazeres) Lassalle, and how she moved…