The other day I posted my thoughts about my DNA test at FTDNA. It was a 3 month follow up on my observations. One of the observations I made was that I had very few Azorean matches despite their being an Azores DNA Group at FTDNA. Cheri Mello who is one of the people who…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Genealogist and writer. Creator of the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, yourislandroutes.com
Observations on DNA Research Three Months Later
As many of you know, I got my DNA results in July. It’s been an interesting experience–and an educational one. There are a couple of things that have struck me a) There are many people who have had the autosomal DNA test done, but who have only researched their father’s side of the tree. Autosomal…
SNGF: The Day of my Grandfather’s Birth
Randy Seaver over at GeneaMusings.com has his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge out. This week we’re to look up our grandfather’s birthday, find out what day of the week it was, note any historical events, and see if anyone famous was born on that day. My Paternal Grandfather, Jean Lassalle, was born 29 Jun…
Why did all these children die in Maia in 1861?
I’m working through the Obitos (death records) for the village of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. Sometimes death records can be depressing. They also present questions that can’t really be answered unless someone has written a history of the area. Case in point, I am working on the 1860s. In 1860, there were…
Resolving Lost Children in My de Braga Line
Boy, my blogging has been slim to nothing lately. I apologize but a huge project with a deadline was dumped on me at the end of August and I couldn’t do anything else. I’m still in the midst of it. Of course, right in the middle of this project, the records I’ve been waiting on…