We often look back a hundred or two hundred years ago and think of it as the “simple life”. Hard work and none of the problems of modern life. But, was it really that way or did they just have different problems? I found this ad in a January 1906 issue of the San Francisco…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Genealogist and writer. Creator of the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, yourislandroutes.com
You never know who will have your family’s photos
This week I was reminded of the importance of networking on the web. It’s not a term you usually see associated with genealogy. But, we have to reach out on forums, blogs, message boards, and whatever sources we have because you never know who might have the tidbit of information you need or a forgotten…
Found my Grandfather in French Military Records
I met a man through a cousin who met him on GeneaNet. He is our distant cousin. He actively researches our family tree and is an excellent ally for all things genealogy in France. This weekend he informed me that France has put up a new military database, Registres de Recrutement Militaire. The records give…
Book of Me, Prompt 15: The Snow
[This is prompt 15 of the series, Book of Me, Written by You..and yes, I am way behind] I’ve lived in the same community all my life. It’s in the San Francisco Bay Area where too cold in the Winter is 30 (at night) and too hot in the Summer is 90. We aren’t called…
My Maternal Grandmother’s Family Tree
I decided to create a widget for my Mom’s mother’s side. This is kind of sad. I have only two photos. There are no known photos of my Mom’s maternal grandfather. You can see that Harry Kenneth Jackson has left a whole in my tree. I’ve been working on his lines since 1990 and I…