Category Archives: 2010 Genea Bloggers Winter Games Competition

A Brief Sketch of Jacintho Pacheco

Jacintho Pacheco was my Great Great Grandfather.  He was born ca. 1820 in the village of Fenais da Vera Cruz, Ribeira Grande on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores.  He was the son of Joao Pacheco and Jacintha Rosa Ferreira, both also from Fenais da Vera Cruz. He met my Great Great Grandmother, …

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Winter 2010 GeneaBlogger Games Mid Week Status Report

This is my status report as we’re over half way done with the GeneaBlogger Games.  Saturday is the last day of challenges.  Let’s see how I am doing. 1.  Go Back and Cite Your Sources Completed: 52 Citations added to my database Medal=Plantinum 2.  Back Up Your Data Completed: Task C (backup data) Medal=Gold 3.  …

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My Shelf is Attacking Me

One of the Winter Games challenges is to organize and file at least 20 hard files in their binders. After my experience tonight, I am fairly sure why I’m so far behind on filing. It’s too dang dangerous! I pulled out the first stack of papers and proceeded to knock my glidepoint, the wrist guard, …

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