Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
It is the 109th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. There are just two survivors left from that terrible day. Some day soon, there won’t be any and we will have to rely on published accounts and the stories passed down in families. If you’re interesting in learning more about the disaster,…
Onward to week 15 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. This week is all about spelling. The question was posed as thus: How Do You Spell That? What ancestor do you imagine was frequently asked that? Which ancestor did you have a hard time finding because of an unusual name? Picture if you…
Last month, I contacted a person who came up on my FTDNA match list. FTDNA suggested them as a 2nd to 4th cousin match. The person’s name was not familiar to me and they did not post a family tree. I contacted them but as of today I received no response. Last night, I decided…
This week in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge I’m suppose to write about my favorite photograph. How does one pick one favorite??? It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that at the top of my list is this photograph of the Pacheco men. It adorns my website, my blog, and has its own…
The proper way to research a family tree is to go from the known to the unknown, from present to past. What do you do when you can’t find the known person in the records where they are supposed to be? You get creative. I am on a quest to find the baptismal record for…