I always find it humorous when people who haven’t researched the family tree tell me what nationalities and ethnic groups lie within the branched. And, so it went with a conversation I had with my Mom last week. I can’t remember how we got on the topic, but we started talking about the different countries…
Category: About My Ancestors
A Collection of Father’s Day Posts
My Dad died in May of 2010. Since then, I written a few posts and articles about him. I thought that I would share those with you all today. This is one of only two baby photos of my Dad that still exist today. It’s funny because he has a striking resemblance to my oldest…
Theodore Pacheco: A Soldier’s Story
Theodore Pacheco was born 31 Aug 1899, Kilauea, Kauai. He was the third child of Joao Pacheco and Joana Goncalves Cardoza–a family nicknamed “The Reds” because of their red hair. He grew up in Kilauea, but left home sometime after his father’s death and his mother’s second marriage (1906-1910). When he was about 16, he…
SNGF: Where were they 1 June 1863?
It’s time for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun! The challenge that Randy has come up with this week is to figure out where my ancestors were in 1863 and write a post about it. I thought it would be easier to do each side separate. Unfortunately, I do not have any photos of any of the…
The Moms in my Tree
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms! I was thinking about my family tree and the moms that fill it’s leaves and support it’s branches. There are women of such strength and character. Women who lost children, lost husbands, lost homes…they survived what life threw at them…most of them worked to help put food on…