Today I am musing about mail one receives after they have passed away. As genealogists we are concerned with the documentation that our ancestors left behind. At the time of death, there is alot of documentation floating around. When my Dad died last year, I realized how much the survivors must do to settle the…
Category: About My Ancestors
That’s Old News: Cousin Crowned Queen
You never know what you will find when you research newspapers. My Grandfather had many, many, many cousins of different ethnic backgrounds. One side from Kauai married Filipino men and thus, the Portuguese and Filipino traditions blended. I found this article about his cousin, Marian. It was in the Oakland Tribune newspaper [Oakland, CA], 12…
I’m Filling in the Blank Names
This has to be one of my favorite genealogy tasks. It’s satisfying at least! Like many genealogist, I have several people with incomplete names. I don’t have the first name or the last name. I may only know the person by initials. An early genealogy software program used ??? to designate “unknown” and I’ve continued…
How Common Are Grey Eyes?
I’ve been working through the World War I Draft Registration Cards for my Irish/Australian/English/Welsh side of the family. These cards include a description of the person. The description is given in height, weight, eye color, and hair color. I input 10 cards last night. I was surprised to find that for over half of them…
Surname Saturday: da Costa of Estrela
I’m moving through the Pacheco side of my family tree. This post will be on the da Costa’s of Estrela, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. This line connects to the Ferreira/Ferreira Grota line that I previously covered. Descendant Ana de Jesus married Narciso Jose Ferreira Grota in 1787. This surname follows maternal and paternal…