Category Archives: Around the Web

Anti-Annexation Petitions are being transcribed

The Native Hawaiian Genealogy Society is embarking on a project that should prove beneficial to many Hawaii researchers.  They are going to be transcribing the anti-annexation petitions of 1897-1898. The petitions include over 21,000 names.  I think it’s an important part of history to capture as their were people who were against annexation and resisted …

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We Passed the 300 Member Mark!

I manage the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy Group on Facebook. I’m happy to announce that over the holiday weekend we reached a milesone.  There are now 301 members signed up for the group. That’s 301 researchers working on their family tree who have Portuguese roots in Hawaii. Not bad, eh? It’s a little surprising to me …

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Tuesday’s Tip: Free Access to US Census Records Online

While roaming around archive.com a few days ago, I made a discovery.  They have the 1900-1930 Federal Census microfilm digitized.  These are the actual census sheets and some soundex (depending on the year) available for free. It’s not ideal to work through the census sheet by sheet especially if you aren’t sure of the locality …

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