Sugar plantations were a big part of our Portuguese Hawaiian ancestors’ lives. The plantation provided them with a place to live, a job, schooling for their children, monthly wages, and a sense of community. Our ancestors’ lives revolved around the plantation whether at home, work, or play. Difficulties Finding the Name of the Plantation For…
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My First Experience Researching the Irish Catholic Church Parish Registers
You may have heard. The National Library of Ireland website now has the Catholic Church Parish Register records online and available to research for free. The records are available to research for free. I’ve been waiting a long time to get my hands dirty with Irish research. To say I am eager to begin this…
Making Use of the Keyword Search Box in Ancestry.com Search to Find a Specific Village
Are you familiar with the keyword search box on Ancestry.com’s search query screen? You’ve probably seen it, but haven’t really figured out what it is for. After all, you’ve got the name and birth or death place of your ancestor. You don’t need that box, do you? I bet you are not alone, especially if…
A New Blog Covering a Voyage to the Azores
Today in the weekly new blogs post at geneabloggers, there was mention of one featuring the Azores. I had to check it out since so few are writing about this region. The blog will cover Mary Rogers Cabot, the blogger’s great aunt. She took a trip to the Azores in 1882 and documented the ship. …
You Had Your DNA Test Done, Now What?
So, you’ve taken one of these… And, you got back your results that look something like this… What do you do with it now that you have it? I was roaming around the internet this week looking for information on autosomal DNA. I came across the Wheaton Surname Resources websites. Here I found the free…