Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
If you’re like me, you yearn to know “what it was like” when your ancestors lived wherever they were from. It’s fun to learn the history and the culture of their native countries and think of our ancestors living within those lands and with the same traditions. This video is a brief tour of several…
Years ago, I came across a passport entry for a family emigrating to Hawaii. It was for my great grandfather’s cousin, Florinda. I combed through Hawaiian records looking for a trace of Florinda, but never found one. I gave up and moved on. Years later, I got some DNA matches pointing to Pacheco cousins in…
Did you know that the Direcao Regional da Cultura website includes a number of indexes for various parish (paroquiais) baptismal records? There are many indexes covering a range of years to explore. What’s Available in the Collection? Before you get too excited, it’s not every parish every year. What’s available right now is a smattering…
It’s taken a decade but I finally figured out what happened to the Carreiro family of Maia.
You think you know everything about your family tree. Then, a DNA match comes along and a new story unravels. It was through a DNA match that I discovered my 4th great grandfather, Jose Pacheco, had two families. After 30 years of research, I still have discoveries to make. My DNA Match Reveals A Second…