Category Archives: Books

Book Kanaka available through the NHGSoc

The NHGSoc has this announcement on it’s website: “NHGSoc has partnered with author and researcher Tom Koppel, to offer a great price on a copy of his book, “Kanaka: The Untold Story of Hawaiian Pioneers in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest”. It is he ho’ohanohano nui (a great honor) to work with Mr. Koppel …

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Announcement: Portuguese Hawaiian Memories is back in print!

To all the Portuguese Hawaiian genealogists.  The Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy Society of Hawaii has done another printing of the book “Portuguese Hawaiian Memories” by J.F. Freitas. The book covers some of the Portuguese families living in Hawaii in 1930.  I have written a brief article with information provided by the PGSH on how that information …

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Friday’s Free Ebook: Cassell’s Latin Dictionary

In researching Catholic Church records in Hawaii, I found that knowing a little Latin goes a long way.  Yep, the early Catholic Church records are written in Latin. So, this week, I’ve found a Latin dictionary to help you translate the early church records.  It’s Cassell’s Latin Dictionary.  1892, Cassell and Company : London, Paris, …

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