This week I’ve selected a book that most Hawaiian genealogists should find interesting. It’s the Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1887: on matters relating to the Hawaiian Islands, original and selected, of value to merchants, planters, tourists, and others. Compiled by Thos. G. Thrum. 1886 : Honolulu Press Publishing Co. The table of contents includes…
Category: Books
Friday Free Ebook: Stupid History
From time to time I find free ebooks on the web that might be of interest to blog readers. They may be downloaded to an ereader or read online. The first book I highlighted was Men of Hawaii which is available for free at Google Books. This one is for the history buffs. If you…
Google Books Find: Men of Hawaii
I like to search the Google Books collection to see if anything of interest has been added. Today I found this gem: Men of Hawaii: being a biographical reference library, complete and authentic, of the men of note, and substantial achievements in the Hawaiian Islands, volume I. Edited by John William Siddall. Honolulu Star Bulletin…
New Book: Noble Families of Portugal: Abreu
Thanks to Luis Pontes for sending me a note about this (and I apologize for taking so long to post the information!) A new book for Portuguese genealogist has been published. It’s called “Nobel Families of Portugal, Volume One: Abreu” by Manoel Jose da Costa Felgueiras Gaio. The book has been translated by Luis Pontes….