Category Archives: California Roots
The 1900 Census got the Menaud’s all wrong
I missed this entry in the 1900 Census for several years. I was looking for Romain and Madeleine Menaud, with daughter. Mary Lacazette (from Madeleine’s first marriage). But, they were nowhere to be found. It took learning more about the family to root them out. The Menaud surname is rare in California in 1900. Even …
106 Year Anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
With all the crazy stuff going on this week, I forgot that this today marks the anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. This is the first year that no survivors of the tragedy took part in the ceremony at Lotta Fountain. Each year participants pay tribute. Then a fire hydrant that continued …
Alexandrinha (Jose) Pacheco’s Individual Summary
Alexandrina is my Great Great Aunt. She married into my Pacheco family. She was born in Ginetes, Sao Miguel Island, Azores sometime around 1866. She migrated with her parents to Kauai, HI in 1882. She married Antonio Pacheco in 1889 in Kealia. They settled down in Kilauea, where Antonio worked on the sugar plantation. In …