Category Archives: Computers and Technology
Google+ Success Story
I spent some time yesterday getting to know Google+. In case you haven’t heard of it, it’s the new Google Social Network. It’s like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and others. I created a couple of Circles including one for Genealogy Friends. Then I decided to put it to use. I had a problem reading a census …
My First Searches with Mocavo.com
I saw mention of Mocavo.com a few days back on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings blog. I decided to take a gander at the website and see what I thought. Mocavo touts itself as the “Largest Free Genealogy & Family Tree Search Engine”. I decided to try a few surname searches to see if I got lucky. …
Friday Free Ebook: Hawaii, Its People, Climate, and Resources
Today’s ebook is titled “Hawaii: Its People, Climate, and Resources by Daniel Logan. It was published by Pioneer Publishing Company, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, in 1903. This book has all sorts of information about the Hawaii islands. But, what makes it even more interesting is the photographs found throughout the book depicting early scenes in …