Research Journal #2, Entry #4 Sometimes when researching the universe sends you a gift. One night while looking at “Portuguese Immigrants from Azores to Sandwich Isles, 1879-1883: Passport Registrations”, by Robert DeMello (for the umpteenth time), one of these gifts fell my way. I was searching for the relatives of Alexandrina (Jose) Pacheco with no…
Category: Genealogy Research Journals
Mapping the Cosma and Camara Families
Research Journal #2, Entry# 3 Part of resolving genealogical problems is assessing what you already know. The Cosma’s and the Camara’s were so intermeshed that it seemed impossible to figure out who went where. It was time for a review (no pop quizzes, I promise). The next step would be to map out the known…
Tangled Web We Weave with Cosma and Camara Families in the Tree
Research Journal #2, Entry 1 One of the most frustrating aspects of genealogy is learning that someone may be related to you, but no one remembers how! Take the Cosma’s and the Camara’s. They appear to be two different, distinct families. Yet, you can’t touch one family without finding the other. They may have been…
Seraphim’s Descendants…Where Are You?
Genealogy Journal #1, Entry #4 As proof of Seraphim de Braga’s existence unfolded, there was still so much I didn’t know about him. And, it really bugged me! The only way to find out more would be to track down his descendants. I had already collected some information from the census. But, with that I…