Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
I work with people with different degrees of genealogy research experience. They seem to think I have some special talent for genealogy. I’m going to let you in on something. I sucked at genealogy the first couple of years I was researching. I made a ton of mistakes that made my new hobby very frustrating….
There are many ancestors I’d like to invite to dinner if I had the chance. My great grandmother, Margaret (Jones) Jackson used to dance on tables when she was a little tipsy. That’d be entertaining. My great great aunt, Marie (Pacheco) Cosma, must have been an awesome person since everyone including my mom called her…
Another year has come and gone. It’s time to look at the Genealogy Research Journal to see what blog posts our readers enjoyed. These are our most popular blog posts of 2017. The blog post with the most visitors and Facebook likes was… Caucasian But Not White 3,843 views and 2.6 thousand Facebook likes! Did…
I don’t normally make New Year’s resolutions. But, Randy Seaver posted a challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun and I thought I’d play along. I have been thinking about some of my genealogy goals for 2018. This is a good time to get them down in writing. Figure Out My DNA Connections to Mary Jane…
It’s another round of the wondering Blog Caroling hosted by Footnote Maven (aka Linda Rae Palmer). I was trying to find something traditionally Hawaiian and didn’t have much luck. I settled on a beautiful Hawaiian version of Mele Kalikimaka. The History of the Song, Mele Kalikimaka The song originated in 1949 and was written by…