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Category: General Genealogy
First Ancestor Born In America
I have referred to my ancestors in the past as “new immigrants”. I have no pilgrim or colonial roots. My ancestors didn’t start arriving on the scene until the mid to late1840s. My first American born ancestor was my great great grandmother, Margaret (Kelly) Dolan. Her Parents Were Immigrants I know very little about the…
Kauai County, Hawaii Obituaries 1982-2010 Are Online
Browsing FamilySearch.org this week I found a new to me database. The Hawaii, Kauai County Obituaries, 1982-2010 have been digitized and are available online for free. What You’ll Find in This Database The source material is original newspaper obituaries. I found copies of original obituaries and some transcriptions. It’s possible that the transcriptions are web…
Ten Genealogy Mistakes to Avoid When Working on Your Family Tree
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….
Harry Jackson, I Need to Talk to You
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…