Randy has posted this week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge over on Genea-Musings. This could be a challenge since math is not my strong suit. First off, I’m supposed to choose one of my Great Grandfathers. I selected Pierre Lassalle because he just had a birthday 😉 He was born 26 Aug 1861, Ogeu les…
Category: General Genealogy
Tuesday’s Tip: Be Prepared to Disprove Family Stories
Everyone has family stories. These stories are the basis of our narrative. They are usually the starting point of our research and guide us as we work from person to person. There’s one thing I have learned from family stories. While they can add background to the documentation, they can also be roadblocks. They can…
Joining The Google+ Bandwagon
Yesterday, I got an invite and I made the plunge. I’ve joined Google+. In case you haven’t heard of it, Google+ is the new social network made by the folks at Google, of course. It is similar to other social networks, but not like them at all. There’s a little bit of Facebook, Twitter, and…
Happy Fourth of July
Wishing all my readers a very Happy 4th of July.
They Weren’t From That Place
Today’s tip is all about places. I spent a considerably amount of time going through the 1930 census trying to locate all my Grandfather’s 40+ Pacheco first cousins. I was very successful! I noticed that a good many of them put down their place of birth as “Honolulu”. As I had done extensive research on…