A few months back, I blogged about the mess that I had made of my digitized documents on my computer. I have hundreds if not thousands of records in file folders. But, I’m not sure what’s been input, what’s been source, or if they are even in the right folder. I decided it was time…
Category: General Genealogy
I Had The Information All Along
Please tell me this has happened to you! I was working on my Jones/Bourne computer file folder last night. I was going over city directory pages from the 1890s. There were about 10-12 Bourne’s living in San Francisco total. Yet, I couldn’t link any of them to my tree. Something kept tickling the back of…
Example of a Hawaiian Naturalization Record, 1902
I thought I’d post an example of a Hawaiian Naturalization record. This is the naturalization record for my Great Great Uncle Jose de Braga (aka Joe DeBraga). His file included two sheets. Naturalization was granted 22 July 1904. . This was the file for my Great Great Uncle, Jose Pacheco. He was naturalized 3…
Tuesday’s Tip: Locating Naturalization Records in Hawaii
Finding naturalization records in Hawaii can be confusing. Because Hawaii was a Kingdom, then a territory, and finally a state, the process is somewhat different. I’m going to concentrate on the territorial naturalizations because I think that this would be the era most people would be affected by. The first thing that you should know…
Testing Out New Blog Themes
Okay, folks. It appears that the theme I am currently using for the Research Journal blog is no longer compatible with the newer versions of Word Press. So, after much searching I’ve found a couple of themes that I will be testing out tonight. If you see the face of the Research Journal change, rest…