Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
Genealogy Research journal #3, entry #3 Time to Look for Obituaries I had to start somewhere with my research on Helen Correia. Since there were five sets of Pacheco parents that Helen could belong to, it was important to firmly establish who her birth parents were. As she was thought to be one of the…
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…
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…
Research Journal #2, Entry #2 When I started this research project, I knew a little about the Cosma family. They were headed by Jacinto Cosma and Joaquina Rosa. Their children were Manoel, Maria, John, Shandra, Francisco, and Maria. They arrived in Hawaii in 1882 and their twins died on the voyage. It was time to…
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…