Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
One of the most important places to do research is at the Family History Center of the Mormon Church (aka Church of Latter Day Saints). Check your local phone book for a Family History Center near you. This is a list of some of the microfilms/microfiche that are helpful for the Portuguese Hawaiian researcher. Note…
This week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge was enlightening. As with many of Randy’s challenges I found a gap in my research. When I found the record I was looking for, added new information to my tree. Thomas Augustine Jones, my 2nd great grandfather, appears in 5 census enumerations. He is in every census from…
As Father’s Day is tomorrow, Randy has given us a Dad themed challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Let me tell you three things about my dad. 1. You could not throw anything away in my dad’s presence. Just try to put something out for Goodwill pick up. You’d find it months later sitting on…
After writing my graduation post, I seem to have had brain fade. Completely skipped a week. Before I get completely screwed up, I’ll go back to week 23. I don’t know much about the weddings of my ancestors and only have a few photos of brides in my ancestral line. So, today, I’ll write about…
I have the perfect topic for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. I don’t even have to ponder what to write about. My best find in May is learning that Nellie Jones was Helen Phelps…and Nell Phelps…and Lottie Phelps. For a few years, I’ve been trying to figure out what happened to the descendants of John Charles…