Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
Randy Seaver has his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge posted. This week it’s headline news the day my Dad was born. My Dad was born 7 March 1927 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Tribune was the main newspaper for the city of Oakland during that time. There wasn’t any one big headline, but it…
It is time for the next 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks post. This week the theme is weather. I have written about this story before, but as I can think of no other weather related event that affected my ancestors at this time, I’ll repeat it. San Francisco and San Mateo are known for their…
I am a believer in going back to databases from time to time and rechecking my searches. Sometimes I’ve learned things since the last search. Sometimes there have been updates to databases. Whatever the reason, it’s a good practice to get into. The University of Massachusetts has been adding Portuguese newspapers to it’s collection for…
I found a gem in the Garden Island Newspaper this evening. It is a letter from Theodore Pacheco to his parents, Francisco Pacheco and Alexandria de Caires. Theodore was stationed in Bourges, France in 1919, after the war ended. The letter details what Theodore experienced in the small town the day the German’s stopped fighting. …
I was browsing the Chronicling America website today to see if there was anything new. They’ve added to the Garden Island Newspaper collection. It now covers 1902-1922. The Garden Island Newspaper served the island of Kauai. I didn’t do very well in the early years. I suspect most non-Whites (the Portuguese were considered Caucasian but…