Category Archives: Portuguese Hawaiian Roots
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Smith and Margie
This is the wedding photo of my Great Uncle and Aunt, Theodore Pacheco (aka Ted P. Smith) and Angie Margie. Theodore was the son of Theodoro and Maria (de Braga) Pacheco. Angie was the daughter of Antone and Rose (Joseph) Margie. Both Theodore and Angie were born in Hawaii. He in Kilauea, Kauai. Her birthplace …
Hawaii State Archives Digital Collection Tour: Government Office Holders
Our next stop on the archives tour takes us to the Government Office Holders index cards. Each entry in this collection includes information on folks who held office Hawaiian government and the various office names. Go to the Government Office Holders main page. You have three choices: Search, Office Name A-Z, and Personal Names A-Z …
Problem with Names Part 3: Well, We Never Called Her That
Researchers usually don’t get very far before they find an ancestor who seems impossible to find. Many times this is because they are used to calling their ancestor by a certain name when, in fact, they were named something else. Names evolve, shorten, and modernize over time. Taking an ancestor from what everyone called them …