I learned this week that the Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii no longer has copies of the book Portuguese Hawaiian Memories for sale. Did you know that the book has been indexed by some wonderful volunteers and can be found on my website, YourIslandRoutes.com? You’ll find the indexes divided by island under Portuguese Hawaiian Memories….
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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…