Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
Several years ago, I was visiting with my sister-in-law and her sister. They showed me the beautiful tablecloth that was purchased on the island of Madeiran and had been in their family for years. The artistry is amazing. An Example of a Madeiran Embroidered Tablecloth Before spondylitis destroyed my fingers, I used to do embroidery….
A beautiful video of different places on the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores
Many of us have sent in DNA samples in hopes of finding a 3rd cousin or breaking a brick wall. What if you were abandoned as a child and you just wanted to know where you came from and if you had any family out there? That’s the backdrop of the short documentary film “The…
Do you use AncestryDNA’s Common Ancestors feature? If so, how do your results stack up to mine?
Years ago, I came across a passport entry for a family emigrating to Hawaii. It was for my great grandfather’s cousin, Florinda. I combed through Hawaiian records looking for a trace of Florinda, but never found one. I gave up and moved on. Years later, I got some DNA matches pointing to Pacheco cousins in…