I came across a really interesting article in the newspaper a few days ago. This article comes from the Garden Island newspaper of Kauai, 23 May 1911. The article is titled “Our Schools Are Criticized”. The article can be found at the Chronicling America website. The article hopes to defend Hawaii’s education system against critics…
We celebrate birthdays
[I am working my way backward through Amy Coffin’s 52 weeks of Abundant Genealogy because I wasn’t paying attention at the beginning of the year. This is my entry for week #26…Family Traditions] Birthdays are important in my family. When we were growing up, money was tight. My parents often lived paycheck to paycheck. But,…
I’ve Slayed My Source Dragon
I’m sure many of you have heard me lament about my problems with entering sources into genealogy software. It is something that has literally driven me nuts over the last couple of years. Here’s some background. It might be something that many of you can relate to. When I first started working on my family…
That’s Old News: Fire at McBryde
On April 28th, 1911, someone set fire to the cane fields at McBryde Sugar Plantation. The fire had been spotted early and was quickly put out. This had been the third fire on the plantation in only a couple of days. The first may have been set by sparks from a locomotive. Then, a second…
SNGF: Ancestor Roulette #38
Randy’s challenge for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun is to play Ancestor Roulette. I’m to pick one of my great grandfathers. Then, take his birthday and divide it by 50. The end results is what I look up on my ahnentafel chart. Once I have my person, I’m to tell you all three facts about that…