Kodak announced today that they will no longer make cameras. I’ve known for awhile that Kodak has been having trouble. While other camera companies transition into digital photography, Kodak was reluctant to move away from film. They will still be around, but their focus will be one printer. The announcement made me a little sad. …
It’s One of the Rewards of Genealogy
When I started my family tree, I was rewarded many times. Cousins who had never heard of me before receiving my letter, email, or phone call shared stories, data, and photographs. Every time I saw a bulging envelope in the mailbox I was delighted. I was never satisfied researching a single line or my pedigree. …
Do You Need Help with Your Portuguese Hawaiian Roots?
I haven’t posted this in awhile, so I thought I’d announce it again. I have an extensive database on Portuguese people who came to the island of Kauai. If you are stuck with your Portuguese research on Kauai, I might be able to help. I will do a look up for free. If I…
Bored Vicar or Political Commentary?
Earlier this week I had come across a page of notes and drawings in the middle of the death register books forfor Ogeu les bains, France. The time period was the 1773-1773. Tonight, I was working in the baptismal records for 1761 and came across this page: These drawings and the ones on the page…
Unwed Mothers in French Records
Here we go again with the French women 😉 One of the most interesting things I have found in these French records is the amount of unwed mothers being recorded in birth records. They use the terms Fils Naturel and Fille Naturelle, meaning a male or female child born out of wedlock. In the records…