I have been progressing with my “get it all input before the 1940 census is released” project. This week I worked on the Lascurettes family. After inputting the documents relating to the family, I set out to solve the mystery of Leon Lascurettes. Lascurettes was not a common surname in the San Francisco Bay Area…
That’s Old News: Caught In Shanghai
The 26th of March 1926 Oakland Tribune headline blared… Then it was followed by the story of a young couple separated by continents. The young woman, Norine “Dorothy” Segalas, was at home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her boyfriend, Everett Bargones, was working for the Dollar Steamship company in Shanghai, China. A letter home…
It’s World Photography Day
A friend told me that today was World Photography Day. The website says that World Photography Day is about “celebrating photography and remembering how special a photograph can be.” I liked that philosophy so I marked the day on the calendar. I’m rarely without my camera anyway. LOL This morning I put my camera in…
Friday’s Free Ebook: The French in California
I’ve been working on the French lines over the passed two weeks. I came across this book that was really a gold mine of information. If you’ve got French lines in California (especially San Francisco or Oakland) you’ll want to check this book out. It is called “Guide des Francais en California: 1916-1917”. Edited by…
The International Date Line
For Treasure Chest Thursday, I’ve selected this cerficate from my Dad’s file: It was issued on the 4th of February 1952. My Dad was stationed in Japan and Korea during the Korean Conflict. I find on Wikipedia the article “Line-Crossing Ceremony” which shows different rituals used in the Navy. My Dad was in the Army…