I haven’t posted to my blog since Friday. Normally, I do the Surname Saturday, Saturday Night Genealogy Fun, and That’s Old News. But, this weekend I was possessed with scanning. It was a chilly weekend for August, foggy and grey. I didn’t feel motivated to go do something outside, so I scanned. And, I scanned….
Friday’s Free Ebook: Cassell’s Latin Dictionary
In researching Catholic Church records in Hawaii, I found that knowing a little Latin goes a long way. Yep, the early Catholic Church records are written in Latin. So, this week, I’ve found a Latin dictionary to help you translate the early church records. It’s Cassell’s Latin Dictionary. 1892, Cassell and Company : London, Paris,…
Wordless Wednesday: Wild and Crazy Guy
My Dad and unknown lady friend, ca 1945, Oakland, CA.
Free Online Access to the 1930 US Census for Hawaii
This is a digitization of the 1930 US Federal Census for the state of Hawaii. It is available at archive.org for free. The digitizations was done by reel number. They do not have soundex or any other type of index for this census enumeration. If you know what island your ancestor lived on, you should…
The Truth Lies Somewhere In Between
My Dad told us this story about his schooling. “I went to school until 9th grade. Then I dropped out and went to work at Hank & Frank’s bicycle shop.” I imagined my Dad at 13 or 14 years old quitting school to help his family. He was no stranger to work. He had already…