I saw mention of Mocavo.com a few days back on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings blog. I decided to take a gander at the website and see what I thought. Mocavo touts itself as the “Largest Free Genealogy & Family Tree Search Engine”. I decided to try a few surname searches to see if I got lucky. …
Do They Ever Stop Sending Stuff After You’ve Died?
Today I am musing about mail one receives after they have passed away. As genealogists we are concerned with the documentation that our ancestors left behind. At the time of death, there is alot of documentation floating around. When my Dad died last year, I realized how much the survivors must do to settle the…
That’s Old News: Cousin Crowned Queen
You never know what you will find when you research newspapers. My Grandfather had many, many, many cousins of different ethnic backgrounds. One side from Kauai married Filipino men and thus, the Portuguese and Filipino traditions blended. I found this article about his cousin, Marian. It was in the Oakland Tribune newspaper [Oakland, CA], 12…
Friday Free Ebook: Hawaii, Its People, Climate, and Resources
Today’s ebook is titled “Hawaii: Its People, Climate, and Resources by Daniel Logan. It was published by Pioneer Publishing Company, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, in 1903. This book has all sorts of information about the Hawaii islands. But, what makes it even more interesting is the photographs found throughout the book depicting early scenes in…
I’m Filling in the Blank Names
This has to be one of my favorite genealogy tasks. It’s satisfying at least! Like many genealogist, I have several people with incomplete names. I don’t have the first name or the last name. I may only know the person by initials. An early genealogy software program used ??? to designate “unknown” and I’ve continued…