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…
Happy Fourth of July
Wishing all my readers a very Happy 4th of July.
How Common Are Grey Eyes?
I’ve been working through the World War I Draft Registration Cards for my Irish/Australian/English/Welsh side of the family. These cards include a description of the person. The description is given in height, weight, eye color, and hair color. I input 10 cards last night. I was surprised to find that for over half of them…
That’s Old News: The Portuguese Praised in Hawaii
In searching the Hawaiian Gazette newspaper, I found several references to the Portuguese immigrants in it’s pages. This is an article from 7 Sep 1881. The author praises the Portuguese who have recently come to Hawaii to work the sugar plantations. I found this article interesting because it gives a glimpse of the views held…
Surname Saturday: da Costa of Estrela
I’m moving through the Pacheco side of my family tree. This post will be on the da Costa’s of Estrela, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. This line connects to the Ferreira/Ferreira Grota line that I previously covered. Descendant Ana de Jesus married Narciso Jose Ferreira Grota in 1787. This surname follows maternal and paternal…