This week I’ve selected a book that most Hawaiian genealogists should find interesting. It’s the Hawaiian Almanac and Annual for 1887: on matters relating to the Hawaiian Islands, original and selected, of value to merchants, planters, tourists, and others. Compiled by Thos. G. Thrum. 1886 : Honolulu Press Publishing Co. The table of contents includes…
I’ll Be Away For Two Days
We’re having our central heating replaced and getting a/c installed over the next two days. My dog is not good with strangers. So, rather than have her crated or locked in a room for two days, we’re staying at my sister’s house. May they survived the visit. Before I left I thought it would be…
The Last Of A Generation Has Passed Away
I was going through the Social Security Death Index the other day looking for a friend. As I often do, I searched names that came to me randomly. I was sorry to see that Virginia (Burke) Fields passed away. Virginia was my Grandmother, Anna (Jackson) Shellabarger’s first cousin and she was the last of that…
That’s Old News: Restricting Japanese Immigration
Every now and then you learn something about a relative that makes you cringe. You may have heard of the Chinese Exclusion Act, but didn’t you know that in the early 1900s, a wave of anti-Japanese fervor swept through California? On March 6th, 1905, the San Francisco Chronicle dedicated a whole page to the “Japanese…
SNGF: Number One Songs
Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge over at Genea Musings is to look up the #1 songs for the important days in our lives. Here are some of mine: Day I was born: I Want To Hold Your Hand by the Beatles Day I went to Kindergarten: Honky Tonk Woman by the Rolling Stones Day…