I came across a CD a few years ago. It was a Portuguese musician named Carlos Paredes. Paredes played the Portuguese Guitar which is much rounder than the one that Americans are familiar with. Paredes was born in 1925 in Coimbra, Portugal. His Father was Arthur Paredes, a famous Portuguese musician. Paredes learned to played…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Hawaiian Marriage Licenses
I thought in this post for Wedding Chapel Wednesday I’d talk about pre-1900 Hawaii Marriage Records. If you’ve done any research in Hawaii for records before 1900, you know that it’s difficult to find vital records. While recording of events was mandatory before 1900, consistency didn’t exist until around 1910. When dealing with marriage records…
Facebook Groups: Dealing With The Email
As many of you know, we have a Facebook group for Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy. Recently, the group was upgraded to the new Facebook Group format. This made for some pleasant changes and some unforeseen consequences. The main complaint being voiced is about the excessive amount of email one gets as a group member. While it’s…
Let The Rabbit Eat Trix
[This post was written for the 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History, Week 21: Commercials] If you were a child of the 70s, you probably saw alot of commercials during Saturday morning cartoons. That’s when you heard about the Honey Comb Hideout, went cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, and and you knew all about Conjunction…
Surname Saturday: McSwegan
This week I’ve been working on organizing, verifying, and inputting information from my McSwegan folder. It seems appropriate that I highlight this surname this week. McSwegan is a “marry in”. Thomas McSwegan married my 3rd Great Aunt, Catherine Kelly. Catherine was the daughter of Martin Kelly and Catherine Dolan. The McSwegan’s hale from County Tyrone,…