Joana (Gonsalves Cardoza) Fernandes is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward, California. The tombstone doesn’t tell you nearly enough about Joana. Though Joana’s life was long, it was not easy. Joana was born in 1875 in Magdalena do Mar, Madeira to Francisco Gonsalves Cardoso and Coleta de Jesus. At the age of 10 they…
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Ahnentafel Roulette
Randy over at Genea-Musings has his Saturday night challenge up. Here are the instructions: 1) How old is your father now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round the number off to a whole number. This is your “roulette number.” 2) Use your pedigree charts…
Tombstone Tuesday: What’s in a Name?
This is the tombstone of my Azorean Great Great Uncle and Great Great Aunt, Manoel Pacheco and Jacintha Rosa (Moniz) Pacheco at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland, Alameda County, California: Did you notice that neither of those names are on this stone? The surname Algravia was adopted by this family somewhere around 1910. It’s been…
In Honor of My Hard Working Ancestors On Labor Day
I wrote this article back in September 2001 for my Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website www.yourislandroutes.com. I think it’s worth reposting. We just don’t give enough credit to the hard working laborers in your family tree who paved the way for those who would come later… Remembering Our Hard Working Ancestors on Labor Day…
The Research Journal is a Year Old!
Because of my crazy summer taking care of my Senior dog, her death, and then the gift of a puppy, I completely missed the fact that the Research Journal turned one year old in June. Happy Belated Birthday to us! The blog did exist before that but in a different form. It went dormant for…