Thanks to Luis Pontes for sending me a note about this (and I apologize for taking so long to post the information!) A new book for Portuguese genealogist has been published. It’s called “Nobel Families of Portugal, Volume One: Abreu” by Manoel Jose da Costa Felgueiras Gaio. The book has been translated by Luis Pontes….
Tombstone Tuesday: Antonio, the Mystery Man
When I first visited St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland, California, I walked in two sections. It wasn’t until the second trip that I explored an older section of the cemetery and came across this tombstone: This is the grave site for my Great Great Uncle, Antonio Pacheco, and my Great Great Aunt, Alexandrinha (Jose) Pacheco….
Index to Passenger Manifests for Hawaii Online
Well, well, well! It looks like Hawaii has finally entered the digital age. Behold, the link to the Index for Passenger Manifests I know I am not the only one who is happy about this! The index covers 1843 to 1900. It includes these indexes: Index to Chinese Passenger Manifests Index to Portuguese Passenger Manifests…
Tombstone Tuesday: His One True Love
This is the tombstone for my Great Uncle, Theodore Pacheco a.k.a. Ted P. Smith, and his first wife, Angie (Margie) Smith. The couple is buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Oakland, California. Theodore was the son of Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. He was born in Kilauea on 12 Mar 1901. He migrated with his…
Glitch Fixed
When I moved my blog to the new domain name, I also upgraded WordPress. I didn’t realize it but some of the setting were different that the previous version. For some reason, this blog was set to require registration in order to leave comments. Once I realized that’s what was going on, I couldn’t figure…