GenealogyResearchJournal

Oh, How You Wrong Me, Windows 10 Updates!

November 13, 2016 Melody Lassalle Comments 0 Comment

For regular visitors to this blog, you’ve probably noticed my posting and commenting has been spotty at best since September. Part of the reason is I’m rebuilding the Portuguese Hawaiian website, YourIslandRoutes.com. The planning stages took a couple of weeks, the actual work may take a lifetime. But, that’s not really why I haven’t been posting. It’s these darn Windows 10 updates and my new DSL modem. I had no problems with upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10. It…

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SNGF: It Began With a Simple Conversation with My Grandma

September 20, 2016 Melody Lassalle Comments 2 comments

This week for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Randy asks how we began researching our family tree. I can still remember the moment when I started this journey. We were visiting my grandma at the rest home where she lived. It was a beautiful sunny day and we were outside in the patio area having a chat. When my grandma started talking about family history, my ears perked up. I’ve always been interested in history and wanted to know more about…

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The Case for Sharing Your Genealogy Work: Proving Manuel Melo Castanho is Related

August 30, 2016 Melody Lassalle Comments 0 Comment

My mom used to tell me that sharing was good especially when my siblings and I were fighting over over a toy. Not only is sharing good for siblings, it’s good for genealogists. Case in point, I’ve confirmed the relationship of a man on a “Fiche de Emigrante” card all because I posted a link to Facebook. The Fiche de Emigrante Azorean Passport Records Provide Clues The card in question is for Manuel Melo Castanho of Maia, Ribeira Grande in…

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What a Week for Genealogy!

August 28, 2016 Melody Lassalle Comments 0 Comment

Okay, so I didn’t blog at all. Excuse me if I was a bit distracted. I have good reason. Three new cousins found me this week and I’ve been awash in new details, photographs, and research. One of my reason I blog is about my ancestors is to share my research experience. But equally important is the fact that it works as thinly disguised cousin bait. And, this week I hit the mother lode. I made new connections on my…

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Finding the Castera Family of Lasseube, France

August 6, 2016 Melody Lassalle Comments 0 Comment

After several weeks of research, I have been able to find the parents of my previously known ancestors in Lasseube, France into the early 1700s…except one pair. I was having a heck of a time finding the parents of Jean Caset dit Castera. It annoyed the heck out of me. Why couldn’t I find them? The answer is simple: I was looking for the wrong surname. This Baptismal Record is Unreadable I located Jean Caset dit Castera’s marriage to Jeanne…

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