Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
This week’s theme in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge is Different. It could be interpreted as an ancestor who is different from me or one who acted in a way that he or she shouldn’t have. I’m going with the latter, which happens to be a way I would not have acted either….
Randy Seaver has his weekly Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge posted. This week it’s headline news the day my Dad was born. My Dad was born 7 March 1927 in Oakland, California. The Oakland Tribune was the main newspaper for the city of Oakland during that time. There wasn’t any one big headline, but it…
Sometimes the answer to the problem is right in front of your face. I was pretty sure the Jean Lassalle on this WWI draft registration card was my grandfather. The birthday matches. I was reluctant to say this was my grandfather since the physical characteristics were off. My grandpa was not medium height (unless their…
The theme for week 12 in the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks series is “Same”. I had a rough time finding something that I shared with an ancestor. Then, it hit me. It was so obvious! We’re all short. By “all”, I mean my Dad’s side of the family. My Mom’s side was not short. …
From time to time, I like to remind folks that we have a thriving Portuguese Hawaiian genealogy group on Facebook. All you have to have is a Facebook account, then join the group. The group is set to private due to spammers, but all those seeking their family history are welcome to join. As of…