Did you know that the Direcao Regional da Cultura website includes a number of indexes for various parish (paroquiais) baptismal records? There are many indexes covering a range of years to explore. What’s Available in the Collection? Before you get too excited, it’s not every parish every year. What’s available right now is a smattering…
AncestryDNA Match Labeling Chrome Browser Extension Test Drive
It can be challenging organizing your AncestryDNA matches. This simple Chrome browser extension helps you with that task.
Portuguese Genealogy Conference and Genealogy Trip June 2019
Portuguese researchers of all levels are welcome tot he Portuguese Genealogy Conference and Research Trip June 25 to 29 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Finding The Carreiro Family That Left Hawaii
It’s taken a decade but I finally figured out what happened to the Carreiro family of Maia.
First Ancestor Born In America
I have referred to my ancestors in the past as “new immigrants”. I have no pilgrim or colonial roots. My ancestors didn’t start arriving on the scene until the mid to late1840s. My first American born ancestor was my great great grandmother, Margaret (Kelly) Dolan. Her Parents Were Immigrants I know very little about the…