Genealogy, History, Heritage, How To
It is the 140 year anniversary of the first Portuguese contract laborers arriving in Hawaii to work on sugar plantations. After reading Portuguese celebrate 140 years since first immigrants arrive I realized that there’s a couple of things that they got wrong. In fact, these misrepresentations are things many people believe about their Portuguese immigrant…
Browsing FamilySearch.org this week I found a new to me database. The Hawaii, Kauai County Obituaries, 1982-2010 have been digitized and are available online for free. What You’ll Find in This Database The source material is original newspaper obituaries. I found copies of original obituaries and some transcriptions. It’s possible that the transcriptions are web…
I originally tested with FTDNA in 2014. Then, I uploaded my files to MyHeritageDNA, GEDMatch, and LivingDNA. Recently, a cousin sent me an AncestryDNA kit. I’m almost everywhere! Or, at least, my DNA is. These are my impression of AncestryDNA after my results went live 30 September 2018. There are So Many People in AncestryDNA…
DNA testing can add a whole new dimension to your genealogy research. It can add ancestors to your pedigree and cousins to your extended family. But, your DNA results can be less than you expect. Often times, your results lead to more confusion and frustration than answers. Instead of solving your brick walls, you’re left…
Since the first day I opened the records for the village of Maia on Sao Miguel Island, Azores, I was aware that there were two Braga families. One was mine. The other family went by Braga Serra. They seemed to be two completely different families. So, I followed mine and ignored the others. That turned…