I’m coining that phrase. I’ve been working on my cousin’s Raposo line. It seemed a simple request. Figure out if Francisco Raposo and Manoel Raposo of Kilauea were really brothers. To start, the birth place information in some records in Hawaii was inconsistent. I sorted it out and identified they were from the village of…
SNGF: My Father’s Maternal Line
It’s time for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Thanks to Randy for this challenge! This one is all about my Dad’s mother’s line. My Dad’s mother’s name was Anna Madeleine Mazeres. She was born 17 Oct 1897 in San Francisco, CA and died 2 Feb 1984, also in San Francisco (though she lived in Oakland, CA…
First Swab Done!
I mentioned the other day that I was getting my very own DNA test kit (it was a gift). Today, my kit came and I couldn’t wait to do my swab. I’m eager like that. This is what the kit looked like: It includes two test swabs, two vials for the swab ends to…
Guess who is getting her DNA tested?
Well, after getting an offer I couldn’t refuse (my DNA kit is a gift), I’m finally going to do the DNA test. I’m getting the autosomal test (Family Finder) from FtDNA. I’ve already joined the Azores Project and uploaded my GEDCOM. I’m ready to go when my kit gets here! I’m not sure what I…
My Mother Does Not Abide Photography
I am reading a surprisingly wonderful biography called The Rocket Girl. It’s about Mary (Sherman) Morgan, American’s first female rocket scientist. She worked for a company that did government contracts during the infancy of space race. Her many achievements included an inventing the rocket fuel used in our first rockets. Many of her contributions were…