I was stumbling over this question, not knowing what direction to go in, so I worked on something else. As I was researching my great great aunt’s employment for the WPA in 1940, I started asking myself questions about her situation. How would a woman in her 50s or 60s find sewing work through the…
Tag: About Me
SNGF: It Began With a Simple Conversation with My Grandma
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…
SNGF: Questions about me
This week Randy is asking us to answer six questions he heard in in a keynote address given by Judy Russell at RootsTech. I’m going to try to answer as best I can. a) What was your first illness as a child? I’m not sure what was first, but the first one I remember was…
Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know the Research Journal
I’ve been on the web helping genealogist for several years, first on AOL, then with GenealogyForum.org. In September of 2001, I began the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, islandroutes.com. In January of this year, I revised the Research Journal blog to cover my various areas of research expertise. My goal is to teach people…