I bet you didn’t know that genealogist have a month all to themselves. October is Family History Month. What better time to than now to start a family tree, kick start your research, or share what you’ve learned with the younger generation. It’s a good time to refocus my effots. I hope to use this…
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October is Family History Month
Hey family historians! We get a month all for ourselves 😀 October is officially Family History Month in the US. The President proclaims this to be the month that we get in touch with our ancestry and heritage. Genealogists accomplish this task on a regular bases. By researching our tree and sharing information, we keep…
My First Searches with Mocavo.com
I saw mention of Mocavo.com a few days back on Randy Seaver’s Genea-Musings blog. I decided to take a gander at the website and see what I thought. Mocavo touts itself as the “Largest Free Genealogy & Family Tree Search Engine”. I decided to try a few surname searches to see if I got lucky. …
My Latest Venture…Writing for Squidoo
Note: as of 2014, all my material at Squidoo has been moved to Hubpages.com. I’ve corrected the link in this post. A couple of months ago, a friend told me about the website Squidoo. It’s an online community where people write web pages called “lenses”. Each page is almost like a mini-website in and of…
Advent Calendar: A Blending of Portuguese Hawaiian Traditions
My Portuguese family was originally from Sao Miguel Island, Azores. They brought with them many Portuguese traditions including setting up a creche (nativity scene). I am told that my Great Great Aunt had the original from the Azores and brought it from Hawaii to California. They arrived on Hawaiian shores in 1882. There they spent…