It has been a challenge having so much of my ancestor in San Francisco before and after the earthquake. It can be really difficult finding records that replace those lost during the disaster. I have found three resources to be indispensable for researching San Francisco: 1. The US Federal Census. Using the 1900 and 1910…
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The Google Maps Labs
This week the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy challenge is to play around with Google Maps. I’ve done this before and found a wealth of information. But, today when I visited, I noticed a little green beaker bubbling with anticipation. I clicked on and was taken to the Google Maps Lab page. Those folks and…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: The Cebollero’s
This is the wedding photo of Albert Emil Cebollero and Marie Breilh. Albert was born 8 Apr 1884 in France to Mitchell Cebollero and Jeanette Lorente. Marie was born 11 May 1886 in Castet, France to Jean Breilh and Mathilde LaPlagne Maucor. The couple was married 16 May 1908 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co.,…
Tombstone Tuesday: Catharine Kelly’s Tombstone Found
A month or so ago, I added some graves to findagrave.com. I only got through a few, added a couple of photos, then requested 3 photos. Last week, I was contacted by a volunteer. He went to Holy Cross Cemetery but couldn’t find my graves. I sent him what little information I had for his…
These Death Certificates Complicate Things
I thought it would be a nice addition to my brother-in-law’s Christmas present if I found his Higgins line. So many databases have been added to the web since I last tackled this line two years. I might get lucky. What I know: 1. His great grandmother was Margaret Higgins 2. She was born in…