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Friday Free Ebook: Labor Conditions in Hawaii

This book should be of interest to those who had relatives working on the sugar plantations in Hawaii.  “Labor Conditions in Hawaii:  a Letter from the  Secretary of Labor transmitting the fifth annual report of the Commission of Labor Statistics on Labor Conditions in the Territory of Hawaii for the Year 1915″.  Washington : Government …

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A visit with cousin Marian

[I am working my way backwards through Amy Coffin's 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy because I wasn't paying attention the first half of the year.  This is week #31...Cousins.] I have had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of a few cousins online through my genealogy.  In some cases we have been able to meet …

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Garden Island Newspaper is Online

I was doing a search at the Chronicling America website today.  They’ve added some newspapers.  I notice that they have the Garden Island Newspaper which is the newspaper for the island of Kauai. You can access the newspaper here:  http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015411/ The collection covers 1911 to 1922.  Though, it appears that they may eventually take it …

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