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…
Tag: Heritage
SNGF: My Heritage Pie Chart
It’s time for Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun Challenge. This one looked like a lot of fun and chance for me to show off how different my ancestry is. My ancestry has relatively new immigrants. I only have one Great Great Grandparent born in the USA. May I introduce to you my Great Great Grandparents:…
The Music of Carlos Paredes
I came across a CD a few years ago. It was a Portuguese musician named Carlos Paredes. Paredes played the Portuguese Guitar which is much rounder than the one that Americans are familiar with. Paredes was born in 1925 in Coimbra, Portugal. His Father was Arthur Paredes, a famous Portuguese musician. Paredes learned to played…
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…