This find comes a day late, but I think people will enjoy it none-the-less. I was searching Google Books today and came across this gem: Kauai: 100 Years in Postcards, By Stormy Cazad, published in 2011. It is part of the Postcard History Series of Acadia Publishing. The book is full of postcards going back…
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That’s Old News: Fire at McBryde
On April 28th, 1911, someone set fire to the cane fields at McBryde Sugar Plantation. The fire had been spotted early and was quickly put out. This had been the third fire on the plantation in only a couple of days. The first may have been set by sparks from a locomotive. Then, a second…
An Original Hawaii Sugar Plantation Contract
For Treasure Chest Thursday, I have selected this a copy of a rare document. The original is in the possession of my cousin and it was passed down through her Bonita-de Braga side of the tree. This is a copy of an orginal sugar plantation contract. The contract was my Great Great Grandfather’s. Jozimas de…
Surname Saturday: de Braga of Maia, Ribeira Grande
Last week I finished my the Pacheco side of my family tree. This week I will start with the de Braga side. The de Braga’s were from Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. This is my Great Grandmother, Maria d’Espirito Santo (de Braga) Pacheco Smith’s side of the family. She was the wife of…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Wedding Photo Mystery
Around 1994, I contacted a cousin who sent me an enveloped with a bunch of old photographs in it. Almost known of the photographs had names on them. I went over the photographs with my Mom, my Grandmother, and my Mom’s cousin, Ted. They identified as many as they could, but many went nameless….