The New York Times has created a nifty map. It shows migrations within the United States in 1900, 1950, and 2012. New Insights into Migration Patterns I love these little insights into the world. It is especially interesting when we can compare o a time when our ancestors were in a certain place at a…
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Mello Castanho Migrating from the Azores: Hawaii, East Coast, and Canada
Sooner or later it was bound to happen. I was going to make a connection to Canada with my Portuguese lines. It was just a matter of time. I had thought it would be with Canadian tenor, Remigio Pereira, instead it is on a different line. Working from Maia to the Kingdom of Hawaii to…
My Migration Map
A few years ago, for Family History Month (which is this month!) I decided to make a migration map. I found a library online with historical maps. I chose one sort of in the middle of the time frame for my many migrations (the first being in the 1400s). Then, I mapped out the migration…
Where Was My Family 100 Years Ago?
On the 100 Years in America blog, the question is asked “Where was my family 100 years ago”? For my nomadic ancestors, the answer is never simple. Unlike my brother-in-law’s La Grange’s who stayed in one place for 200+ years, mine were migrated all over the place. 1. My maternal great great grandfather, Thomas Augustine…