FamilySearch.org has a database that many California genealogist might not know about, but will find very useful. It’s the California, Oakland, Alameda County, Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011. If you relatives lived in Alameda County, California this collection is going to be useful to you. What This Collection Is and Isn’t Let’s clarify what this database…
Tag: Newspaper Research
That’s Old News: Planking, 1946 Style
I often here people comment about how stupid people are today. “That planking is going to get someone hurt!” “Owling is just ridiculous.” While people do stupid things, I don’t they are any more idiotic than their predecessors. I found this column in the 26 Jun 1946, Oakland Tribune. It was written by Jack Burroughs. …
Tuesday’s Tip: Naming Computer Files
As I’m working through my organize and input project, I’ve come to the conclusion that I have awfully negligent when naming my computer files. In a good majority of cases, it’s not a big deal. The file name may say “antonsouza”. I open it and I can see it is a World War I draft…
That’s Old News: Attempted Murder/Suicide
The Guido family was prominent in the Oakland family. I have several cross links to my Pacheco and de Braga distant cousins. I came across this family tragedy when searching the Oakland Tribune, 29 January 1906, page 7. This is the tragic story of the family of Manoel Guido. Manuel Guido owned a saloon in…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Proof That They Married
If you’ve done research in a place where a disaster has struck, then you know the difficulty I experienced trying to find my Great Great Grandparent’s marriage record. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire not only wiped out many government records, but church records as well. The ability to use one or the other…