My grandma and grandpa had to uproot their family during the Depression in hopes of finding work. When they moved from Oakland to Salinas, my grandmother was like a fish out of water. She found friendship in her sister-in-law’s sister, Eva Nunes. The young mothers found common cause. There was a 40 year gap in…
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Mystery Photo of the Week from September Solved!
On 9 September 2015, I posted this Mystery Photo of the Week. There were two photographs of a little girl whose name was forgotten. One was her confirmation photo. The other was a photograph with two women. I’m happy to say that the little girl has been identified. The girl in this photograph is Isabella…
You never know who will have your family’s photos
This week I was reminded of the importance of networking on the web. It’s not a term you usually see associated with genealogy. But, we have to reach out on forums, blogs, message boards, and whatever sources we have because you never know who might have the tidbit of information you need or a forgotten…
Guilhermina (Clemente) Ventura’s Individual Summary
Guilhermina was the mother-in-law of Jose Pacheco (aka Joe Pacheco Smith). Her daughter, Minnie, married Jose. Her son, Manoel, married Jose’s cousin, Isabella Pacheco de Braga. Guilhermina was born in Magdalena do Mar in 1877. She migrated to Kauai, HI as a child. She married Francisco de Boa Ventura on Kauai and they had several…
Isabella (Pacheco) Ventura’s Individual Summary
Isabella Pacheco de Braga Ventura was one of my Grandfather’s cousins. Isabella was born to Joao Pacheco and Joanna Gonsalves Cardoza. When she was a young girl, he father died and her mother had no financial capacity to take care of her children. She gave Isabella away to a relatives who were unable to…