Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
You ever wonder how someone can say they are 43 in the 1920 Census, but they were married at the age of 28 in 1910? Dates give every genealogist headaches. Realizing that people didn’t keep track of events like we do today is important to understanding how these discrepancies occur. The Modern American Tracks Everything…
Interviewing relatives, writing letters, and badgering family members with questions are all integral parts of genealogy. Relying on oral history alone is a dangerous practice though. All oral history must be proven. Despite the fact that an elderly family members says it is’s so, does not make it true. That’s where documentation comes in. Review…
In researching your family tree, you’ll come across an exorbitant amount of people by the names of Joao, Francisco, Manuel, Maria, Isabella, Alexandrina, Jacinto, Jacinta, Antonio, and Jose. It seems that every Portuguese family expecting a child referred to the same, very short baby name book. That why nicknames are so important to our research! …
Welcome to the new and improved YourIslandRoutes.com. Or, at least, it will be when I get done! I apology for the dust, but this website hasn’t been updated in a long time In the meantime, I’ll have both versions of the website running at the same time. This means things will be quite messy for…