Archive for 'Portuguese Genealogy' Category
Theodore Pacheco: A Soldier’s Story
10 November 2008Theodore Pacheco was born 31 Aug 1899, Kilauea, Kauai. He was the third child of Joao Pacheco and Joana Goncalves Cardoza–a family nicknamed “The Reds” because of their red hair. He grew up in Kilauea, but left home sometime after his father’s death and his mother’s second marriage (1906-1910). When he was about 16, he [...]
Sixth Edition of Smile for the Camera: Tickle Your Funny Bone
18 October 2008The sixth edition of Smile for the Camera is out! The theme this time around is “Tickle Your Funny Bone”. Take a peek at the collection and get set to give a giggle or two:
Tickle Your Funny Bone
You can see my entry if you like:
Look! It’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Thanks to Becky of the Kinnexxions [...]
I Cherish My Ancestors’ Sugar Plantation Contracts
1 September 2008One of my most treasured items is something I never thought to ever see.I met Susan Nunes online years ago. We learned that we shared the same de Braga ancestry and began comparing notes, photographs, and documents.
Susan had something in her possession that I thought was long ago lost. It was a copy of [...]
Life of Theodoro & Maria (de Braga) Pacheco
27 August 2008Another example of a timeline. This one is for my great grandparents, Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. In this example, I’ve incorporated historical events. It places my great grandparents within the events happening around them.
ca500………Polynesians begin migrating to the Hawaiian islands
1178……….Capt. James Cook becomes the first European to arrive in the Hawaii islands
1820……….Civil War [...]