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The following is excerpted from Bill Dollarhide’s new Hawaii Name Lists 1700s-2011 book. Chart of the Sandwich Islands, by Jean-Francois de Galaup de La Pèrouse (1741-1788). The original chart was prepared by Pèrouse while visiting Hawaii in 1785. The above Continue reading Chart of the Sandwich Islands, by Jean-Francois de Galaup de La Pèrouse (1741-1788)
The following article is excerpted from Bil Dollarhide’s New Book, Hawaii Name Lists, 1700s – 2011. For genealogical research in Hawaii, the following timeline of events should help any genealogist understand the area with an historical, jurisdictional, and genealogical point Continue reading An Historical Timeline for Hawaii, 1627 – 2011
With 14 volumes now available, I am providing details about each of the nine most recently released volumes in the William Doallarhide’s State Name Lists Series. A few days ago I gave details about the Florida edition. Here we examine Continue reading Hawaii Name Lists 1700s-2011, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present
FRPC has extended the sale of all 14 of the new Dollarhide Name Lists books, which are on sale for 20% off thorugh January 6. The sale includes both the printed volumes, as well as the PDF eBooks. Normally $18.95, Continue reading All 14 Dollarhide Name List books – Print & PDF eBooks Are On Sale for 20% Off – Sale extended through January 6
A new Hawaiian state law which allows proof of ancestry to come from a number of sources should make it easier to expand the roll of Native Hawaiians. The new law went into effect on July 1, and aims to Continue reading Proving Native Hawaiian Descent Simplified
The following Data is from FamilySearch May 30, 2013: FamilySearch has added more than 7.3 million images this week from Austria, Brazil, China, Honduras, Luxembourg, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 5,766,135 images from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than 5.7 Million Images to New Massachusetts Land Records Collection
The following News Release is from FamilySearch.org dated January 15, 2013: FamilySearch added an additional 7 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,747,863 indexed records and images in the Slovakia Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Collection Updates to Australia, BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, & the U.S.A.
The following excerpt is from a very interesting article by Ray Tsuchiyama about the “punchbowl,” or the “National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific” located above Honolulu, on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. It’w well worth the read at the Maui Continue reading The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Interesting… The following teasor is from an article in the September 27, 2012 Star Advertisor. A Molokai man has filed a lawsuit seeking to use DNA to prove his ancestry so he can qualify for the Hawaiian homelands program. The Continue reading Adopted Molokai Man Sues to Use DNA to Prove His Native Hawaiian Ancestry
Ancestry.com announced that this morning at 10 AM MST they added 15 more searchable indexed states to the 1940 US Census database. They also say that they are now very well ahead of schedule from their initial completion predictions. and Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds Indexes to 15 More States for the 1940 Census
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch published new, free records online for Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: More than 120 projects are currently available from countries outside the U.S., representing 16 languages. Since the first of the year, new projects have been launched from Bolivia, Paraguay, Switzerland, and the Continue reading Growing Need for International FamilySearch Indexers
Finally, after over a half decade of questions posed by everyone from Hilary Clinton to Donald Trump, President Obama has released his birth certificate. and yes, he really was born in Hawaii, as we knew all along. This was all Continue reading President Obama Releases His Birth Certificate
UNITED STATES BIRTH AND CHRISTENING RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of these Continue reading United States Birth & Christening Records at FamilySearch.org
UNITED STATES DEATH & PROBATE DOCUMENT & INDEXES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated 5 November 2015 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 — Searchable Index — Name index to death and burial records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of Continue reading United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes at FamilySearch.org