October 2010
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Branches in the Tree (Surnames)
Of course, my dad is really writing this blog; however, he hopes that some day I will take it over.
Today’s topic is my familial make up… I am a mix of some interesting nationalities and that is the topic that I chose to talk about today.
My mother is 100% Japanese. She is first generation from her mother’s side of the family and her father’s side of the family has...
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Great-Grandpa George Gomes
Great-Grandpa George Gomes (22 Feb 1925 - 17 Nov 1998) His first name is George, and there is a story for that. Great-Grandpa was born the youngest of eight children to Portuguese immigrants on February 22, 1925 in Oakland, CA. At the time, his parents (Victorino Gomes (17 Nov 1882 - 29 Jan 1852) and Maria Jose de Sousa (15 Sep 1885 - 6 Jul 1966)) had run out of names after naming the previous...
I read my post from last night and thought I would expand a little on the title of this blog. The beauty of family history is that it is a blending of two families, at least in recent history. The fun part is figuring out where the families came from and what part of history did they play a part in.
For example, my first cousin four times removed is a lady named Jennie Gerome. Jennie Gerome...
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The Beginning
It’s been a week since dad attended the Family History Expo in Pleasanton, California. It was his first such seminar and he says that he learned quite a bit. One of the sessions he attended discussed genealogy blogs. Thus, the reason for this new blog. It was presented by Thomas MacEntee, the Geneablogger. It was a good session and he said he learned a whole lot from Mr. MacEntee.
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