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Mel's Genealogy Research Journal

MelRootsNWrites

A walk through my genealogy research with stories, tips, and insights.

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My Birth Was More Complicated Than I Realized

One day in 2004, I was going through old photos with my mom. She looked at my first day baby photo and said something like “You sure were an ugly baby. But, I couldn’t see it.” We laughed. Thanks Mom.

This is my birth announcement...

5 days ago
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Rainy Days, Laundromats, and Doughnuts


Rainbows are wonderful, aren’t they? Source: Melody Lassalle

Rows and Rows of Laundry

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1970s. I cannot think of winter without imagining rainy days spent at the laundromat and what f...

a month ago
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A Widow's Journey

Anna Jacintha (de Mello) Pacheco was living alone with 6 of her 7 children in the village of Achada in the Azores in 1882. My great great grandmother called herself a widow, but was she a widow because her husband died or because he disappe...

2 months ago
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RootsTech Conference Day 3 Roundup

Today was the final day of the RootsTech Conference. I attended virtually.

The good thing about this being an in-person and online conference is that you can watch whatever is left on your schedule afterward. I still have about half m...

3 months ago
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RootsTech Day 2 Roundup

Today is Day 2 of the RootsTech Genealogy Conference. I am attending virtually.

I had a little frustration with the online schedule today. Early in the day, one session that had already aired wouldn’t let me passed the timer screen. Th...

3 months ago
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    I run the Portuguese Hawaiian genealogy website, YourIslandRoutes.com. My genealogy takes me through several states back to 5 countries. I have a passion for rooting out stories especially for the women in my tree.

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