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It was a Big Decision to Leave the Azores for Hawaii
A more difficult decision followed for Jozimas and Maria de Braga
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An End of the Year Review
Highlighting some of my favorite genealogy and history articles by other authors
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It's Not Easy Identifying People in Photographs
The challenge of putting names to faces with my dad's army photos
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Identifying My Dad's Army Photos
Can Ancestry's Family Tree Networks Help Me With My Project?
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Those Office Skills Classes Came In Handy
How my mom's high school business classes helped my family survive the 1970s
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Funny Things Happen When Researching In Person
Misadventures in the age of microfilm readers
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Theodoro Pacheco's Biography Written by ChatGPT
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Sharing Family History Through Collages Roundup 2
My October is Family History Month Challenge is Collages
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Sharing Family History Through Collages Roundup 1
My October is Family History Month Challenge
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The Azorean Master Violin Maker of Idaho
Antonio Carreiro Braga fulfilled his dream after retirement
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