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Using Hawaiian Land Commission Awards in Hawaiian Genealogy

By Lineages | 03/08/2024

We all know the importance of land records in our genealogy research. Deeds can give us key information about our ancestors, like when and where an ancestor lived, how much he purchased his land for, his neighbors, and sometimes even family members. Land records in Hawaii are no different – except Hawaii’s land has a…

Using Deeds in Hawaiian Research

By Diane Rogers | 02/16/2024

Tracing Hawaiian ancestors poses a unique challenge for researchers. Among them are an almost non-existent written language before the 1820s, unique naming practices, and a lack of consistent record keeping. One of the richest records in Hawaiian genealogy are deeds. The Great Māhele Prior to 1848, Hawaiian commoners were not allowed to own land. Instead,…

Every Family Has One

By Lineages | 02/02/2024

Every family has one; a rebel, or a scoundrel . They smile at you from the family tree, hiding in plain sight and then one day you find the record they were hoping would stay forever hidden. The record that tells all, and their mistakes are once again on display before the world. One hundred…

New Year’s Resolutions

By Diane Rogers | 01/05/2024

It’s a new year. Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? Are they merely a wish likely to be forgotten? Or do you have a plan in place to make them a reality? If you are considering making New Year’s resolutions that have to do with genealogy, this blog will give you some resources…

Colonial Christmas

By Diane Rogers | 12/29/2023

This Christmas season, many of us celebrate with traditions passed down from our parents and grandparents. Some of us have made new traditions to celebrate Christmas. Do we ever consider where these traditions originated? Some traditions have changed over the years. For our ancestors in colonial America, Christmas looked different for them than it does…

Merry Christmas!

By Lineages | 12/20/2023

German Immigration

By Lineages | 10/03/2023

Even before either place was a country, Germans crossed the ocean to begin new lives in America.  Later, millions of Germans made this journey beginning in the late seventeenth century and into the twentieth century. These German Americans brought their traditions, forming their German communities on this side of the Atlantic. If you are of…

Homesteading in the United States Part 2

By Lineages | 09/08/2023

Previously we learned about the Homestead Act and what it meant for our ancestors. We will continue this series by learning what the Homestead Act means for genealogists today. Case Study Because of all the paperwork required to apply for and claim a homestead, there inevitably is an excellent paper trail for us to research…

Homesteading in the United States Part 1

By Lineages | 09/01/2023

The homestead act, passed in 1862 and enacted in 1863, lasted 123 years. Two hundred seventy million acres of land—10% of land in the U.S— was homesteaded. Homesteading provided opportunities for women, African Americans, immigrants, and other minorities to own land in the U.S. communities based on ethnic or religious groups formed around homesteading land.…

Native American Genealogy Research Part 2

By Lineages | 09/25/2022

There is a large amount of information available out there for your Native American genealogy research. The following list is a great start and can lead you to resources for the various areas of Native American research.  NATIVE AMERICAN GENEALOGY RESEARCH – ANNUITY ROLLS (1841-1959) These records show payment in money to individual Indians. They provide the English…