Ka Po'e o Waialua Moku

07/08/2023

Iosepa was founded and then abandoned by Polynesian Mormons who settled in Utah's Skull Valley.

06/30/2023

06/28/2023

Two of those names are made up, while nicknames like Diamond Head have supplanted older names. Hawaiian leaders want traditional names to come first.

06/24/2023

LDS Genealogy dot com is a massive set of links to genealogical records, collections, and websites. It includes links to free resources as well as those resources that require a subscription. Contrary to what one might surmise about the title – the site is not owned by the LDS Church. The LDS actually stands for Learning, Directory, and Source Finder.

Check out the details at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-online-genealogy-website-of-the-day-lds-genealogy/

06/24/2023

From childhood stories brought to life in detail by her mother to uncovering artefacts and tales of the past in her archaeology work, storytelling is a core part of Dr Tarisi Vunidilo's life.

06/24/2023

It's Quicksheet Saturday!

Using DP.LA for Family History Research

Are you a DP.LA user? If not, you should be. I find it to be “better than Google” for finding digitized resources owned by libraries, archives, and other similar institutions. In essence, it is like having online card catalogs from hundreds of institutions where I can search for digitized collections and items simultaneously.

Get this Free Downloadable Reference Guide and start using DP.LA. You'll be glad you did!

https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/using-dp-la-for-family-history-research/

06/23/2023

Free Online Genealogy Website of the Day – Sanborn Maps

The Sanborn Map Collection is available via the Library of Congress. There are maps available from all 50 states in the US, and DC, as well as Canada, Cuba, and Mexico. There are over 35,000 online maps.

Check out the details at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-online-genealogy-website-of-the-day-sanborn-maps/

06/19/2023