Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Great-Grandma Rosalia's Baptism Record

My maternal grandmother, Sarah Vasques Madeira, was born in Brazil. Sarah's mother, and my great-grandmother, Rosalia Rodrigues Vasques, was also born in Brazil.

Rosalia was born on 4 September 1857 in Rio Grande, Rio Grand do Sul, Brazil to her parents Mathias Rodrigues Vasques and Margarida De Farias Vasques. I was able to find Rosalia's baptism record on FamilySearch.¹

The really wonderful thing about this and other Brazilian baptism records in this record set on FamilySearch is this - not only do these records list the parents of the infant being baptized, they also list the infant's maternal and paternal grandparents as well. How awesome is that? If I didn't already have that information, I would be able to go back another generation on my family tree.

If you have Brazilian ancestry, I encourage you to check out these wonderful records by clicking HERE.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

1 "Brasil Batismos, 1688-1935," index, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 May 2015), Rosalia Vasques, 04 Sep 1857; citing reference p 184; FHL microfilm 1284647.^↩

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

My New Website

Yes, I've done it. I've created another website. But this one isn't a blog. I already have three of those. This new website is a place to organize and share the places I can be found online.

I used Weebly to create my new website. I really like Weebly's drop-down menu feature. And it was interesting to learn how to use another website/blogging platform. I had a lot of fun choosing the photos to use as my page and tab headers. I used my own photos for all page and tab headers except for the home page.

Here are a few screenshots from my new Weebly website.

Ancestor Photos Tab

My Blogs Page

My Presentations Tab

Social Media Links Page

I hope you'll check out my new website, Jana's Genealogy and Social Media Hub by clicking HERE. And please tell me what you think of it. Thank you so much!

Thanks for reading!

Jana

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Fun Times in Utah

I thought I'd write a quick blog post to share with you why my blog was so quiet last week. The reason was that my husband and I traveled to Utah to attend our son-in-law's graduation from BYU-Provo. He graduated with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Accounting. We're so proud of him!

On our way home, we visited Zion National Park. We'd never been there before. Wow! What a stunningly beautiful place!

We spent part of Monday, April 27th and most of Tuesday, April 28th in the park. We didn't even see all there is to see though. We'll definitely need to go back some day.

The shuttle service within the park was wonderful and very well-run. The shuttles travel along the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive. Including the Visitor Center, there are nine shuttle stops along the Drive.

I took this photo at the Court of the Patriarchs shuttle stop.

This informational plaque tells visitors about these stunning sandstone cliffs.

In case it's difficult to read this plaque, here's what it says:

"Named for three towering figures of the Old Testament, these sandstone cliffs hold court over Birch Creek Canyon and this section of the Virgin River. In 1916 Frederick Vining Fisher, a Methodist minister, gave the religious names to the peaks. Today it is not hard to imagine how the grandeur of this view could inspire such reverence."

At the Zion Lodge stop, we hiked on the Emerald Pools Trail.

Here are a couple of photos I took while walking along this gorgeous trail.

I took so many photos during our visit to Zion National Park that I filled up two memory cards and part of a third card! Don't worry, I won't be sharing all of the pictures here though. I will be sharing more photos from our trip on my Jana's Place blog in the future.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

Monday, April 20, 2015

Grandma Has Some Secrets

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles
at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

The talented cast members of Studio C have given us another funny comedy sketch to enjoy.

Fellow family historians will no doubt appreciate the fact that these youngsters want to learn about their Grandma's life. What they are about to find out however, is that Grandma has some surprising secrets from her past.

Click play and have fun getting to know Grandma.

To watch more comedy sketches by Studio C, check out their YouTube channel by clicking HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jana

Friday, April 17, 2015

Follow Friday ~ Fab Finds for April 17, 2015

A Note to my wonderful readers: I'm sorry, but Fab Finds will be going on another hiatus. My schedule is filled with many things in the coming weeks including family activities, church responsibilities, and final preparations for the class I'm teaching at our local Family Discovery Day in May. So, Fab Finds will be on hiatus for the next three or four weeks. If my schedule allows, Fab Finds will return on May 15. Otherwise, it will resume on May 22. Thank you!

My Fab Finds for this week are (in no particular order)

SlideShare helps cure my genealogy conference envy… a wee bit by Gail Dever, author of Genealogy à la carte
Grave Collectors: It’s a Numbers Game by Terri O’Connell, author of Finding Our Ancestors
The Day Grandpa Hijacked the Car by Michelle Ganus Taggart, author of A Southern Sleuth
Thursday's Tip: Resource Wrap Up for Researching Your Deaf Ancestors and Relatives by Miriam J. Robbins, author of AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
Ancestry Academy Launched Today AND MyHeritage Adds "Discoveries" to Your Family Tree by Randy Seaver, author of Genea-Musings
Orphan Trains A Missed Part Of My American History by Jenna Mills, author of Desperately Seeking Surnames
How'd She Do That?! : Screenshot of a Census by Amie Bowser Tennant, author of My Kith N Kin
Researching Mortuary or Funeral Home Records AND More Irish Genealogy Resources by James Tanner, author of Genealogy's Star
Shhh! A Secret list of Reasons to Attend Your Local Genealogy Conference by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy
A Marital Union at the Dawn of the Civil War by Patricia Desmond Biallas, author of GeneaJourneys
Finding A Family Hero – An Obscure Canadian Database You Might Not Have Used But Should by Ian Hadden, author of Ian Hadden's Family History
Guest Blogger: Beginning Your Tennessee Research by Amie Bowser Tennant, guest blogger at Lisa Lisson
This Is How They Trip You Up by Ellie, author of Ellie's Ancestors
Free Civil War Genealogy Records on Fold3 Through April 30 by Diane Haddad – Genealogy Insider for Family Tree Magazine Blog
KINDLE-ING GENEALOGY: AT THE CEMETERY by Bill West, author of West in New England
I Had An "I'm A Dummy Moment" by Andrea Kelleher, author of How Did I Get Here? My Amazing Genealogy Journey
Three Generations in My Family Wrote to the Same Cemetery by Barbara Poole, author of Life From The Roots
Quickest digitizing set-up ever by Pat Richley-Erickson, author of DearMyrtle

The 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge by Amy Johnson Crow, author of No Story Too Small -

52 Ancestors Challenge 2015: Week 15 Recap

This week's "May I Introduce To You" Interview on GeneaBloggers.com

May I Introduce to You . . . Matthew Burt

New Blog Discoveries

In Case You Missed Them….My Contributions to the Blogosphere This Week

Jana's Genealogy and Family History Blog

Jana's Place

Yosemite National Park ~ Part 1

Thanks for reading!

Jana