Genealogy Responses from all directions.....

Luck has slipped into the foray. I had responses from two cousins who gave me some missing information. And one request received an email that led me to a wonderful site in Hawaii that may help that uphill climb. There are listings for marriages, births, deaths and divorces and I couldn't believe how many people were named Martin, Souza and Ruiz on the Hawaii vital statistic rolls. Unfortunately, SILVAN is coming up blank. That is stunning to see because we KNOW Silvans were there, some Silvan babies were born, some Silvan babies died and a Silvan married a Souza. Where oh where has the paperwork gone..... oh where oh where can it be? No -- of course I'm not giving up but it sure gets crazy after some hours on the computer. http://hawaii.gov/dags/archives/about-us/genealogy-research-guide/genealogy-research-guide. Go to 'get started' at the bottom of the page and it will open a site where you can check the link to ULUKAU in the second paragraph. It is quite an amazing site.

I may be getting a picture of the trunk that carried Victorino and Ramona Silvan's belongings from Spain to Hawaii and then on to California! What a lovely addition that will be. Lynda E. is the granddaughter of Feliza (aka Alice) Silvan. When their mother, Ramona (aka Romana) Silvan, died Feliza and Theodora (aka Teodora/Dora) both wanted that trunk.....and their brother, Celestino ended up with it. When both sisters died, Lynda inherited it and I HOPE to 'inherit' the picture of it. Until next time --- I may be able to figure out how to post the picture for you.

Cold, ice and fear of blizzard here in VA --- but so far, it's cozy inside by the fire.