Mel's Genealogy Research Journal

RootsTech Conference Day 3 Roundup

Last day of the conference, but still so much to watch

Mar 8 • MelRootsNWrites

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RootsTech Day 2 Roundup

My brain is overflowing with information from amazing presentations

Mar 7 • MelRootsNWrites

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RootsTech Day 1 Roundup

So much to do, so little time to do it even when you attend virtually

Mar 6 • MelRootsNWrites

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My Experience with Relatives at RootsTech is Evolving

The good, the bad, and the stuff that makes you want to cry

Mar 5 • MelRootsNWrites

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My Great Grandmother's Inner Strength

Brigitte (Breilh) Mazeres suffered many losses, but carried on with life

Mar 3 • MelRootsNWrites

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February 2026

January 2026

The First Large Commercial Hawaiian Sugar Plantation was a Failure

Sugar was king in Hawaii by the 1880s, but it got off to a rocky start

Jan 25 • MelRootsNWrites

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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

Jan 17 • MelRootsNWrites

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December 2025

An End of the Year Review

Highlighting some of my favorite genealogy and history articles by other authors

Dec 31, 2025 • MelRootsNWrites

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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

Dec 9, 2025 • MelRootsNWrites

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November 2025

Identifying My Dad's Army Photos

Can Ancestry's Family Tree Networks Help Me With My Project?

Nov 19, 2025 • MelRootsNWrites

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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

Nov 12, 2025 • MelRootsNWrites

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