Melody Lassalle

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Great Aunt. Dog Mom. Genealogist. Book Lover. Rock Painter.

Helping people research their Portuguese roots in Hawaii, YourIslandRoutes.com. My tree is all over the map and I love it that way. #Genealogy.

Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and HeritageWebsitehttp://www.yourislandroutes.com
Research Journal Genealogy Bloghttp://researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com
So that's it! Thanks for all your input & questions. We continue our salute to Library Month at our Open Mic on October 26 about #genealogy books! Join us! #genchat @[email protected]
As a Girl Scout leader, and as a 40 year lifetime member of Girl Scouts, and as a former "Gold Award" recipient (in my day it was called "First Class Scout") this is my favorite news story this month. Read how the local authorities censored the censorship project of this Virginia Girl Scout! She continues to fight! https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/girl-scout-fights-back-says-hanover-censored-project-during-gold-award-recognition/ #GirlScouts #GirlPower #Girls #books #bookBans #BookLovers

#OnThisDay, 21 Mar 1945, Hannie Schaft, an active member of the Dutch resistance known as "the girl with the red hair", is arrested at a German checkpoint in Haarlem.

She is later executed, allegedly saying "I shoot better" after the first attempt to shoot her missed.

#WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInHistory #History #WW2 #DutchHistory #Histodons

Birds are wonderful photo subjects for all kinds of reasons, but there are some with which I am always hoping for certain things to happen and capture. Right now, the Redwinged Blackbirds are in perfect constant near-explode mode, which results in the most hilarious but also most gorgeous photos. #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #birdwatching #nature #Ostdrossel #photography

Dive into the future of #familyHistory with me at #RootsTech2024! Catch my first appearance with a morning presentation, an afternoon panel discussion, and live Q&As at the NGS booth. Explore #AIGenealogy tools, ethics, and more. #Geneadons, join me for insights and connections!

“Five Tools for Your AI Genealogy Toolbox,” 8a Thurs, Ballroom A

“Ethics in the Family History Community,” 4:30p Thurs, Ballroom G

Live Q&A: “Learn about the NGS AI Program,” Twice daily at NGS Booth: 10:45a and 2:30p

Hey folks:

If you head over to Instagram and go to Heather Cox Richardson's page or my page, you'll find the first episode of something that we plan to do regularly; we're two historians looking at the news.

This was our first stab. Watch for more! We'll announce new episodes as they appear. (Can't tell you how happy I am to be history-hanging-out with Heather again!)

#history #politics #news

Can never get enough of this kind of reunion story. (gift link) #genealogy https://wapo.st/42ownxi
Her bridal photos disappeared 30 years ago. A stranger just found them.

“Something told me these are special to somebody,” said Sandra Poindexter, who won Harriet Galbraith’s bridal portraits at an auction.

The Washington Post
For #52Ancestors, I interspersed my grandma's remembrances about their time living in Salinas, CA during the Depression with the events during the lettuce worker strikes.
#Genealogy #Geneadons http://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.com/2024/01/52-ancestors-the-depression-and-the-lettuce-workers-strikes/
52 Ancestors: The Depression and the Lettuce Workers Strikes

My grandma sent me a few letters in the 1990s detailing different times in her life. The snippets I am sharing here happened during the few years they lived in Salinas, California during the Depres…

Genealogy Research Journal
52 Ancestors: Ruth Logan and the sinking of RMS Lusitania

On the first of May 1915, the RMS Lusitania left New York on a return sailing to Liverpool. Unlike many other passenger ships, Lusitania hadn’t been called