Get a Load of The Guys in the Hats
Who were these mean looking dudes in the hats and the cowboy outfits? Was the sheriff arresting a the leaders of a famous gang of thieves? Heck no! It’s my Great Uncle, Theodore “Kid Cyclone” Pacheco...
View ArticleLook! It’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
A cousin sent me an envelope filled with unnamed and unwanted photographs. Oh, how I loved getting that present in the mail. Mixed among the photographs of the Pacheco’s was this odd postcard: The...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday: Dean
As far as it goes, this tombstone at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland, CA, is pretty simple. Only one person is buried here, my Great Uncle, Antao A. Souza. Antao was born 12 Feb 1890 in Kilauea, Kauai...
View ArticleWedding Chapel Wednesday: Nanny and Dean
This slightly weathered wedding photograph is of my Great Aunt (seated) and Great Uncle (standing on the left). They are Maria Pacheco (aka Mary Pacheco Smith) and Anton Souza. Maria and Anton are...
View ArticleWedding Chapel Wednesday: Wedding Photo Mystery
Around 1994, I contacted a cousin who sent me an enveloped with a bunch of old photographs in it. Almost known of the photographs had names on them. I went over the photographs with my Mom, my...
View ArticleWorldless Wednesday: Get A Load Of This!
My Mom with her Uncle, Anton “Dean” Souza, and some big ol’ fish. Taken ca 1938, Oakland, CA.
View ArticleLaborers at the Sugar Plantation
As it is Labor Day weekend, I thought I’d post the one photograph I have that links my relatives to their sugar plantation laboring roots. This photograph is in my cousin Ted’s collection. It was...
View ArticleRelationship Notes on Photographs Can Be Deceiving
A cousin shared some of her unknown photographs with me. One was taken around 1915-1920 and was labeled “My nephew Freddy with his first pair of short pants”. We almost missed identifying little...
View ArticleA Replica Of Lindbergh’s Plane: 52 Ancestors
I have so many favorite photos. This one stands out because of it’s historical significance. It shows my grandfather, Joao “Bohne” Pacheco Smith with his nephew, Theodore Souza. And, what’s that in...
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