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- ABC (hemeroteca) Newspaper archives of one of Spain’s major newspapers. You can freely access all ABC issues published since 1903. Very useful for tracing marriage notices and obituaries.
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Blooming Brides
Next year will be the 100th anniversary of my great-grandparents’ wedding. I hope I will be able to arrange a big family gathering with my mother’s extended family, my great-grandparent’s 40-odd grandchildren. To freshen up my memory, I asked my … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Genealogy, Marriage, Spain, United States, Women
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Bye, Aunty Rita
Today my brother spoke to me on Skype; I knew something was up, because we hardly ever speak on Skype save for the odd conversation about something in particular now and then. He told me he had some news which … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Genealogy, Illegitimacy, United States, War, Women
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Dora Carrington’s Family
Dora Carrington is perhaps best remembered for being associated with the bohemian, artistic Bloomsbury Group of the early 20th century. Although not a part of the Bloomsbury Group herself, Carrington knew some of group’s members intimately. The person who had … Continue reading
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The first Ronquete
Up until a couple of years ago, I had always been struck by the odd-sounding last name of my grandmother’s paternal grandfather, Miguel Ronquete. This unusual, very un-Spanish surname always seemed to me rather mysterious, particularly as most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Emigration, France, Galicia, Genealogy, Italy, Santiago de Compostela, Ships, Spain, War
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