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2014 San Jose Fiesta - WA
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- Written by: Bernard Punzalan
Save the date! This Saturday May 3, 2014 for the San Jose Fiesta in Washington State. I will be there selling the 1920 and 1930 Population Census of Guam books. Funds raised will be used for travel cost to attend and present the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project at the 2015 Marianas History Conference and other events. Appreciate your support!
Juan Martinez Torres 1914 Island Treasurer
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Nearly one hundred years ago Juan Martinez Torres was sworn in as Guam’s Island Treasurer. Note that Tun Juan’s name in the article reads Juan Torres Martinez. It wasn’t until around 1919 when the U.S. Navy did away with the Spanish naming convention (Fathers surname first and then followed by the Mother’s surname) and replaced it with the current naming convention. (Guam News Letter, May 1914)
Database Update 18 April 2014
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The database has been updated and has grown from 311,833 to 312,593 names.
Save the Date: April 26, 2014
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Pacific Islander Arts & Crafts Showcase @ Chamaole Pino Restaurant, 607 SE Everett Mall, Everett, WA 98208
Joaquin Taitano Blaz in 1924
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Even a 90 year old short article published in a historical publication such as the Guam Recorder April 1924 edition, can be a meaningful piece of history in one’s family. How many people can recall or have documented a Carabao Bull Cart accident in their family?
[I must admit at the time of this writing I was under the gun and placed more effort toward getting my 1930 Census Book out of editing and proof-reading so that it could be published, printed and out in the market. However, I am committed to blogging at least one article a week, no matter how long or short so here's one. This may continue to be the case until I am able to also complete the 1940 Census transcription project. There are over 1,000 Census sheets to transcribe, so the transcription challenge keeps getter larger.]
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