Tombstone Tuesday: A Baby Dies
One of the saddest parts of walking through a cemetery is finding the tombstones of babies. This stone is for Alexander Iida at St. Sylvester’s Catholic Cemetery, Kilauea, Kauai Co., Hawaii....
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday: Maria Pacheco Iida, another Fearless Female
Although Tombstone Tuesday is not on the Fearless Female calendar this week, I thought I’d take the opportunity to introduce you to another fearless female in my tree. This is the tombstone of Maria...
View ArticleWedding Chapel Wednesday: Benedict Iida and Rosa Medeiros
Getting back to Wedding Chapel Wednesday… This wedding photo is of Benedict “Ben” Iida and Rosa Medeiros. Benedict was born 2 Jan 1908 in Kilauea, Kauai, HI. His parents were Joseph Shintaro Iida and...
View ArticleTreasure Chest Thursday: Ship Manifest from Japan
I came across this copy of a ship manifest the other day. I’ve had it for awhile but never really digested it. It’s the ship manifest for the SS Chiyo Maru, a ship that traveled between Hawaii and...
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