online genealogy research
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Ardsgaine
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I've used Ancestry.com before. You can buy the quaterly subscription and get all the useable information within a few weeks. Really, the best source of information is your state archives building. They'll have all the census data on microfilm. Of course, I'm not sure how much census data you can get on Hawaiian families since Hawaii isn't part of the US. 
kuulani
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I wish I could go to the State Archives!! Sadly to say, it's on another island. One day, I'll make the trip there though to do some serious researching.
The Archives can only go so far too though, official records in Hawaii don't go that far back. When my grandparents got maried in the 40s, they first had to go have birth certificates made up 'cause they didn't have any.
The Archives can only go so far too though, official records in Hawaii don't go that far back. When my grandparents got maried in the 40s, they first had to go have birth certificates made up 'cause they didn't have any.
Ardsgaine
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kuulani said:
It's worth it. Most online census data is in the form of extracts. They contain only the name of the head of household and maybe the spouse, but not the children. The latter, though, is key information for tracing your lineage. I think there are some free websites that are getting the state census record images online, but it's an ongoing project that's far from complete.
Of course, there are people who've made their own genealogical research available online, but you have to take those with a grain of salt. People will often make unwarranted assumptions on scant evidence. I've found three different versions of my mom's family tree on her mother's side (Rowan). Unless they can show you the evidence, don't accept it as gospel until you've traced it yourself. On my father's father's side (Fincher), I was able to trace it back to my great-great-great-grandfather, Uriah, who came to Pike Co, GA from North Carolina. There was a whole clan of Finchers in Pike Co. at the same time who also came from NC and have been traced back to a line that goes back to England in the 1600s. I can't find any documented connection between Uriah and that clan, though, so until I do, it's not something I can claim. It could just be a coincidence that they ended up in the same place and had the same last name.
I suspected that might be the case. Census data is only available up to 1930, because it has to be held for 70 yrs before being made public. I don't when Hawaii became an American territory and I don't know if it was included in any censuses (censi?) prior to statehood.
kuulani
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Ardsgaine said:
Hawaii was overthrown in 1893 by US businessmen who were living here. The US President at the time didn't condone the overthrow but before he could do anything about it, a new pres was voted in. Too bad for us, life goes on.
I don't know if we were included in "censi" too
But I didn't realize that it must be held for 70 years. I wonder if I can look up my grandparents?