The Gracia brothers & San Francisco Shipyard

2 years ago

The third generation of the Gracia family in San Francisco all followed a common path in their occupations. Three out…

Jim Thompson’s South American Adventure

2 years ago

James "Jim" Thompson (1881-?), our Great Granduncle, took a leap of faith in September 1907. Married in York just four…

Our families and 1906 San Francisco Earthquake!

2 years ago

At precisely 5:12am Wednesday, 18th April 1906, Northern California was struck by an estimated 7.9 magnitude earthquake, shaking the city…

Marchetti & Togliatti V State of Utah

2 years ago

The Marchetti & Togliatti families emigrated from Balangero, Piedmont, Northern Italy, just 16 miles northwest of Turin. Emigration commenced at…

Wilfrid Hudson & Fortress Engineers

2 years ago

Wilfrid Hudson was born and raised in Bridlington, by Jane and Joseph Henry HUDSON, who ran a construction business in…

Nobby Clark & The Searchlights

2 years ago

Albert Wear Clark aka Nobby Clark was born 1921 in Darlington, County Durham, the third of nine siblings born to…

Obituary: Joan Shirley Marchetti né Gracia

2 years ago

Grandma Joan, Temecula, California, 29 Jun 2019 Joan Shirley (Gracia) Marchetti Oct. 19, 1929 - Oct. 29, 2021. Born in…

Montreal House

3 years ago

1300 Stockton Street, San Francisco, California. Newlyweds, Francois & Marguerite GRACIA, initially lived at 13001/2 Stockton Ave, from 1877. Known…

Maggie Mahood’s French Connections

3 years ago

Marguerite "Maggie" MAHOOD was the first child of Eliza Ann BUCK & Sergeant John MAHOOD, Royal Artillery, stationed with the…

Prohibition, what prohibition?

3 years ago

To avoid prohibition, entrepreneur, and great grandfather, James S MARCHETTI (1900-1965) partnered with his brother-in-law, Victor R Delu, to establish…

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