by Marianne Perry | Apr 30, 2025 | My Reflections
Uruguay is a country in South America; Argentina borders it on the west and southwest and Brazil, the north and northeast. With a population of approximately 3.5 million, about 2 million live in the capital city of Montevideo.Punta Del Este is situated 112 kilometers...
by Marianne Perry | Feb 9, 2025 | Genealogy
What is a Census? According to The Library and Archives Canada website, census returns are official records that count a country’s population. Information collected about an individual includes: place of birth, marital status, residence, educational level, occupation,...
by Marianne Perry | Nov 12, 2024 | My Reflections
Punta Arenas is a South American port city located on the Brunswick Peninsula in Chile’s Patagonia Region. Situated on the Straits of Magellan which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, it has a population of approximately 125,000. The Public Cemetery of Punta...
by Marianne Perry | Sep 16, 2024 | Genealogy
Josephine Sodaro Bova (March 11, 1856 Termini Imerese, Palermo, Sicily, Italy to September 1, 1946 Ottawa, Ontario, Cabada) was an ancestor of my late maternal grandmother, Rose Mandia Lima. In order to learn about her life, I examined many documents including the...
by Marianne Perry | Jul 15, 2024 | Genealogy
A cemetery is a burial ground. Some are open to the public whilst others are privately owned and, therefore, restricted with regards those interred as well as visitors permitted. The term “graveyard” typically references an area alongside a church where the dead are...
