Who AM I?

While working for the New York Public Library at 14, I learned about Ancestry.com and the available census records for Puerto Rico. With that, I began my research by asking older family members what they knew and filling in gaps of information with census records, at the time, from 1910-1930. Years later, I would learn about the Civil Registry of Puerto Rico (Registro Civil de Puerto Rico) and the records of various churches on the island also available online. Ever since 2004, I continue on my journey as an avid genealogist. In 2010, I began including DNA and genetic testing as a part of my research. I am interested in the fields of all things Puerto Rican: genealogy, linguistics, sociocultural anthropology, and diaspora studies. My research mainly revolves around Puerto Rico and as of recently the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, as well as the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca. Traveling and learning new languages are my favorite hobbies after genealogy, of course!