Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
It’s taken a while to sit and write this, originally I learned about this back in May but since then I have left it on the “back burner” of genealogy to process the information. I mostly wanted to write this post because I think it speaks volumes to the power of genealogy, but especially to …
I’ve been seeing these style of pedigrees online for a while now and decided I should give it a go! Thanks to Zalewski Family Genealogy blog I was able to use the template and create my very own pedigree. Because my family has been on the island of Puerto Rico for over 200+ years, I …
It’s come to the point again where I begin to search up other people on the island of Puerto Rico, partially because I’m bored and partially to learn new genealogy tricks. Today I want to focus on the immigration of the Chinese to Puerto Rico and specifically look at a man named “Lucas Yon” who …
While in Puerto Rico during my spring break, one of the main things I wanted to do was go to a Registo de la Propiedad. I had heard a lot about them and how they could provide certain information that census records and church records didn’t. So I knew that this was a place I …
So they say time flies when you’re having fun, right? That’s also VERY true for being busy with work. One day I’m back from Spring Break and before I know it it’s one day short of June! It’s been part laziness and part tiredness that I’ve been disconnected from this blog, which I hate because …
Since I am in Puerto Rico for Spring Break I decided to rent a car and live out my long genealogical dream of traveling around the island to see the towns my family are from. Now, I didn’t and won’t get to visit every single town or barrio on this trip but just being in …
Now that I’m on Spring Break I’ll try and write a few times and get back up to date on things since I am in Puerto Rico. One of the posts I’ve wanted to write is on the “Gazeta de Puerto Rico” and how I’ve recently looked more into using this resource to learn more …
Recently in a Yahoo post, a member from one of the genealogical groups I am a member of sent us a link with the ability to search for property your family held/currently holds. This link allows you to search the island for property and then plots it for you showing you the size of the property. …
As the year 2015 comes to a close, I’ve decided to do some reflecting on the genetic side of my research! It’s kind of crazy to think that it has already been 5 years since I first got my DNA tested with 23andme and currently I am up to 10 genotyped family members! 23andme home …
This is just a quick post looking at genealogy through another aspect — linguistic heritage. When I learn about ancestors, I always try to learn different aspects of their lives, and for me that includes even the languages they speak. Luckily, most of my ancestors spoke Spanish (in some form or another) and is the …