Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Happy New Year! This was my first time being back home in New York City for New Year’s since I was away the last two years living abroad. We were surprised with a sudden downpour of rain and even lightning and thunder; however, we rang in the year cozily from our couch so we were […]
Genealogical Resolutions for 2025! Read More »
In the blink of an eye, here we are closing out another year! It is a bit surreal to think that 2024 is coming to a close and that 2025 is just around the corner. As I do every year, I want to close out the year by reflection on my genealogical goals I set
Reflecting On My Genealogical Resolutions Of 2024! Read More »
In this post I want to share some resources for finding Portuguese ancestors. Over the summer while doing in research in Spain, I potentially identified a Portuguese ancestor on my tree but veryyyyy far back in time (future post to come!). While digging around in my tree in the 16th century I was able to
A Puerto Rican Look At: Researching Your Portuguese Ancestors Read More »
On Monday, November 11, Veterans Day was celebrated in the United States. This day focuses on honoring military veterans that were/are a part of the United States Armed Forces. One of the important differences between Veterans Day and Memorial Day is that Memorial Day (observed in May) focuses on veterans who died during military service.
Veterans Day: Abuelo Correa & Vietnam Read More »
Sometimes I come across documents in my research that I find interesting and so I decide to snap a photo of them to look at or analyze later. Yet, since they do not have to do with my family most of them end up in folders on my computer never to see the light of
Juan (Nación Hebrea): Religion and Identity Read More »
With Halloween right around the corner I figured I would post something loosely related to the theme, so I decided to focus on superstitions. Superstitions are beliefs that can vary widely from culture to culture and what is bad luck in one culture can mean good luck in another. For example, the number 13 is
10 Puerto Rican Superstitions Read More »
There has been a lot of buzz this week around AncestryDNA’s recent update with their DNA percentages. A lot of people have logged in and either been pleasantly surprised, utterly shocked, and somewhere in between. I wanted to share how my percentages have changed and my take on it. Caveat: I am no DNA expert
Puerto Rican Look at: AncestryDNA Update 2024 Read More »
Two weekends ago, I was able to attend the APG PMC (Association of Professional Genealogists Professional Management Conference) which was virtually held from the 19-21 September. This was the first time I was able to attned a conference synchronously, in the past I have watched RootsTech webinars but after the fact. I wanted to share my
Attending my First Genealogical Conference Read More »
While visiting Mallorca this past year, I decided to learn more about Damián Magraner’s children from his one and only marriage. According to my research, Damián Magraner is my 3rd-great grandfather on my dad’s side of the family. It has been a long road learning about him and every chance I get I try and
The Family He (Temporarily) Left Behind Read More »
Earlier this year in late February/early March I was able to visit the south of Spain – specifically the cities of Córdoba and Granada for the first time. I always really enjoy visiting Andalusia, mainly because the pace is slower but also because there are elements of their Spanish that are similar to Caribbean Spanish
Travel Tuesday: Córdoba & Granada, Spain Read More »