Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Today I want to focus on something I have not seen quite often in Puerto Rican genealogy (at least on my end while researching), which are adoption and or orphaned children. Interestingly enough, my own great-grandfather was orphaned by the age of 13, having lost his father at 9 years old and his mother at […]
An Orphaned Child: Zoilo Dávila Santiago Read More »
All photos provided on this post were taken by me (Luis Rivera) on my recent trip to Mallorca in December 2023. Last year in December, I had the pleasure of traveling around the island of Mallorca in between my days of research and today I wanted to share a bit of these travels. Though I
Travel Tuesday – ¡Mallorca! Read More »
As a member of APG (Association of Professional Genealogists), every year one must complete a certain number of hours as a part of your “continued education”. Currently, the number is set to 12 hours and the professional learning opportunities may range from: “college courses, institutes, conferences, discussion groups, lectures, webinars, online courses (not college), self-directed
Cultural connection – Learning Catalan Read More »
Godt nytår! Or “Happy New Year” in Danish! I was fortunate to have spent the new year in a new country (Denmark), exploring new cities (Copenhagen, Hillerød; Malmö and Lund in Sweden) with new people. However, it is a new year which means new genealogical resolutions! I realized this week that last year’s posts marked
Genealogical Resolutions for 2024! Read More »
And just like that we are at the end of another year! Oh my, time has flown! Wow, already the end of 2023? Another year, just like that!… and all the other phrases we can think of in regards to the passing of time. For me, it has been an “odd” two years – I
Reflecting On My Genealogical Resolutions Of 2023! Read More »
I can not believe that this is already my second to last post for 2023! The year has sped by again (… when doesn’t it?) and I soon wrap my genealogical year with a review of my goals and a genealogical look into 2024. However, to end 2023 I want to focus on one of
A Puerto Rican Look at: AncestryDNA Update (2023) Read More »
One of my goals with being abroad this year in Spain is to visit more parts of the country. When I lived here as a student I was able to travel a bit around Spain and I got to learn more about the various regions and cultural differences (accents, food, traditions, etc.). Amongst those regions
Travel Tuesday: País Vasco (Basque Country) Read More »
Recently, in the United States Veterans’ Day, was observed on the 11th of November 2023. For most of my life, I thought I had only one recent ancestor who had served in any modern war, my maternal grandfather having served in the army in the 1960s. However, a document with what seemed like a random
Veterans’ Day: Remembering José Avilés Read More »
November in the United States honors “Native American History Month” and so I wanted to write up this post this month to overlap native indigenous roots in the United States with indigenous roots in Puerto Rico. I want to showcase a document that in my opinion is fairly rare and that is because it contains
Josef Linares: Un Indio de Nación Read More »
Before coming to Spain I was clear on one thing that I wanted to do: Use my free time to get more serious about the BCG (Board of Certified Genealogists) process in order to submit a portfolio and await potential certification. In order to prep for this process, I heard about a course via the
A Puerto Rican Look At: CDG Series Read More »