Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
I’ve been meaning to post about this a while ago and with some recent changes to the 23andme relative finder, I’ve decided to finally write this post! By testing with 23andme and testing several family members, I am able to narrow down where certain cousins are related to me in my family. Recently I was […]
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With the official indexed release of the 1940 Census, I’ve been searching endlessly for my ancestors hidden within these documents. Only one of my grandparents was born by 1940 and so I’ve only be able to locate all my great grandparents and some great great parents- those that were still alive. The 1940 Census doesn’t
More pieces to the puzzle? Read More »
So with college graduation and a break between my summer job I’ve decided to start a short series that I’ll add to sporadically and will depend on how much I have to post on here. I’ve titled it “Series I” because I don’t know how many I’ll actually end up doing- hopefully I’ll do more
Series I, Part I: An Ancestor’s Story Through Records Read More »
I usually post about a Finding Your Roots episode after it comes out but I’m SUPER excited for this one! This Sunday will feature both Michelle Rodriguez and Adrian Grenier. I’m excited to see Michelle’s family tree because one of her sides is Puerto Rican!! I can’t wait to see what they discover, where her
Sneak Preview: Michelle Rodriguez!! Read More »
This past Sunday there was another great episode on Finding Your Roots featuring John Legend and Wanda Sykes! (All of the episodes have been awesome though!) This episode was particularly interesting because it was able to trace their family back to free people of color that were able to break their families from slavery before the
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So this post was inspired by my grandfather’s results from 23andme and my conversation with him while I had him taking the test. During Spring Break, I visited my grandfather in Puerto Rico who I rarely see and built up the courage to ask him to take the DNA test. I had to semi-explain (and I
ReConstructing/DeConstructing Race Read More »
So I originally wanted to post about this census a long time ago, but with school I never have the time to do it. Since there is only 1 day left before the 1940 Census is released, I think it’s about time I dedicate a post to it! Tomorrow at midnight the 1940 Census will
1940 Census!! ONE MORE DAY!! Read More »
Like most of us know, genealogy is both a blessing and a curse. It can be a nice side hobby, or it can eat up your holiday time like it is doing to me now. So this post I’ll dedicate to the tough part of genealogy, because we all know it exists! Mainly I want
So sometime last week I reached over 2,000 ancestors on my family tree. (That does include branches such as aunts, cousins etc. as well as married in branches). None the less it is very exciting to reach these numbers! I remember when all I knew was my immediate family and only about two sets of
Happy 2,000 Ancestors!! Read More »
So it has been a long time since I’ve posted but now that the semester is over I can add some posts to the blog! This post is about something I’ve been noticing and kind of just wanted to write about from my point of view as someone that has been doing genealogy for a
Accepting your roots Read More »