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Cultural connection – Learning Catalan

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 …

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A Puerto Rican Look at: Y-DNA67 (Avilés/Magraner)

***Si eres descendiente de los Magraner de Sóller, Mallorca, especialmente a través de Damián Magraner Morell o uno de sus hermanos, me gustaría hablar con usted para ver si podemos establecer una conexión genética. Puedes dejar un comentario aquí en este blog para contactarte conmigo. ¡Muchísimas gracias!*** While in Puerto Rico for Spring Break, one of my …

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The Languages They Spoke…

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 …

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