Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
With Fathers’ Day being this weekend, I decided to recreate a post from last year where I traced a haplogroup back as far as I can go through paper trail. The post I hyperlinked in the previous sentence focused on my father’s maternal haplogroup L2a1, which took me back to the 1600-1700s in Yauco, Puerto Rico …
While browsing my 23andme profiles recently with a new update*, I noticed that various of my profiles would not be receiving said update given how long ago many of my tests were taken. I decided to check out when exactly they were taken and I noticed that some were as far back as 2011! Since …
Last week on May 23rd, I was able to attend an event in Paris just two days shy before leaving France. I had been living abroad teaching English the last eight months and my last wish was to attend this event hosted by CM98 (Comité Marche du 23 Mai 1998), a genealogical group I am …
All photos of Sóller included in this post were I personally took during my genealogical visit to Sóller, Mallorca in February 2023. Researching is not just sitting hours in an archive, pouring over tomes of religious/civil acts, and deciphering old handwriting. It is also visiting the places your ancestors would have walked by, the squares …
Research in Mallorca (Part III): another visit to Sóller Read More »
Another place I want to highlight on my trip to Mallorca is the Arxiu del Regne de Mallorca (Archivo del Reino de Mallorca) or simply the ARM. It is probably not so commonly known to researchers coming to the island since many people researching are interested in looking for birth, marriage, and death records which …
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Last month, I had the privilege of going to Mallorca to continue some of my family research. Given that I had two weeks off for winter break, I wanted to use that time researching on the island since it was a long stretch of time and I knew there would be no holidays in Spain …
Research in Mallorca (Part I): A visit to the Arxiu Diocesà Read More »
Recently, on FTDNA there was an update to the way you can see your Y-DNA line, making the information a bit more understandable and digestible. This post will focus on my Correa line which I tested via my maternal grandfather (which has been very peculiar in regards to how uncommon the line is) and analyzing …
Back in the late fall last year, in one of the Puerto Rican Genealogical Facebook groups I am a part of, a link was shared to documents that could be important for genealogical research that had been updated at the time. The documents, however, are not your typical Puerto Rican Civil Registry or Registros Parroquiales …
Learning More About My Ancestors in 19th Century Maunabo Read More »
Recently with the help of David Quénéhervé, I was able to receive a bit more information about Gustave Jean Charles from non-genealogical resources. In an earlier post, I had learned about various records that mentioned Gustave Jean Charles and his wife, known in these records as Adèle Jacson, in the Archive de la Guadeloupe. In …
Gustave Jean-Charles via Notarial Records (Archive de la Guadeloupe) Read More »
If memory serves me well, this is probably one of the later times I have written this post. Usually by the end of the year I have already reflected on my goals and totally ready to move onto the new resolutions for the new year. However, this year came with some new challenges and opportunities …