Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
So it’s been a while since I’ve posted and it’s already 2017! As the new school year kicked off I saw myself being less and less able to write on the blog, despite having some new blog ideas! So finally I’m back and hopefully I’ll continue to post throughout the year evenly and not in …
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So while researching through Puerto Rican records I came across something very interesting that I had never seen before and decided to post about it! While researching in the “Registro Central de Esclavos” of 1872 I came across a slave born in Africa who mentions her African parents’ names! I’m not sure how often this …
For most hispanic genealogist, at one point during our research, the question: Do I have Sephardic Jewish ancestors? has come up! Not only across Spanish speaking countries in the Caribbean, Southern and Central America can Sephardic Jews be found but even on islands such as Jamaica, Curaçao, and as far as the old territories of …
I’ve been seeing these style of pedigrees online for a while now and decided I should give it a go! Thanks to Zalewski Family Genealogy blog I was able to use the template and create my very own pedigree. Because my family has been on the island of Puerto Rico for over 200+ years, I …
It’s come to the point again where I begin to search up other people on the island of Puerto Rico, partially because I’m bored and partially to learn new genealogy tricks. Today I want to focus on the immigration of the Chinese to Puerto Rico and specifically look at a man named “Lucas Yon” who …
While in Puerto Rico during my spring break, one of the main things I wanted to do was go to a Registo de la Propiedad. I had heard a lot about them and how they could provide certain information that census records and church records didn’t. So I knew that this was a place I …
So they say time flies when you’re having fun, right? That’s also VERY true for being busy with work. One day I’m back from Spring Break and before I know it it’s one day short of June! It’s been part laziness and part tiredness that I’ve been disconnected from this blog, which I hate because …
Since I am in Puerto Rico for Spring Break I decided to rent a car and live out my long genealogical dream of traveling around the island to see the towns my family are from. Now, I didn’t and won’t get to visit every single town or barrio on this trip but just being in …
Now that I’m on Spring Break I’ll try and write a few times and get back up to date on things since I am in Puerto Rico. One of the posts I’ve wanted to write is on the “Gazeta de Puerto Rico” and how I’ve recently looked more into using this resource to learn more …
Recently in a Yahoo post, a member from one of the genealogical groups I am a member of sent us a link with the ability to search for property your family held/currently holds. This link allows you to search the island for property and then plots it for you showing you the size of the property. …