Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
So the day has finally come where FamilySearch has uploaded more of the church records for Puerto Rico!! I am super excited because this means that I can now search these records from home instead of having to order the microfilm, go into the city, and reserve a computer to see the records. Though it […]
Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records – Uploaded! Read More »
DNA Circles [Ancestry] Fairly recently (in the genealogical world), Ancestry.com has been working on a DNA matching portion of their website called “DNA Circles”. I’ve been waiting to write a post about DNA Circles until I got my first match, and very recently this occurred (this post has been sitting in “drafts” for a while
A Puerto Rican Look at: DNA Circles Read More »
After having found out that my 4th great-grandfather from Guadeloupe, I was interested in seeing who else came to Puerto Rico from that island. Maybe there were other people from the same town or (smaller) island as my 4th great grandfather. I was also interested in seeing how surnames changed once they came to Puerto
Guadeloupeans in Puerto Rico Read More »
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
A Puerto Rican Look at: 23andMe’s Ancestry Timeline Read More »
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
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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
A Puerto Rican Look at: Sephardic Jews Read More »
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
A Puerto Rican Look at: Colorized Pedigrees! Read More »
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
Chinese in Puerto Rico [A Study of Lucas Yon] Read More »
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
Searching el “Registro de la Propiedad” Read More »
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
Travel Tuesday – Maunabo, Puerto Rico Read More »