Mallorca

Coartación & Slavery in Lares

While researching my Magraner family in Lares via various online databases, I came across an interesting record that allowed me to learn more about my ancestor (in this case my ancestor’s brother) and the act of coartación in regards to slavery on the island of Puerto Rico.  So in this case I will talk about Gabriel Magraner …

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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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Research in Mallorca (Part II): A visit to the Arxiu Del Regne

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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Research in Mallorca (Part I): A visit to the Arxiu Diocesà

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 …

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My 200th Post- 8 Years of Blogging, 15 Years of Genealogy

July 4th, 2019 marks 8 exact years since I began blogging. It all started when I was 21 years old and home from college over the summer. I was inspired by Cece Moore who runs Your Genetic Genealogist and has become a common name in the genealogist household with all the work she has done with …

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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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A DNA Connection to Sóller, Mallorca

My journey to discover more about my Mallorcan roots has been a long one! It started with a simple story about an ancestor from Spain (Part I & II), learning about the surname Magraner, going to the archives in Puerto Rico to learn about a man named Damián Magraner and ultimately traveling to Mallorca to …

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