Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
My 3rd great grandmother has been one of my tougher genealogical brick walls and so I write this post in hopes that one day I will shed some more light on her and her past. My 3rd great grandmother has been been written down with two names on documents, the most common one was Luisa
52 Ancestors – #19 Luisa Rodríguez Masantini (1878-1913*) Read More »
A New Year Is Here!! As the new year rang in, I thought about all the things I want accomplished in my life throughout 2013. But I also thought about the genealogical resolutions I would make for this upcoming year. So I decided to come up with some resolutions and wishes (in no particular order) for
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The last four days I spent pouring through Puerto Rico’s Civil Registry Birth Records from 1894-1908 from Patillas, Puerto Rico in search of my 2nd great grandmother. 3,003 documents later, I haven’t found her. The reason why I decided to bite the bullet and search each document one-by-one is because in other documents where she
What’s In A (sur)Name? Read More »