Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
Growing up I always knew I had ties to the town of Lares, Puerto Rico and the connection came via the paternal side of the family. My great-grandmother was born and raised in Lares, and just before she passed I got the chance to meet her in the early 1990s. I don’t remember much about …
2021 has begun and of course the troubles of 2020 have come along as well for the ride. Political issues haven’t gotten any better and neither has the pandemic. However, there are glimmers of hope as well that we can begin looking forward to! With that being said, I am excited to get started with …
I wanted to share this record I found while searching the Toa Alta baptism records again. In all my years of researching, I have rarely come across an entry this detailed for a slave’s baptism. Four years ago, I posted “Whispers of the Past” where certain entries for slaves in the Registry of 1872 contained …