Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
This second post will be about a challenging ancestor of mine who I have mentioned a lot before but I want to dedicate a post to him since he has been a troubling ancestor to pinpoint. This post will be about my 4th great grandfather Jean Charles Gustave. Jean Charles Gustave has been very elusive …
52 Ancestors – #2 Jean Charles Gustave (1819-1891) Read More »
I guess I’ll start this challenge with a man who I know both some about but yet know nothing about. This man is my great grandfather Felix Vélez Mercado. Felix’s family photo was what catapulted me into genealogy and it was featured in my first post ever in my blog! L-R: Felix (standing back), Carmen …
52 Ancestors – #1 Felix Vélez Mercado (1905-1953) Read More »
I haven’t blogged in a while and with the holidays being both a busy yet relaxing time, I’ve decided to write a post! Recently, a day passed in December that wouldn’t have meant anything special to me until recently. December 21st would have been any other day for me this year; it was a Saturday, …
From November 1-2, a popular holiday from Mexico also known in the USA due to its closeness in date to Halloween was celebrated- Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). And even though it’s been a week since the holiday, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we remember our ancestors and the importance …
Walking in Old San Juan This past summer, I knew that there was one new place in San Juan that I wanted to visit and that was the Archivo Diocesano. I had read a bunch about the place and wanted to visit to see if I could find anything related to my family. The Archivo …
A little over a month ago, I received a call from my mom who told me that my great grandfather had passed away. That quickly I had lost the oldest family member from my line, my maternal great grandfather Narciso Meléndez. I was fortunate to have met my great grandfather and visit him in Puerto …
Things have been pretty slow on my end here! I’ve been searching through church records in different towns in Puerto Rico trying to locate more ancestors and documentation. Just two days ago I found two sets of maternal 5th great grandparents which is awesome to add to the tree. But more interestingly, the 23andme feature …
Recently (as in just yesterday), ancestry.com uploaded the 1935-1936 Census for Puerto Rico. I have been waiting for this census for a while and I’m glad it’s been released! It adds another set of records available on ancestry for Puerto Ricans to use for researching their ancestors. Here is some background information given by ancestry: This …
I’m always interested and amazed by the diversity our small island of Puerto Rico has! Every time I’m doing genealogy and I come across a person from Corsica, France, Italy, Spain, Guinea, or whatever other country they were from, I just go “wow, where are my cool Puerto Rican ancestors?”- which I have found through …
Cultural Exchange: A Piece of Germany in Puerto Rico Read More »
It’s always crazy when something finds you serendipitously, especially in genealogy! So far throughout my searches I’ve come across some interesting things that have made me say “WOW! What a small world!”. I’ll talk about 3 different events that have happened to me that showed me that not only is this a small world but …