Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
And just like that we are at the end of another year! Oh my, time has flown! Wow, already the end of 2023? Another year, just like that!… and all the other phrases we can think of in regards to the passing of time. For me, it has been an “odd” two years – I …
Reflecting On My Genealogical Resolutions Of 2023! Read More »
I can not believe that this is already my second to last post for 2023! The year has sped by again (… when doesn’t it?) and I soon wrap my genealogical year with a review of my goals and a genealogical look into 2024. However, to end 2023 I want to focus on one of …
One of my goals with being abroad this year in Spain is to visit more parts of the country. When I lived here as a student I was able to travel a bit around Spain and I got to learn more about the various regions and cultural differences (accents, food, traditions, etc.). Amongst those regions …
Recently, in the United States Veterans’ Day, was observed on the 11th of November 2023. For most of my life, I thought I had only one recent ancestor who had served in any modern war, my maternal grandfather having served in the army in the 1960s. However, a document with what seemed like a random …
November in the United States honors “Native American History Month” and so I wanted to write up this post this month to overlap native indigenous roots in the United States with indigenous roots in Puerto Rico. I want to showcase a document that in my opinion is fairly rare and that is because it contains …
Before coming to Spain I was clear on one thing that I wanted to do: Use my free time to get more serious about the BCG (Board of Certified Genealogists) process in order to submit a portfolio and await potential certification. In order to prep for this process, I heard about a course via the …
The last month has been quite exciting for me in regards to genealogy! The first exciting news is that I was fortunate to have been chosen for a genealogical scholarship via the APG (Association of Professional Genealogists) and the second exciting news is that I will publish my first genealogical piece with the SPG (Sociedad …
Recently, another genealogist had asked me to check out a document from Puerto Rico and, if possible, provide a transcription for the text. I gladly decided to help, providing both a transcription and translation for the needed document. In helping her out, I decided to try and find some more information about the couple in …
A Coincidental Find: My “De los Santos” Branch from Fajardo Read More »
Many of the sources we use for research in Puerto Rico are vital records – we use birth, marriage, and death records to learn new names of our ancestors as we climb up genealogical trees. Sometimes we get lucky and find confirmation records (the Catholic sacrament) or church dispensations for marriages of consanguineous relations between …
Some time ago last year I realized that the Familysearch collection for Puerto Rican church records included some indexed record entries for people in my family who were either still living or had recently passed away – basically from the recent generations which are harder to research. Except since they were indexed records only and …