Dara,

earlier you mentioned to me in an email that your Dolores was born in
Guadalajara. If you feel confident of that then you need to start there,
but if you are not confident of her birth place then you need to
establish that in order to make a good beginning. do you have Dolores'
place and date of death? Maybe you'll find a death certificate that
gives you some important information. Do you know if she was a
naturalized citizen and or had a green card? If so then maybe requesting
her Naturalization/other papers will reveal a place of birth.

get yourself introduced to the Family History Center close to you
(location can be found at www.familysearch.org) so you will be able to
get some personal hands on help in your area.

ask more questions. . .this group is for you,

joseph

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Joseph Puentes
http://H2Opodcast.com (Environment Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History)

Darajones@aol.com wrote:
> I'd like to introduce myself. I am Dara Jones and am an adoptee researching
> my biological father's ancestry line. The family has an extensive history on
> my grandfather's family spanning several cetruries. However, I know hardly
> anything about my grandmother's line. Unfortunately her life and family are
> shrouded in secrectry for some reason and so I know a very few facts.
> _http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/15444_ (http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/15444)
> Her name was Dolores Santana and she was born in Jalisco and later, some or
> all of the family moved to Los Angeles. I have been told that her father was a
> pistelleta in the army and that she was part of Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana's
> relatives. _http://www.answers.com/topic/antonio-l-pez-de-santa-anna_
> (http://www.answers.com/topic/antonio-l-pez-de-santa-anna) I am rather new at
> researching outside of the USA and would love any kind of advice on some avenues
> to explore in order to find some family connections.
>
> Great to be on board.
> Regards
> Dara Jones