You guys are too quick for me!  Yes, Joseph that is the point of the 
database--to have a single source of all the info and not have to 
have it repeated in several different files. Yes, a lookup means 
getting a scanned image of a document for another member provided 
they give you the film number, date and full names.  I think that we 
multiply the number of films we all have access to at one time by 
helping one another out to further our research.  I don't get to my 
FHC often either, but if I can help anyone I would be happy to do so.

As Arturo points out, the database has the advantage of allowing you 
to import and export into it.  

You've been reminding us about how we're running out of space in the 
files area, so I thought the database would help with that problem. 
Or does the data we put into the databases add to the amount of space 
alotted for files?  Even if it does, I would imagine that doing away 
with redundancy would help a little.

Thanks Arturo for your great

For those of you, who want copies of the material.  Please send me
your mailing address. To me private email: jonathan@...

Jonathan

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Arturo Ramos"  wrote:
>
> For those of you who are too far west to have made it to the Hispanic 
> Genealogy Symposium at the National Archives, the Family History Center 
> and BYU are hosting a similar conference this weekend:
> 
> http://familyhistory.byu.edu/hg_conf.asp
>

Here is a website, that has several Family trees, from Mexico and Spain:
http://www.bisabuelos.com/

Jonathan

For those, who want copies, of the material.  Please send me, your
mailing address to my private email:  jonathan@...

Jonathan

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Arturo Ramos"  wrote:
>
> For those of you who are too far west to have made it to the Hispanic 
> Genealogy Symposium at the National Archives, the Family History Center 
> and BYU are hosting a similar conference this weekend:
> 
> http://familyhistory.byu.edu/hg_conf.asp
>

Sorry, for the confusion, that my uploading of my file has caused.  I
created my file, with wordperfect (meaning, that I have never used
excel yet.)  I just wanted to share with the group, what films and
other resources, that the FHC, here in Logan has.  Because I only do
about 25% of my research, that the Logan Family History Center.  The
other 75% of my research, is done at the Family History Library, in
Salt Lake.  so, in reality, I have access, to all the films that the
Family History Library has, and it does not cost me anything, to order
them.

Thus saying that, I can say if, anyone needs a occasional lookup, they
can contact me, and see when I will be in Salt Lake. And can do the
Lookup. 

Also, if there are other group members, here in Utah.  That may be
able to help, with lookups at the FHL.

Jonathan


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes  wrote:
>
> If you are using Excel then why can't it be that we all create Excel 
> files and upload them once into

Alicia:

I have been doing a lot of lateral research as well, particularly in 
the earlier years (1700s) because as Emily points out, there is a lot 
that can be found out by tracing migration and marrige patterns within 
a family and across families.

I have a lot of intermarriage in my ancestry as well, with nine 
different lineages leading back to the same man around 1700.  Other 
than this man having had many children, the families in this rancho 
(Charco Hondo) seemed to marry with each other over the generations.  I 
am not sure that this has to do with fiefdom, because this particular 
man was a rather large landowner and I am assuming his children were as 
well, but by the late 1700s land had become scarce in the area and 
marrying out would mean having to distribute land into even smaller 
parcels in following generations.

I also think that family unity probably played a role... migrating 
would usually require moving not just yourself, but your extended 
family.  That, I

For those you, who can not make it, to the Hispanic Genealogy
Conference, in Salt Lake.  But would like to receive, copies of the
information and materials, that will be given out.  Let me, know and I
will see about getting you, the information.

Jonathan

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Arturo Ramos" wrote:
>
> For those of you who are too far west to have made it to the Hispanic
> Genealogy Symposium at the National Archives, the Family History Center
> and BYU are hosting a similar conference this weekend:
>
> http://familyhistory.byu.edu/hg_conf.asp
>