Here are some sites of possible general interest:
http://www.latino.si.edu
(not all information is current)
http://www.folkways.si.edu/projects_initiatives/latino_english/home.html
http://www.folklife.si.edu/index.html
I'm trying to get the hang of Using WildCards in doing searches on
www.familysearch.org
I'm very thankful to Victor Villarreal for the great tutorial on
WildCards to be found in the "Files" under "Reference Material" under
I was told this morning by a Mormon Elder that the digitizing of the films in the Salt Lake City Repository is proceeding well. A process begun two years ago.
He told me that the first digitized films will be online shortly, and that they will be closing many Family History Centers, consolidating them since everything will be online soon. The remaining consolidated FHC's will be mostly for people without Internet access.
See the following link for sources to Moctezuma's descendants.
Alicia Carrillo,
San Jose, Ca
http://groups.google.com.mx/group/Genealogia-Mexico/msg/62b3788a4ebcaebb
Is there a possibility of adding a live "chat" service to exchange thoughts among the members? Francisco
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How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low
Who in CA has access to WorldCat? Please look up this ISBN number
(below) and send me the list of California Libraries that carry the
book. My access to WorldCat for some reason only gives a partial list of
This happens to be my native town in Zacatecas and yes you too can belong to one of these clubs. Great place to get hometown stories, meet family and yes maybe even make a contribution.
Alicia Avelar de Carrillo
I'm trying to find out who knows anything about this book. Please
contact me directly: makas@nc.rr.com
"Sotelo, Fundador del Apellido en Nueva España"
This book is supposed to be used as a source by Salvador Cabral Valdez.
>From: "larry kirkpatrick"
>To: elindio2@hotmail.com
>Subject: FW: Pilgrimage
>Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:12:37 -0500
>
>Notice of Regular Meeting of Los Bexarenos
>
>The next meeting of Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society will be on Saturday,
http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
Have a look at this search engine for one of a kind Manuscripts. Also
look at a search database called Archives USA.
Just as an example i did the OCLC simple search and got the following
here is a message from Susanna that she wanted me to approve first. I
wholeheartedly support this kind of fund raising:
Primo:
I just talked on the phone with Samuel Sanchez Garcia. He told me that his
I wanted to say hello to all my fellow geneaologists on this fine website.
My name is Ernie Alderete and I live in Monterey Park in suburban Los Angeles, California.
My GEDCOM will be uploaded shortly. I am working to corroborate it as far as possible, and to expand my knowledge of my ancestry and ancestors.
I came across this link that lists the first Spanish women to come to Mexico (Nueva España) during the first quarter of the XVI century. It was written by Juan Francisco Maura, Associate Professor in Spanish at the University of Vermont.
I just uploaded the previous Jalisco and Zacatecas Scans of Dr. Platt's
"Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States." This
time I've added the one page scan for Aguascalientes.
I received this from one of the groups I subscribe to. I thought it might
be of interest to those Ranchos members who reside in California.......
Josie
From: Donie Nelson
I have just posted in the files section a document by Leonardo de la Torre Berumen that is basically a compilation of the microhistory (people and events) surrounding the foundation of the Hacienda de El Cuidado in what came to be Tepetongo, Zacatecas.
Joseph:
The equipemt being used at the Murrieta, Ca. Family History Center is:
Canon Microfilm Scanner 300, coupled to an HP compaq computer with an HP Laser Jet 1320 Printer.
Almost any PC can be used, including laptops. A memmory stick or a CD can be used to take the records home and viewing them at your leisure on your own PC.
I received this today from the director of sales and marketing at the Plaza
Best Western in SLC. We have been allowed ONLY 6 rooms, Mickey and I will
be sharing a room so that leaves 5 rooms for the Ranchos members. Keep in
Dear Nuestros Ranchos researchers,
I just went to the Guadalajara section of the FHL catalog and counted
how many films are in the Notario Section ( México, Jalisco, Guadalajara
- Notarial records
if you go to the Albums and your Album is suddenly missing well its not.
I've created general Albums (Root Albums). Now when you see a catagory
of what your pictures will fit under you click on the Root Album and
Linda,
I did the same thing earlier. The problem is that you first have to
open up an existing album. Then you'll get the option to "Add an
album". You'll see a drop down control below, select the Root folder
I've just uploaded 4 maps to the albums/maps area of the group primarily
for Ken Alva showing his Ranchos: Noria de San Pantaleon. But I seem to
remember someone else talking about El Durazno and San Antonio de Belen
I have begun transcribing all of the paleography I have been doing on
the Tlaltenango marriages film into the GEDCOM database. I have also
been supplementing it from the IGI entries from the contemporary
By the way, GREAT pictures - I have some from Michoacan during the
revolution. If anyone wants me to post, let me know.
Esperanza
The Mexican government has an agency called the Instituto Nacional de
Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica (INEGI). They have incredibly
valuable inofmration on the Mexican census, central bank statistics and