In this presentation, I talk about the best places to find free and paid genealogy books online to use in your research. I also show examples of books that I use in my own research and were I got them. I also talks about what I consider to be genealogical books and how to use […]
Here is a quick recap of my presentation “Mexican Border Crossing Records”. Hopefully this video recording will help you get a better knowledge of Mexican border crossing records. I had fun making and recording the presentation. I even provided two examples of my own grandfather crossing the border. They contained information on him that I […]
Here is my recap of Roberto Canales presentation “Cavazos Family History: Discoveries From 40 Years Research”. I particularly interested in listening to this presentation since I myself have many Cavazos in my family tree. Below is the outline of the presentation and what you can expect to learn in each section. We recorded the presentation […]
Here you can read the presentation recap of “Tracing My Mother’s Ancestors From Revilla to San Ygnacio, Texas” by professor Gonzalez. In it he talks about his pioneering ancestors who founded Revilla nowadays Guerrero, Tamaulipas, and others that arrived there a few decades later. He also provides valuable information as to how to publish our […]
Here is a quick recap of my presentation “A Look at Mexican Catholic Church Records” and what you can expect from it for your own research. Before 1860 the only institution in Mexico that recorded vital records was the Catholic Church and it should be your go to resource to find ancestors prior to that year. In […]
This post contains a recap of the presentation “Guanches, The Mysterious Natives of the Canary Islands”. How is it that the DNA of the ancient indigenous Guanches of the Canary Islands is present in many Hispanics of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States?In this presentation Dr. Beatrice de Leon Edwards explains the connection that many […]
In this presentation, we take a look at the Mexican Civil Registration records and what genealogical information each of these records contains. You will also learn where to find them online and offline. Now let’s talk about this presentation. Since 1860 Mexican Law has required that every birth, death, and marriage event be recorded by Mexico’s […]
Las Villas del Norte Community Tree, with over 139,000 names, is a great resource for anyone with roots in South Texas and the Northeastern Mexican States of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, and Coahuila. Watch this presentation to get an inside look on its features, search capabilities and on what information you can expect to find. Best […]
Watch Beatrice de Leon Edwards presentation” Tlaxcalan Colonizers of Northern New Spain” to learn about the possibility of having Tlaxcalan ancestry in our DNA, and why there is a high probability that some of our Native American DNA comes all the way from Tlaxcala, a state in central Mexico. Now let’s talk about this presentation. If […]
Listen to Susana Privett’s presentation “Deciphering Historical Past Censuses”. Susana will take a closer look at the past historical records of our nation’s censuses. Learn about the questions that each census asked, thus providing an insight into our ancestors lives and clues to finding more about them. In my opinion the presentation was very informative and […]
