The Unbearable Whiteness of Being: Researching genealogical societies at the turn of the century
I’ll be honest, researching this hasn’t been easy. I’ve written on historical moments that make for profound discomfort— early museum […]
African Ancestors, Afro-Indigenous Ancestry, Caribbean, Moca, Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, Slavery
Searching Documents for Benejam Ancestors
I’ve finally submitted the materials, tables and text to accompany Part 3 of the Missing Registro Central de Esclavo volume
Afro-Indigenous Ancestry, Caribbean, Migration, Puerto Rico, Race & Ideology, Registro Civil, Resources & Research Guides, Slavery, Taino
“Y tu abuela, donde esta? An Introduction to Puerto Rican Genealogy”, Sat 9/25
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Luddy Fernandez Babilonia (1935-30 Aug 2021)
In remembrance My mother has made the transition, completing her life on earth. She was 85 years old, almost making
Calling the Ancestors
Shouldn’t we ask questions about how beginnings are constructed? What’s the significance of an origin story? Who gets to tell about the dawning of a deeper historical consciousness among people? For whom does this story matter? Stories are containers for memory, with purpose.
Moca, Mundillo, New York, Puerto Rico
Passings
Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of Pop’s passing, which took place on 7 July 2017. When our loved ones transition
Caribbean, Moca, Podcasts, Puerto Rico, Race & Ideology, Slavery, Violence
Next Week: 6/10: Bound to History – on Bernice Bennett’s Research at the National Archives and Beyond
Have you ever wanted to know more about the woman behind the only slave narrative out of Puerto Rico? On
African Ancestors, Afro-Indigenous Ancestry, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Race & Ideology, Slavery, Violence
Tonight: 4/28: A History Unraveled: Slavery and the Babilonia Family
Please join me tonight on Zoom! Wednesday April 28, 2021 from 7-8PM– Register via the link below Independent scholar and
Who’s Your Mamá? Documents and discrepancies from early 19th century Moca – Part 2
Approaching your brick wall? Here are some suggestions for thinking about context, surnames & working with documents.
The Many Names of Telesforo Carrillo (1845-1920)
The search for my great great grandfather began with a fiction of sorts, created by his death certificate of 1920. Here the gap between who he was when he started and who he was at the end of his life widens.