Can Genealogy Be Racist? Identity, Roots & the Question of Proof
Oral history, Alex Haley’s Roots and the question of proof Change takes time. It can feel glacial when looking at […]
Stories in a Box: Caja 1289, Slavery and the Hernandez family
In reviewing a transcription of notary documents, I came across a pair of Hernandez sisters whose sale of property in
Gaining Freedom: gleaning narratives from Caja 1444, Moca, Puerto Rico, 1848-1854
Cartas de emancipación: Letters of Freedom As three historians of Cuban slavery recently wrote,”Los notarios eran parte de este sistema
Tree Climbing With DNA Cousins: Family Across Several Continents
If your Puerto Rican ancestor is on this list, then we’re related! Since the mid-2000s, my digital family is expanding,
African Ancestors in Moca, Puerto Rico, 1852-1859
Context of a transcription: African Ancestors in the first book of deaths Back in 2006, while researching mundillo (lacemaking) in
Podcasts for Genealogists & Family Historians: 1: Uncivil
Uncivil: Episode 10: The Portrait I recently discovered the podcast Uncivil (Gimlet Media) in searching for significant events for discussion
Lele’s Festival de ñame, 2007: 5,000 years of culinary history
Yams & communities Roots like yams, yuca, yautia, malanga known by different names on different islands and continents are central
NY – NJ Archives: Notable Latinx & Caribbean Resources
Following up on BlackProGen LIVE’s Episode #31: People of Color in the Northeast and New Jersey, I offer a brief compilation
Puerto Rico, Resources & Research Guides, Uncategorized
Revisiting Lyman Platt’s record list for documenting family sources
How old is too old? While reading one of Lyman D. Platt’s research pamphlets on Puerto Rico, I came across
El Cementerio Antiguo de San Sebastian, or, Adonde estan mis antepasados?
Much has happened since this blog post was written in 2012– the Cementerio Antiguo de San Sebastian in NW Puerto