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2023 – Puerto Rican Genealogy Sites

Posted in Family History, Uncategorized, tagged , on February 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

It’s been a very LONG time, since I have blogged here (or any where).

Now that I have time, I have found some great resources for my fellow boricuas in Puerto Rico or elsewhere.

  • https://boricuagenes.com – Luis Ariel Rivera’s site is full of information for genealogists old and new. Luis has a wonderful YouTube presentation Getting Started with Puerto Rican Genealogy. Check it out.
  • https://genealogiapr.com/ – The portal of the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía (aka – Puerto Rican Genealogy). Most of its members are in Puerto Rico and have several events and meetings a year on the island. They mentioned on the website that they are recording meetings for members. The membership is currently $50/year. I just renewed my membership and will be checking out their online resources for members.
  • https://puertoricangenealogy.weebly.com – Interesting blog with some links to well know resources.
  • https://archivespuertorico.com/- Just ordered some document from Aguada. I have recently discovered some of my ancestors had moved to Rincon from Aguada. The search continues.
  • Facebook Group: Puerto Rican Genealogy – This a private group you need to request to enroll.
  • Internet Archive – Has a genealogy section with books and digitized access to the US Census including that of Puerto Rico – 1910-1940. I did not see a search feature in the US Census images, it is a good way to scan for free a town to look for ancestors.
  • https://www.familysearch.org – I have used quite a bit over the last 5+ years when I discovered they have a LOT of Puerto Rican images for not only the US Census, but also Birth, Marriage, and Death records and more. Please note, some records from some towns have been lost due to hurricanes, fires, and general decay. But you don’t know that till you look. Creating an account is free. I used the site to download images and information for my records.

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What’s in a picture? What do your photos say?

Posted in Family Photos, Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 12, 2012| 7 Comments »

Looking for my roots is more than just finding names to place in a pedigree chart or finding the exotic lands they were from.  It is a way to celebrate our ancestors’ journey and to learn the lessons they provide us for own personal journey.

Don’t get me wrong, I cherish the adventure of adding one more name to the tree or to find one ancestor (or should I say any ancestor) that was not born in the town of Rincon, Puerto Rico.  But as my relatives age (as do I), I relish the stories and pictures of what was important to them.  Here are some photos of my family and some of the lessons and values they have given me.

Family – As our family migrated to New York in the 1940s and 1950s, being together to celebrate any occasion was important.  The birth of a child, a religious festival or ceremony (being Catholics specific celebrations included baptism, communion and confirmation), weddings and deaths are all common events in the human experience.  But seeing who are present and who are not in the photos is just as important.  Photos also illustrates the customs as well as the fads.   I have a photo of my mom in a poodle skirt that I cannot share due to fear of eternal damnation 🙂.

The calendar of Jesus and the last supper (upper right hand side of the photo) is an important artifact as any.  [Now if I can only see the source of the calendar.  A local church perhaps?]

Children – This is a photo of my cousins in Puerto Rico in 1960 in front of the cake for my baptism.  Looking at this photo tells me a lot of their personalities (Who is shy? Who is a ham?)  The house is my maternal grand parents home, a very simple wood home.  In the upper left side a picture of Jesus Christ, a sign of a religious house hold.

Food – A Puerto Rican celebration would not be complete without arroz y gandules (rice and pigeon peas) and pernil (roast pork shoulder).  The wallpaper is classic of a 1950s kitchen apartment in New York (Spanish Harlem specifically), while my aunt’s sheepish and proud grin juxtaposed to my uncle’s (her brother-in-law’s) smile is true to their nature and personality.  He, a very jolly and generous soul.  She always ready to reply with zinger.

Puerto Rican Food..

To me these photos show me the true joy in their lives: family, children and food.  I have learned that I need to do some more celebrating.

What do your photos say?

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