The Cartagena and Marun family – Familia Dominicana
I wanted a way of communicating our history with the family in a much easier format. The opening beach scene is from Florida’s west coast and other beach scenes are from Dominican Republic. I hope that you enjoy and thank you to all of those who contributed in the creation of this video; my family.…
Puerto Rican and Dominicans – Getting Your DNA Tested for Genealogical Purposes
I had to think over who I wanted to write about and drew a blank because there are so many I’d like to write about. Since I’m still working on both my Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry, I figured I’d talk about the benefits of having your DNA tested. First I recommend an Autosomal DNA…
Dominican Republic Genealogy – Where to Research
So today I finished up another semester in school and I’m celebrating it with sharing some information on Dominican Republic or like many of us call it; Quisqueya. A word that the indigenous people on the island called it; the Taino Indians. Much of their language still exist today and many don’t realizes that they…