I have always had an interest in my family’s ancestry since the early ’80s as a preteen. Now I am an avid genealogist. My ancestry is Dominican (maternal) and Puerto Rican (paternal). DNA has proven that I am from all over the Caribbean, many places in Africa, the Middle East, and Iberia. Finally, I want to know about me.
As a preteen, I received some push back and get the typical “we don’t talk about these things” responses when asking about my Dominican ancestry. Therefore, I took on researching family history in the early 1990s as I wanted to understand my family’s rainbow of colors. In addition, in 2007 I discovered I was Puerto Rican via my father. My father assisted me with making more discoveries. Through these discoveries, I have built a family tree with over 8,000 family members that include both sides. While I work in the world of technology and telecommunications for the past 20 plus years, I will always have time for genealogy. I run this website, Genealogía Nuestra and Caribbean Genealogy during my free time.
Genealogía Nuestra, is Spanish and translates to Our Genealogy. The website is set up to assist others with their research. African Caribbean Genealogy is my personal pursuit. It is about finding out more about my African roots and sharing what I discover along the way.
Many ask why I share content freely. Well, I am a firm believer that every person has a right to know who they are and not blocked. People that seek assistance are adopted, an unknown parent or grandparents, not knowing their culture. The worst are those of us with a loss of history due to the ugliness of slavery. I share to help resolve all these blockers.
My father always said that knowing your ancestors is to know yourself. I truly believe this as I discover the strong men and women that have endured plenty in the past. Therefore, they made it possible for me to exist. My father understood my pursuit. We had our daily evening call that always included his opening joke, “How many
