Category: African Ancestry

Puerto Rico Digitized Church Books

Family researchers are looking for Puerto Rico church records. This post will help everyone understand why some are easily available and where you should be looking for the information. A must read for every researcher looking for church records.

By Anna Bayala September 10, 2020 2

Saint Pierre Church Records 1866 to 1915 in Pétion-Ville Haiti

Haiti is a beautiful country that has plenty to offer. The problem is that those who travel there are not flooding the internet with images of the beauty that exists there. The same can be said about Pétion-ville, a suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince.same can be said about Pétion-ville, a suburb of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

By Anna Bayala September 7, 2020 0

Toa Baja Baptisms in Puerto Rico

There are plenty of records online for a genealogist to go through, such as the Toa Baja baptisms books. While not all towns have books available online, consider becoming a member of the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía (SPG). The society which has been around for over 30 years is a great resource for researchers. SPG…

By Anna Bayala September 6, 2020 0

Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Transcribed Church Records

Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, which is the second oldest church in the Americas, constructed in 1521, it is not surprising that book numbers would not be sequential or in any real order.

By Anna Bayala September 6, 2020 0

Yabucoa Puerto Rico 1790 to 1937 Church Records – Updated

I had this post sitting in draft for 7 months thinking I had published and shared the information. So edited the intro and releasing today… Nearly 3 years ago on January 1st, 2017, I had posted my 100th post which happened to be about Yabuoca, Puerto Rico church records. At the time I released that…

By Anna Bayala December 25, 2019 0