Category: Caribbean slavery

Santa Clara de Asis Records

The British Library is preserving books that are in danger of disappearing. It was nice to see that they have digitized for Santa Clara de Asis records. The church is a cathedral located in Santa Clara, in the province of Villa Clara. Finally, the collection from this church includes records for Blacks, Browns, and Whites.…

By Anna Bayala September 14, 2022 0

Matanzas Province Church Records

The collection may seem familiar to some. This has to do with the post previously done in 2017. Subsequently, I removed the post to avoid confusion since it had 4 books. Therefore, this post will contain all the references from that post as well as the new content added.

By Anna Bayala September 12, 2022 0

Trujillo Bajo Tax Records

There are so many resources available for genealogical research for Puerto Rico. Some are out of reach of many family genealogist. However, we do have some great researchers that are willing to share their research. We can thank Rachel Rose for her continue contribution by providing Trujillo Bajo tax records from 1824 to 1828. If…

By Anna Bayala September 9, 2022 0

Arroyo, Cayey & Mayaguez Church Records

As promised, I will be adding content as they become available. With this post I am now sharing transcribed records for Arroyo, Cayey & Mayaguez church records. There will be additional posts of many more records as there are also slave census records that have been transcribed. A huge undertaking that is truly appreciated. These…

By Anna Bayala September 7, 2022 0

Saint Vincent Deed Books

Locating records online is difficult for many due to unavailable digitized records. With the COVID pandemic, it has delayed project completion of records digitization. There are some project teams that I am familiar with that are just beginning to attain access to equipment to start the process after two years of no access. Luckily, the…

By Anna Bayala September 5, 2022 0

Cuba Church Indexes

The Cuba church indexes were made possible by the Cuban Genealogical Society. These indexes are an amazing way of being able to locate ancestors for those researching the island. The Cuban Genealogical Society published a quarterly Revista (magazine) beginning in 1988. To provide more context on Cuba church indexes, while provided in the opening images,…

By Anna Bayala September 5, 2022 0