Curaçao Church Records from 1714 to 1831
One of the best resources in finding ancestry information on a family member has always been church records. Within a few lines, you can easily discover more about an ancestor than many times in public records. Church records are a great source to find out when an individual was born, the name of parents, the…
Slave Records in Curacao 1831 to 1863
Just like many other regions throughout the Caribbean and South America, slavery existed on the ABC Islands that consists of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao. This post concentrates on Curacao and this is far from the only records. I will be posting them separately based on accessibility. While the below the records are in Dutch, you…
Dominica Land Records 1765 – 1927 Leads to Enslaved Ancestors
Many never look to land records to find ancestors. The assumption is that their ancestors may not have owned land. However, land records go beyond actual land and can include records of servitude such as indentured servants or enslaved people such as many of our African brothers and sisters; our ancestors. These records are invaluable…
When You Do Not See Who You Have Impacted
Many of you were quite unhappy with me about bringing down the website but understood where I was coming from with my decision. Some of you were involved with the situation. It wasn’t done with malintent but I had reached the point of being tired of the selfish behavior from quite a few and my…
Spanish Last Names
For this next post I want to change things up a bit. For those of us that were raised in Hispanic household, things may or may not come naturally when understanding the surnames and how it works. I’m going to use visual examples for this post. In the Hispanic community, and it is true no…
Searching for that Enslaved Ancestor
Many, and for some unknown reason, believe that slavery in Puerto Rico existed only on the eastern part of the island. The reality is that slavery existed throughout the entire island. There was no imaginary line separating the two sides. Thinking this way will lead people down the wrong path in finding their ancestors. There…