Category: Dominican ancestry

Navigating Dominican Republic’s Archive Website ~ Archivo General de la Nacion – Part 5 – Revista Clio

The next post is truly a short one if you have been following my blog posts about Dominican Republic’s National General Archive also known as the Archivo General de la Nacion (agn.gov.do). In my prior post I spoke about the Archivo’s Boletin and the Revista Clio functions in the same manner that the Boletins do.…

By Anna Bayala July 29, 2015 0

Navigating Dominican Republic’s Archive Website ~ Archivo General de la Nacion – Part 4 – Boletins AGN

People tend to ignore the Boletins in Archives and I can tell you first hand, HUGE mistake!  One of the great things about the Boletins is the history it contains.  These little magazines speak to things that have occurred on the island as well as the collections the archives contain. This can help you immensely…

By Anna Bayala July 28, 2015 0

Navigating Dominican Republic’s Archive Website ~ Archivo General de la Nacion – Part 3

So before I begin, I recommend that you check out Parts 1 and 2 if you’re just arriving at this blog. Below I’ve provided links to each to help you walk through this website.  They will open each in their own window so you won’t lose your place. Navigating the AGN for Dominican Republic –…

By Anna Bayala July 25, 2015 0

Navigating Dominican Republic’s Archive Website ~ Archivo General de la Nacion – Part 2

One of the things I forgot to mention, any links I provide will always open in a new window. The same goes for the AGN so make sure you turn off pop up blockers for both websites. If you’re looking for Part 1, then click here and it will open in a new window. The…

By Anna Bayala July 25, 2015 0

Navigating Dominican Republic’s Archive Website ~ Archivo General de la Nacion

Dominican Republic is well known for being very much into its history and attempting to document as much as possible. There are some amazing libraries (known as bibliotecas in Spanish) in this country. One of the great things I’ve heard about Dominican Republic’s Archivo General de la Nacion (Archives of the Nation) is that they…

By Anna Bayala July 24, 2015 0

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.…

By Anna Bayala July 23, 2015 0