Dominican Republic Voter Registry
So what does Dominican Republic voter registry have to do with genealogy? Well plenty! You would be surprised the many places you can locate family. The great thing about voter registries is that it helps you locate the men that registered to vote. Things like their name and the Cédula number! If you are not…
Dominican Military Service Records
One of the most frustrating places to research is the Dominican Republic. Why? The lack of digitized records available. In addition, the country is not serious about digitizing and preserving records. Many of these books sit in humid buildings with no air conditioning. Some have attempted to share content but it seems rare to see…
Ancestry’s Genetic Communities for DNA – My View
So today I login to discover that Ancestry has implemented its new feature, Genetic Communities. Immediately I noticed that I belong to one community and wanted to see how they came about this. Looking at the layout of what it states, it tells me that I am genetically connected to those in Puerto Rico on…
Dominican Republic Civil Registration Records – Free Access
Familysearch just updated Dominican Republic’s Civil Registration Birth Records search database on December 21st; just in time for those of you researching in Dominican Republic over the Christmas holiday. A nice discussion with family members over Christmas. The database covers from 1801 to 2010; a long period of time. The link can be found below:…
Francisco Caba from Tavera
This post has been in the making since July of this year. I figured I’d finish it tonight and post it. It goes with many of my half-written posts still sitting in draft. I wanted to at least release this one. One of the challenges in researching my maternal Rivas and Cabreja lines is the…
Using the International Genealogical Index for Research
When I first started off researching and heard about Family Search’s website, I didn’t realize how much information it held. One such database is the International Genealogical Index also know as the IGI. The IGI contains millions of records that have been submitted by people that are directly related to the deceased person. The database…