Gurabo Church Records – Online Digitized Records for Puerto Rico
It seems that FamilySearch has been very busy with digitizing church records. I have been monitoring their records for a very long time and as patience would have it, Gurabo church records for the Parroquia San Jose are now available. There are many other churches that are also online but this is the first of…
Cuban Digitized Church Records and 1919 Census
While Cuba goes through their changes, including the ability to freely travel to the island, one of the struggles for many is finding resources when researching Cuban ancestry. The Cuban digitized church records and the 1919 Census are now available. Fortunately, the internet has made it possible for many to locate many genealogical records on…
Understanding Your X Chromosome DNA
When it comes to DNA, I am either asked privately or see posts asking why Ancestry shows an individual further related than what the person appears on GEDMatch. This has to do with how Ancestry’s Timber software analyzes the DNA file. Timber has been known to remove centimorgans (cM) where chromosomes are bunched together (clustered)…
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…
Caguas Puerto Rico – Censo de Almas 1886 to 1889
I located this census for Caguas while going through digital images. They have been online since the civil records were made available and I guess I never noticed it and potentially many others. It is found on the same films as the civil registration records for the region but cannot be seen if browsing through…
San Benito de Patillas Baptism Records 1890 to 1917
An updated post has been created that covers years from 1810 through 1940, please review that post as it will include the below records. San Benito Abad y Santa Barbara Church Records in Patillas 1810 – 1940 While not all of the church records for Patillas, Puerto Rico are available online at the time of…