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…
Researching Panamanian Ancestry
Panama has a rich history with connections to many in the Caribbean islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. No matter which island you are from, you will discover cousins from Panama. Personally I’d like to see an increase in people from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to have their…
Indexing Project for Dominican Republic Underway – Assistance Needed
Currently there are two projects for Dominican Republic that Family Search is looking for volunteers to transcribe records for their free index. www.Familysearch.org provides free access to digitized records for the entire globe is looking for assistance wint transcribing records written in Spanish. To ensure that records are indexed correctly and accurately, they need our…
Marriages from Book 1 of Cathedral in San Juan – Nuestra Senora de los Remedios
I have spent a lot of time pulling marriage records out of book 1 of marriages for Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. This is the cathedral in San Juan that was originally built in 1521, was destroyed by a hurricane in October 1526 by San Francisco and rebuilt in 1529. It is the 2nd oldest…
Researching Your African Ancestry in the Caribbean
One of the greatest ways of researching African ancestry in the Caribbean is by actually reading many history books and from different resources and countries. If you don’t have the time to go through so many books in the beginning then there is a shortcut. I found that UNESCO Publishing is the best shortcut to…
Researching Your Belizean Ancestry
Researching your ancestry from Belize formerly known as British Honduras is actually not as hard as some would think. There are many resources available to you where you shouldn’t have to visit the country to find information. Like many other regions of the Caribbean, Central America and South America, names have changed over the years. …