Yabucoa Puerto Rico 1790 to 1937 Church Records – Updated
I had this post sitting in draft for 7 months thinking I had published and shared the information. So edited the intro and releasing today… Nearly 3 years ago on January 1st, 2017, I had posted my 100th post which happened to be about Yabuoca, Puerto Rico church records. At the time I released that…
Prisons in Puerto Rico in the 1800s and 1900s
While we are searching for ancestors, we never want to think the worst of them. We base our beliefs on how law are written today, but knowing in the back of our mind that they were different then. The way some of the laws were written in the 1800s, it makes you wonder who were…
Trujillo Alto Church Records & Other Resources
One of the hardest things is locating family records for Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico due to the lack of access to books or not all books being filmed by the LDS back in the 1980s. However, that should not stop us from seeking information on what is available. I am currently working on the…
Bayamon Church Records 1765 – 1932
My favorite color happens to be blue, and I also love blue roses; my favorite flowers, and yes, they do exist. One of the greatest things you encounter when doing genealogy is meeting some amazing individuals that are willing to share their research and tools that can help others in their research. One such individual…
Updated Digitized Church Records for Humacao, Puerto Rico 1784 – 1966
I initially posted about Humacao church records, Dulce Nombre de Jesus, back in 2016 when FamilySearch had made just one of the films available. The initial post still remains on the website but this post includes the entire collection to make it easier to navigate now that all of the church’s films are online. To…
Juana Diaz Church Records 1787 – 1922
Juana Diaz which is located in the central-southern coast of Puerto Rico was founded in 1798. Today, Juana Diaz has 14 barrios or towns that people can find family if they are connected to this part of Puerto Rico. Note that the church records begin in 1787, well before the municipality was founded. As a…