Category: genealogy help

Navigating Dominican Republic’s Archive Website ~ Archivo General de la Nacion – Part 6 – Bernando Vega Collection

So now I want to speak to the Bernardo Vega Collection.  Basically he was a historian of Dominican Republic’s history.  When you click on the link, it will open a new window which provides a brief description.  To save you time, I copied the entire page and dropped it into Google Translate.   Below is…

By Anna Bayala July 29, 2015 0

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

Maria Florentina Alvarez Castillo

I always say to keep an open mind when researching your ancestors.  It is important to read up on the history of the region including when a town was established and when a church was erected in the town.  This has helped immensely in finding records when researching my ancestors.  Well, this way of thinking…

By Anna Bayala July 28, 2015 4

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

Alejandra Aquino Bayala

Alejandra was born in Carraizo, Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico. She married Esteban Betancourt y Pacheco on January 27, 1907 and lived in Carraizo. She is one of 7 children to Severo Aquino Perez and Regina Bayala Rodriguez. My last update on Alejandra’s and Esteban’s family shows that they had 11 children together. Her grandson…

By Anna Bayala July 27, 2015 2