Category: Genealogy

Baptisms, Marriages, & Deaths in Jamaica with Haitian Connection

I enjoy when I come across records that can help someone in their research. This collection will help those researching their ancestry in Jamaica and Haiti. The burial collection from 1795 to 1799 contains records on the individuals’ name, age, nationality, their place of origin, residence and their next of kin. There are only 52…

By Anna Bayala May 21, 2019 0

Jayuya Church Records

It has been some time since I have posted and have been working on Guayama when I have free time. However, it will take me a little longer to complete as I have been helping quite a few DNA cousins find family. In the meantime, I went through Jayuya’s church records which didn’t take long.…

By Anna Bayala May 20, 2019 0

8th Annual State of Young Black New York at Fordham University

Below is the presentation I used for the 8th Annual State of Young Black New York held on May 5th at Fordham University. There is a 15-second delay between each slide. The functionality is there where you can move backward or forward on the slides. If you ever have a family member question the safety…

By Anna Bayala May 5, 2018 0

Humacao Church Records Available Online – Digitized

There is an updated post to this post found here. Well, it looks like we are ending 2016 on a good note when it comes to genealogy for those of us researching our ancestors in the Caribbean islands. While I would have loved to learn that all the records had been digitized and released like…

By Anna Bayala December 31, 2016 4