Category: indigenous natives

Matanzas Province Church Records

The collection may seem familiar to some. This has to do with the post previously done in 2017. Subsequently, I removed the post to avoid confusion since it had 4 books. Therefore, this post will contain all the references from that post as well as the new content added.

By Anna Bayala September 12, 2022 0

Saint Vincent Deed Books

Locating records online is difficult for many due to unavailable digitized records. With the COVID pandemic, it has delayed project completion of records digitization. There are some project teams that I am familiar with that are just beginning to attain access to equipment to start the process after two years of no access. Luckily, the…

By Anna Bayala September 5, 2022 0

Puerto Rico Digitized Church Books

Family researchers are looking for Puerto Rico church records. This post will help everyone understand why some are easily available and where you should be looking for the information. A must read for every researcher looking for church records.

By Anna Bayala September 10, 2020 2

Caguas Transcribed Records – The Case of Giving

Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share. Ginni Rometty The files & this post was updated on 8/1/2020 How true the above quote rings in our ears. A cousin from the far shores of Japan contributes her hard dedicated Caguas transcribed records. Her work to help many find…

By Anna Bayala July 27, 2020 0

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…

By Anna Bayala July 4, 2019 0

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…

By Anna Bayala June 29, 2019 0