Category: Native American – Taino Indians

The Santiago de Cuba Index

I had a cousin that recently complained to me that he couldn’t find Santiago de Cuba records. Like many others, the complaints are valid as research is limited. What adds to this? For one thing, the city faces the Caribbean Sea. And another is that it is an important city port and open to attacks.…

By Anna Bayala July 24, 2021 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

Toa Baja Baptisms in Puerto Rico

There are plenty of records online for a genealogist to go through, such as the Toa Baja baptisms books. While not all towns have books available online, consider becoming a member of the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía (SPG). The society which has been around for over 30 years is a great resource for researchers. SPG…

By Anna Bayala September 6, 2020 0

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…

By Anna Bayala December 25, 2019 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