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.…
Dominican Military Service Records
One of the most frustrating places to research is the Dominican Republic. Why? The lack of digitized records available. In addition, the country is not serious about digitizing and preserving records. Many of these books sit in humid buildings with no air conditioning. Some have attempted to share content but it seems rare to see…
Havana Cathedral Records 1584 – 1874
Cuba is one of the most difficult Caribbean islands to research. This has to do with the lack of access due to embargoes and the fact that is a communist country. Currently the Cuban people are under severe oppression based on what we see on social media. Many of us realize that we have ancestors…
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.
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…
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…