Slavery In Brazil – the African Holocaust
One of the harsh realities that we face is knowing how much the Roman Catholic Church ignored in the abuses and deaths that many Africans and their descendants were dealt with. It is the ultimate holocaust that no one discusses nor views it as such; the African Holocaust. The exception to this, of course, is…
Josef Vicente Arroyo de Jesus – Born Free from Slavery in 1785
Another blogpost while sitting at the airport, had to add the image to this post. Josef Vicente Arroyo de Jesus baptism record can be found in Book 1, Folio 58, and is the 336th entry at the San Matheo Apostle Roman Catholic Church located in Santurce but the area was known as Cangrejos at the…
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…
Bahamas Probate Records 1733 to 1860
I love this time of year; summer heat and relaxation time. You just never know whose life you may impact for the better. Some you cannot help as they are permanently lost but the fact that you tried, it just shows that you care for others, even when they prefer to look the other way.…
Haiti Genealogy
Sak pase to all my Haitian cousins and friends. I created this page to assist many of you seeking to know more about your ancestry. While I do not directly descend from a Haitian ancestor (that I know of), I do have Haitian cousins and as of today, I do not know how we connect…
Saint George Church Records
Wanting to give Saint Vincent some time as this is the first time posting about this island. There are so many islands and content to share but never enough time. At times I wish there was a copy machine so I could split myself into multiple people so I can accomplish all of the things…