One of the churches that I wish that the records were not so damaged or missing is the Loiza church records. For one thing, our Betancourt and Falcon family lines were documented in the Loiza church records. However, prior to Trujillo Alto and San Fernando (today Carolina) existing, many families traveled to Loiza to be…
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 That quote couldn’t ring more true when we see the dedication of volunteers like Salli Mayer Aponte, a cousin reaching all the way from Japan to help Puerto Rican families…
Many researchers are actively searching for digitized Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico church records, only to discover that not all of them are available online. Unfortunately, not every church throughout the Caribbean was filmed, which makes the search significantly more difficult for genealogists seeking to trace their family history. However, knowing where else to look is…
The last is always the best. This is the last update for San Benito Abad y Santa Barbara church records for Puerto Rico. While there was one listed when it first came out, this one will complete the series of available information. The municipality sits south of Lorenzo, just east of Guayama and Arroyo, and…
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…
One of the hardest things is locating family records for Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico due to the lack of access to books or not all books being filmed by the LDS back in the 1980s. However, that should not stop us from seeking information on what is available. I am currently working on the…
My favorite color happens to be blue, and I also love blue roses; my favorite flowers, and yes, they do exist. One of the greatest things you encounter when doing genealogy is meeting some amazing individuals that are willing to share their research and tools that can help others in their research. One such individual…
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…
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…
Villalba is a younger municipality when compared to others on the island of Puerto Rico, as it was formed in 1917. Villalba was once a part of Ponce until 1823 when it became a part of Juana Diaz and then was split off in the 19th century into Villalba Arriba and Villalba Abajo.1 It is…
Guayanilla, for those not familiar with the island, sits on Puerto Rico’s southwestern coast between Yauco and Peñuelas. It was once a part of Yauco, so it pays for those researching the region to keep this in mind when trying to locate ancestors in records. Another hint is that Ponce is just 12 miles to…
Peñuelas sits on the southwesterly part of Puerto Rico, west of Ponce, and east of Guaynilla. And just west of Guaynilla, you have Yauco. Knowing where the municipality sits is critical in assisting researchers with their lines may have migrated from or even to, as it helps with the understanding of knowing where to look…