July 1714 Presidio de San Francisco de Conchos, Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya Testimony regarding the inspection procedures, troop assignments, and accounting of payments to the soldiers of the San Francisco de Conchos Presidio (Translated from the Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01001013). List of… Read More »1714 Presidio de San Francisco de Conchos
1723 Record of the list of Soldiers at the Real Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi, Mexico during the inspection by Captain Gregorio Alvarez Tuñon y Quiroz. Transcribed from the Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01002020. The Royal Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi was… Read More »1723 List of Soldiers at Real Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi
1723 Record of the list of Soldiers at the Real Presidio de San Phelipe y Santiago de Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico during the inspection by Captain Gregorio Alvarez Tuñon y Quiroz. (Transcribed from the Fondo Colonial Collection, AHMPFCC01002021.) The Royal Presidio… Read More »1723 List of Soldiers at Real Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos
Many people received DNA kits for Christmas and are now anxiously awaiting the results to learn more about themselves, their ancestors, and ethnicity. Others are seeking family members or to learn where they came from. Genetic genealogy is at the… Read More »Genetic Genealogy – How Does It Work?
I love when the priest included a diagram of the Consanguinity or Affinity in the Catholic Church marriage diligence. In this case the issue is one of Affinity not Consanquinity. Affinity refers to familial relationships created through marriage; the relationship… Read More »Catholic Church Example of Affinity
Genetic genealogy has been all over the news and social media, with the murder case in Idaho slowly moving through the court system. Recently, the defendant, Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys have attempted to call into question the genetic genealogy that led… Read More »Genetic Genealogy & The Bryan Kohberger Case
For those doing genealogy for Mexican relatives or who have traced ancestors to Mexico the information that is available is some of the best out there. Records kept by the Catholic church in Mexico are a treasure trove of data… Read More »Mexican Genealogy a Treasure Trove of Information
One of my favorite items to include in client reports are map and / or address related items. If you’ve never paid attention to the first columns on the census you could be missing out. It’s not information that will… Read More »Utilizing Old Maps and Google Maps in Genealogy
All genealogists have their pet peeves, one of mine is the incorrect designation of West Virginia before it existed. One might think that just as frequently you would see a designation of Virginia after a certain location had become West Virginia, but it’s just… Read More »The Designation of Virginia vs West Virginia in Family Trees