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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

"Southern California’s Native American Peoples with John P. Schmal, Historian, Genealogist, and Lecturer" Feb 3, 2021 7PM PST

Date Time: Feb 3, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 


Description: Join us on Zoom and Facebook Live for a presentation exploring the Native American peoples that inhabited Southern California in the 18th Century, from San Diego to Santa Barbara. The current status of these groups in the present day will also be discussed.

La Plaza Cultura y Artes (A Los Angeles Historical Museum) is sponsoring this presentation.  Other announcements about presentations on the Aztecs/Náhuatl people and Indigenous Mexico genealogical research will follow in the next few weeks.

Register to view on Zoom or watch on Facebook

This session was rescheduled from January 6, 2021.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

1802 Census Galeana (Buenaventura) and 1814 Temeichic, Chihuahua is now online


 

Notification has been given that another census has been transcribed and is now online, Galeana (San Buenaventura) 1802 census , as well as the 1814 Temeichic, Chihuahua. To reach the website hit here.

Big Y DNA Testing Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 11AM PST via Zoom hosting by GSHA-SC



 Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021  •   11 a.m. PST

Via Zoom. Members will be sent link. Non-members can RSVP at gshasocal@gmail.com

Presenters: Miguel A. Torrez and Anthony Martinez

DNA can be a powerful tool in the genealogist tool box, but it is important to know that there are different kinds of DNA tests. Each designed to answer a different investigatory question. This presentation will discuss the Y-DNA test, the most useful and powerful of the DNA tests for the purposes of genealogy.

Bio(s): 

Miguel A. Tórrez is a Research Technologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory working in Material Science. He earned his BS in Environmental Science from Northern New Mexico College. Tórrez serves as the administrator of the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s NMGS DNA Project and is a member of the Manitos project (manitos.net). Miguel has published many genetic genealogy articles and contributed a chapter to “Nación Genízara. Ethnogenesis, Place, and Identity in New Mexico.”

More on Miguel can be found at his blog, New Mexico Genetic Genealogy (https://nmgeneticgenealogy.wordpress.com/ ) and at the NMGS.org website under the NMGS DNA Project tab.

Anthony “Lee” Martinez – Growing up in a Mormon family in the Española Valley of Norther New Mexico, Lee was immersed in genealogy form a young age, scouring small, remote cemeteries throughout the mountain villages in the area with his parents from the age of 10. Lee’s parents served for a time as the LDS Family Search History Librarian, based in the valley, back in the day when micro-fiche was a primary research source. Now with over 40 years of genealogical research under his belt, Dr. Martinez directly manages 22 Y-DNA accounts, representing 11 surnames, and consults with the NMGS DNA team on Y-DNA project. 

Tertulia Historica: Where Blood was spilled: the US-Mexican War of 1846 January 30, 1pm PST

 Please join in to here this interesting zoom cast of the historical event. on JANUARY 30, 2 pm MST, 

The war between the U.S.A. and Mexico in 1846 was a world event that shaped the destiny of both nations. New Mexico was impacted directly, as it went from being part of the new nation of Mexico to being a U.S. territory, and ultimately, a U.S. state. In this presentation, State Historian Rob Martinez will discuss the causes of the conflict and examine the fallout from those events, as well as the impact on New Mexico history specifically. You must register in advance by hitting here

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Rancho Camulos Museum Free Zoom Event Saturday January 23, 2021 1 PM PST

 Dear Genealogical Society of Hispanic America—Southern ,

This is short notice but Los Californianos was just informed of this event.  It may have significance to you personally or be just an interesting event to attend. The event is free on Zoom and the Zoom link is listed below in the message.  

Los Californianos is not affiliated with the Rancho Camulos Museum.  This message is sent because of it's relevance to our members.






 

 

"Helen Hunt Jackson Returns"

Saturday, January 23, 1p.m.

Virtual Reenactment

 

 

 

Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark

Invites You to Attend

"Helen Hunt Jackson Returns"

A Free Reenactment Peformance Celebrating the Author's 1882 Visit to Camulos Ranch

Join a Free Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84533219803

Meeting ID : 845 3321 9803

Passcode : 840456

Experience the annual volunteers’ reenactment of Helen Hunt Jackson’s January 1882 visit to Camulos, now the Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark. Jackson's visit inspired her to include this vestige of the Californio lifestyle as one of the settings for her 1884 novel Ramona. Her story is still relevant today. Re-enactors will engage and delight you. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year's performance will be streamed virtually, followed by a live Q&A.

See zoom information for the virtual event above and watch the Promo video below to prepare you for this entertaining step back into time.

 Rancho Camulos Zoom id.mp4

Please share this announcement and video with your friends , family, organizations you belong to, any group you think might be interested , etc., and via your Social Media outlets.

Thank you for supporting the nonprofit Rancho Camulos Museum.

Where the History, Myth and Romance of Old California still linger...

 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Off by Half a World, the Coronado Expedition at Cibola, July 1540 Zoom Presentation January 28, 2021 4:30 PM PST



Please join us via zoom to heard this unique historical presentation by Richard Flint. Part of the series from the Center for SW Research, UNM Zimmerman Library. Contact Tomas Jaehn, tjaehn@unm.edu for Zoom access.  You will need to registered  in advance.

Sunday, January 17, 2021

GSHA_SC Writer's Workshop January 24, 2PM PST


 It's this Sunday, January 24th at 2 p.m. Please see above for more details. Note the Writer's Workshop is the 4th Sunday of the month, unless it falls on a holiday.


Saturday, January 16, 2021

NOTE REVISION:The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are at January 28, 2021 Saturday 2:00 PM PST


For those who have missed the even t it is on YouTube! Please hit here

The collaborated presentation between GSHA and the Pueblo Public Library, Libby Copeland's bookThe Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are"  has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 28th. More details to follow. 


 On Saturday, January 28, at 2:00 a.m PST,. the Pueblo City County Library in partnership with the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America will have a joint presentation with national author, Libby Copeland, who recently published, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are, published by Abrams Press. The presentation will explore the cultural phenomenon of DNA testing which is redefining genealogy and family history, its implications for what we think about family and ourselves, and its ramifications and reality that people who get tested may discover. 

The New York Times writes, “Before you spit in that vial, read this book.” The book draws on Libby Copeland’s years of research on this topic. With more than 35 million people tested, a tipping point has been reached. Virtually all Americans are affected whether they have been tested or not, and millions have been impacted by significant revelations in their immediate families. The Washington Post also says The Lost Family “reads like an Agatha Christie mystery” and “wrestles with some of the biggest questions in life: Who are we? What is family? Are we defined by nature, nurture or both?”

As more or our members get tested and more results get analyzed, this is a very timely book that will help all ethnicities who embark one step beyond the paper trail. Join us.

We will get the link to All GSHA members by January 26 for the 2:00 p.m. PST program on Thursday, January 28. For those of you who can't join us a link will be sent to see it on Youtube at a later time. If you wish to see it live,  Please contact gsha.vp@gshaa.org and note the event.


Thursday, January 14, 2021

Carving Up a Continent: State Boundaries in the American West January 21, 2021 5PM PST

 

PLEASE NOTE:You can watch this presentation at any time by the recording by hitting here. 

Carving Up a Continent: State Boundaries in the American West / Derek Everett

The United States spent much of the nineteenth century dividing the West into states by drawing lines through landscapes and cultures to create a framework of control. The Colorado-New Mexico boundary, among many others, reflects the consequences of seemingly simple invisible boundaries to shape communities and people yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Join Dr. Derek Everett to explore how state boundaries emerged, and what impact they continue to have from the San Luis Valley to the Pacific coast and the Mississippi valley. 

Everett is author of Creating the American West: Boundaries and Borderlands and an instructor at Colorado State University and Metropolitan State University of Denver. 

To watch the podcast, you will need to register in advance. To do so, please hit here


Tuesday, January 12, 2021

The French in New Mexico: Four centuries of exploration, adventure & influence Thursday, January 14, 2021 4PM PST

 




Thursday January 14, 2021, 5 pm Mountain Time

From the Santa Fe Municipal Library

Story Telling and more from 400 years of exploration, adventure, and influence

Please join us when the Santa Fe Public Library for hosting François-Marie Patorni in speaking about her book, "The French in New Mexico.

"In this first history of the French in New Mexico, the author chronicles the lives of French-speaking people who came mainly from France, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium, Africa, and the Caribbean Islands; of people with French ancestry who retained some of their French culture; and of people with strong connections to France. The book traces their presence in New Mexico from the 1500s to present times. It tells the stories of influential, unusual, or colorful characters, and of people who are not as well remembered. They came from all walks of life, explorers, adventurers, fur trappers and traders, soldiers, merchants, priests, farmers and ranchers, businesspeople, scientists, artists, actors, politicians, lawyers, criminals, women of note, intellectuals, and other influencers in society. Whether dramatic or lighthearted, their lives are filled with stories of love and death, of chases and hunts, of successes and failures. As they roamed across the land, they will occasionally take us to California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Texas, and Mexico. These stories are placed in their historical and cultural context, and point to more detailed readings and further research. What is now New Mexico was for centuries at the limit of the world known to Europeans. This is still the case as far as French history is concerned. This book is offered as a contribution to the cultural resurrection of the French in New Mexico. It is for the thousands of New Mexicans who share a French ancestry, conscious and proud of the value of French culture, heritage, and identity. It is also for their distant cousins who remained in their original lands. And beyond direct family ties, it is for all those interested in the multicultural aspects of New Mexico’s history and society.

There will be a discussion, interaction afterwards. The focus on telling a few amazing stories, old times name dropping, and sharing amazing "factoids," with a very quick look at the last 400 years (a saga that can be glimpsed on my website, and is of course fully developed in the book).

To register for the podcast, please hit here

Friday, January 8, 2021

Panes Update


 Dear Panes followers:

Panes would like all of you to know that we appreciate your support, your phone calls, your emails, and your encouraging input. We love it when you read our posts and use the information we provide. We especially love it when you lead us to others who have similar interests in Hispanic research and are willing to post their work on our site. We have created a platform for all to use who have information to share. Please read on to see what is currently happening at Panes.info.

If your current research centers around Chihuahua, it may behoove you to check out the towns that have been recently added over the past six months. The information available includes census information that Sylvia Fernandez Magdalena has been transcribing, a very time-consuming and exhaustive task. We continue to appreciate her work.

Also, our Spanish Inquisition project (Mexico City, Mexico) is still ongoing and we are posting as soon as we finish each document. These files are housed at the Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City and have been previously microfilmed by FamilySearch however, they haven't been indexed.

We have hired under contract, workers whose task is to transcribe a description of each document and make a catalog of the names that appear. That first contract has expired due to budget constraints and we are currently negotiating a new contract.

Our task at Panes is to make all the names on our site searchable, a very long process. You may have noticed we have added a search function to our home page. If anyone is interested in helping us, please let us know.

Lastly, we are excited to announce that we have posted Los Registros de los Archivos Parroquiales del Real de San Matías de Sierra de Pinos (now knowns as Pinos), Zacatecas, Años 1613-1647. We want to express our appreciation to Manny Díez Hermosillo who has transcribed these records.

We have in the works more information to be added during this new year, 2021, and look forward to a great year. We'll keep you posted.


Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The Aztec Empire: The Nahualt People Through Time by John Schmal Wednesday Night, Jan. 6, 2021 at 7:00 P.M

Because of events in our nation's capitol, the presentation tonight has been cancelled
and will be rescheduled at a later date.

We apologize.



John Schmal will be doing a presentation on Southern California's indigenous people on Wednesday night, Jan. 6th, at 7:P.M. 

La Plaza Cultura y Artes (A Los Angeles Historical Museum) is sponsoring this presentation.  Other announcements about presentations on the Aztecs/Náhuatl people and Indigenous Mexico genealogical research will follow in the next few weeks.

Details and links for the presentation are below:

Topic

 with John P. Schmal, Historian, Genealogist, and Lecturer

Description

Join us on Zoom and Facebook Live for a presentation exploring the Native American peoples that inhabited Southern California in the 18th Century, from San Diego to Santa Barbara. The current status of these groups in the present day will also be discussed.

Time

Jan 6, 2021 Southern California’s Native American Peoples7:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)


https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o_ee8d4WSmC0Db3hwT1UYA


https://lapca.org/event/southern-californias-native-american-peoples-with-john-p-schmal-historian-genealogist-and-lecturer/?event_date=2021-01-06


Articles and presentations about the Mexican states can be accessed at:


https://indigenousmexico.org/articles-by-state/


Monday, January 4, 2021

Zoom Presentation "Curanderismo: A Journey into Holistic Healing with an emphasis on Mental Health" January 9, 2021 10am PST

 

Most of our ancestors did not have doctors to take care of them when they got sick. They mostly used holistic healing by a Curanderismo. Dr. Ramon del Castillo, Ph.D. will talk about this via Zoom on Jan. 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. P.S.T. 

 

We will send out a Zoom link later this week. For anyone that is not a GSHA member, you can give them this address so they can sign up for the talk:

https://facc-genealogy.weebly.com/zoom.html

Friday, January 1, 2021

Basic Mexican Genealogy Research

This article first appeared in Genealogy Gems: News from the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne, No. 202, December 31, 2020. It was written by Allison DePrey Singleton.


 Beginning Mexican genealogy research can be daunting for some Americans. It requires knowing where to find resources in another country and sometimes knowing how to read Spanish. Many descendants learn Spanish as children but are educated in English in the United States. They do not always learn how to read and write the language. Let us look at several resources for researching family history in Mexico that anyone can use if they have access to them. 

The first resource is FamilySearch.org and, more specifically, the Mexico Research Wiki. Once there, beginners are able to read about what records might be available in Mexico for family history research. There are guides for different topics like Civil Registration and Church Records. Each gives details on the type of information available in the record and where the records might be located either digitally or physically. Half the battle in genealogy is finding out where the records are located. 

The FamilySearch Mexico Research Wiki supplies different links to online records. These include links to freely accessible records in FamilySearch and records on other websites. FamilySearch will typically note when a record is on a paid database by putting a dollar sign next to the entry. Many of these external databases are through Ancestry World Explorer or Ancestry Mexico. These are great collections but can cost additional money unless you are at a library that provides free access. The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center is one such location. 

Another place to look on FamilySearch is in the Catalog. It is recommended that you narrow down to the states or municipalities to get even more results. This is an excellent way to find information that has not been indexed but has been digitized by FamilySearch. A basic grasp of Spanish or having a translation tool open will greatly assist in researching using these records. 

As with most countries, there is a national archive that should be explored. The Archivo General de la Nacion has an active website on the government page. Once there, explore the options available. One option is to look at the Memorica, the digital repository of the archive. This is an effort to collect the images, materials, and stories of people across Mexico. From their website:

“The files are spaces that protect part of our identity. From family members to nationals or internationals, each one offers us the record of what we have been. They have a voice that speaks to us since yesterday and that can be heard from dozens, hundreds or millions of testimonies. Archives, documents and other cultural expressions form the heritage of Mexicans. Without these, the projection of the future would be incomplete because we would lose our past.”

It is highly recommended to use Google Chrome to look at these websites, since it will automatically translate text to English. If the words you are seeking to translate are part of an original document or image, it will need to be manually translated. Google Chrome is a researcher’s best friend when researching in languages beyond their native tongue. 

 These are a few basic places to get started with your online Mexican genealogy research. As the research progresses, make sure to reach out to others who can assist. There are genealogy groups on Facebook dedicated to Mexican genealogy research and some more specifically to the states their family were from. Libraries and archives can provide assistance or guidance on where to turn for help next. Take a deep breath and jump in. Before long, it becomes addictive.