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.
