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Mulattos of Cochiti: Caste in Spanish New Mexico By Rob Martinez, State Historian

 This is an interesting free video by a member of GSHA. To watch this video hit here

Being Thankful!--Discovering Her Son She Didn't Know Was Still Alive

 Being it is Thankgivings, we hope all you and your family are having a wonderful holiday. We present this 44 minute video on the reunification of a mom and her son.

Lost & Found is a New Zealand documentary series that sets about reuniting families, uncovering cultural identity and discovering lost family heritage.

Real Families brings you stories of modern day family life from around the world through the eyes of children, parents, and parenting experts. To watch the video, hit here

Sales, Sales, Sales, DNA Kits are on sale!! Now is the time to act!!!!

 Most, if not all, DNA companies are having their sales on Autosomal kits. Now is the time to pick them up at their lowest cost of the seasons. 

UNDERSTAND THE TEST TYPES

Generally, there are three different test types: Autosomal, Y-DNA, and mtDNA. Today, autosomal tests are the most common. They can be administered to both men and women, and trace back through the lineage of both sexes. The Y-DNA test can only be administered to men, and traces DNA back through the patrilineal ancestry (basically from father to grandfather to great grandfather). The mtDNA is matrilineal and lets you trace your ancestry back through your mother, her mother, and her mother going back. Autosomal tests can get you quality genetic information going back about four or five generations. Because the Y-DNA and mtDNA tests are more focused on one side of the line, you can get information going back farther, but with less data about family structure.

Which test you take depends entirely on what you're looking for. Don't expect perfect accuracy. They can give you indications, but taking a DNA test won't magically produce a history book of your family's background.

GO TEST YOUR OLDEST

Remember, when asking relatives to take the test, always start with your oldest members. The reasons are simple. They can reach back further with a positive match, then you! They also may not be around if you wait. 

GSHA-SC Writers' Workshop November 28, 2021 2-4pm PST

 

I Took a DNA Test for My Health. It Found Me a Family

 MyHeritage user Lizzie Shaltz, 40, from Michigan, was adopted as a baby. After dealing with some health crises, she decided to take a DNA test because she wanted “no more surprises.” The surprise she didn’t anticipate was that she matched with a half-sister and found her biological siblings. Watch their beautiful reunion below:

Here is Lizzie’s story.

I was born in jail and placed for a closed adoption at 4 months of age. For most of my life, I knew nothing about my birth parents — only that my birth name was Christine and I had a half-brother named Jhonatan. For many years I tried to find more information, but had no idea how.

My adoptive father, a philosophy teacher, passed away suddenly when I was 16 years old. It was a major shock. Then, in 2012, I was diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo a series of surgeries that damaged my back and my eyes, impairing my vision. Two years later, my condition deteriorated and I had to undergo surgery again.

For my 40th birthday, I decided to take a DNA test to learn more about my medical history. I didn’t want any more surprises.

The DNA Matches I received at first were not very interesting — just distant cousins. Eventually I decided to let it go. I would get notifications about new matches, but I didn’t even check them anymore.

Then, I got a message on Facebook from a woman named Ayla. She claimed that we were a close match on MyHeritage. So I logged in to check, and there it was — she was my half-sister!

To read the rest of the story, hit here

Hispanic Heritage Project Update

 

Since the last update of November 16th, Sylvia has completed the transcriptions for the following censuses and they are online at panes.info.

1819 Aquiles Serdan, Santa Eulalia (Census) 

1822 Aquiles Serdan, Santa Eulalia (Census) 

1725 Galeana, Santa Buenaventura (Vecinos y Armas) 

1719 Huejotitan (Vecinos y Armas) 

1818 Namiquipa {Military Roster} 

1802 San Francisco de Borja (Census) 

1716 Santa Rosa de Cusihuiriachic (Vecinos y Armas)

We are grateful for all your support and wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

Reeling ‘Em in with Cousin Bait—10 Ways to Connect with Family

 Excellent webinar on how to connect with Family in getting to assist you in your genealogy. This is free for 1 week from today. Take advantage and view it Legacy Family Tree Webinar by hitting here

 FamilySearch has 30 new/updated free collections from Mexico from November 1-15, 2021, and available to search and browse. These free records are listed below: 

Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962

Mexico, Campeche, Catholic Church Records, 1638-1944

Mexico, Chiapas, Catholic Church Records, 1557-1978

Mexico, Chihuahua, Catholic Church Records, 1632-1958

Mexico, Coahuila, Catholic Church Records, 1627-1978

Mexico, Colima, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1969

Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970

Mexico, Durango, Catholic Church Records, 1604-1985

Mexico, Guanajuato, Catholic Church Records, 1519-1984

Mexico, Guerrero, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1979

Mexico, Hidalgo, Catholic Church Records, 1546-1971

Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1979

Mexico, México, Catholic Church Records, 1567-1970

Mexico, Michoacán, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1996

Mexico, Morelos, Catholic Church Records, 1598-1994

Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records, 1596-1967

Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1667-1981

Mexico, Oaxaca, Catholic Church Records, 1559-1988

Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977

Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970

Mexico, San Luis Potosí, Catholic Church Records, 1586-1977

Mexico, Sinaloa, Catholic Church Records, 1671-1968

Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929

Mexico, Sonora, Catholic Church Records, 1657-1994

Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970

Mexico, Tamaulipas, Catholic Church Records, 1703-1964

Mexico, Tlaxcala, Catholic Church Records, 1576-1994

Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1978

Mexico, Yucatán, Catholic Church Records, 1543-1977

Mexico, Zacatecas, Catholic Church Records, 1605-1980

Colleen Greene's Hispanic Research & Heritage Email Newsletter Has Moved to Facebook

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Colleen Robledo Greene launched a new Facebook page this weekend. She asked, "Why a Facebook page and why now?" She stated because she needed to find a new and more efficient home for the email newsletter she published from 2015 - 2020. This Facebook page is the first of some new ideas she wishes to share the content that she created, as well as the content that she curated from others. If this interests you, go Like and Follow her new page. To do so, hit here

It is that time of the year to renew your membership

It is that time of the year where we ask our members to renew their membership and/or to give or support a friend/ relative a gift membership to our organization, Genealogical Society of Hispanic America- Southern California (GSHA-SC). 

You can go to our web site and pay with a credit/debit card at https://www.gsha-sc.org/membership.html Follow the instructions and complete your cart. You will then be directed to PayPal, where you will need to entered all the data necessary to complete the transaction. Once it is completed, you will be directed back to the website to finalized the deal. If you wish to download a paper copy of our invoice, you can do it there and print and mail in your copy.

Donations to our organizations are also welcome to help sway the cost of running a 501(c)(3) non profit California organization which was founded to promote Hispanic genealogical and historical research with a focus on, but not limited to Colorado and New Mexico, as well as Mexico, Arizona, California, and Texas, thereby expanding awareness and knowledge of individual culture, history, and traditions. You can access the online PayPal at our website at https://www.gsha-sc.org/donation-amounts.html Again follow the instructions after completing your cart, where you will be directed to PayPal site, where you will need to enter all the necessary data to complete the transaction 

If you receive our renewal mailing, please complete and return it. Please do not forget to donate something to help us out, whether it is an old genealogy research book(s) or journal(s) gathering dust on your shelves instead of a monetary donation.

Finding Your Roots in Mexico presented by John Schmal on November 20, 2021 1:00pm PST

 

To register for this presentation, please hit here

Genealogy Garage: Pre-WWI Military Records at NARA Saturday, November 20, 2021 11:00-12:30pm PST

 

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is our nation's record keeper and the place to go for United States military records. In honor of Veterans Day, join us as NARA Archives Specialist Paul Harrison gives us an overview of their military records from the Revolutionary War to just before WWI.

Your ancestor may have served in the previous wars, or had their life documented in WWI or WWII Draft registration.

Streaming live on Facebook and YouTube (no RSVP required).

What's New at Ancestry: October 2021 | The Barefoot Genealogist

 Join Crista Cowan for an updated episode of “What’s New at Ancestry.” In this video, Crista will go over the updates made to the Ancestry site to improve search. 

To watch the video, hit here

Trujillo Adobe Open House November 13, 2021

 

Watch Colleen Robledo Greene on on Shamele Jordan's Genealogy Quick Start Web Show

Colleen talks about that every genealogist has inherited that prized family obituary that proudly describes the life of the family matriarch or patriarch. Obituaries are genealogy goldmines. They can be packed with information and clues that can help us learn more about our family history.

This past Thursday, November 4th, I appeared on Genealogy Quick Start, a genealogy education web show produced by Shamele Jordan that streams live to Facebook and YouTube every other Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.

To watch the production, quick here Please note she appears in the second half of the production.

GSHA-Utah presents Zoom presentation-Hispanic Conference, Saturday, November 13, 2021 8-11am PST

 Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA)-Utah Invites you to join us for the Utah Hispanic Genealogy Conference, Saturday, November 13, 2021, 8:00-11:00am PST. To request a zoom link, send email to utahgshasecretary@gmail.com requesting a RSVP.

FACC/GSHA Zoom Meeting November 13, 2021 10AM PST "From Spain to New Mexico"

 

Please join FACC/GSHA on their monthly meeting where Gary De Leon will present his zoom presentation on "From Spain to New Mexico, our Ancestors who came to live in New Mexico the Onate Expedition and 1600 additions." . We will first look at a history of Spain in the 1500s and find out why our ancestors left Spain, then we will see why they came to New Mexico along seeing data of the expedition members and finally a background of family members. They were small; they were courageous to make the trip from Santa Barbara and the few who stayed have given New Mexico many descendants. To join the presentation, hit here

Extranjeros: The Foreigners of Mexico Presented by John Schmal Saturday, November 13th, 2021 at 1:00pm PST

 This presentation will discuss the various ethnic groups that have come to Mexico since Mexican independence. We will explore the three main phases of foreign migration to Mexico and discuss Mexican legislation and attitudes relating to foreigners. The immigration patterns of the Spaniards, French, Germans, Chinese, British and Americans will be examined. Mexican census data from 1895 to the present will illustrate the numbers of these ethnic groups. To access the online meeting, please hit here

Hispanic Research--Finding Your Indigenous Roots in Nueva Vizcaya/Sonora/Sinaloa Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 6:30 PM PST

 

General Meeting Dec 4, 2021 1PM PST "Telling Your Family Stories"

 

San José Roots: Celebrating Our Heritage Saturday, November 6th, 2021 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 Upcoming Programs & Events in Downtown San José 

Join Los Californianos in celebrating our local history for those members inNorthern California! Enjoy free outdoor entertainment from local performers: History San José’s Portraits of the Past, Julo, Los Arribeños, and Los Lupeños de San José. Meet your local representatives and explore local history with History San José’s Collection Department and Community Partners–Tamien Nation, African American Heritage House, California Pioneers of Santa Clara County, La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley, and the Chinese Culture & Historical Project. Visit the Gonzalez/Peralta Adobe & Fallon House.

Engage in fun activities for $5: Create a Corn Husk Doll, Dress up in Period Clothes, Make a Hand Dipped Candle, and Rope a Bull!

PROGRAM SCHEDULE:

11:00 am | Welcome by History San José & Tamien Nation, Open Houses, and Family Activities

11:20 am | Californio History Presentation

11:40 am | N’Dee (Apache) Poem

11:45 am | Dignitaries Speaks

12:05 pm | Californio Fandango (Los Arribeños)

12:45 pm | Cupcakes

1:00 pm | Mexican Folklorico (Los Lupeños)

1:35 pm | African Drumming (Julo)

2:10 pm | History San José’s Portraits of the Past

2:30 pm | Jim Zetterquist Book Talk & Signing

Día de los Muertos: A History

Celebrate Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) - the multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and to remember friends and family members who have died. To watch the video, hit here

For more information on Día de los Muertos: hit here