Articles about my genealogy teaching.
This six-part webinar series runs every-other-month and dives into some of the most critical records for researching Mexican ancestry, in both Spanish colonial New Spain and the independent country of Mexico.
This past Thursday, November 4th, I appeared on Genealogy Quick Start, a genealogy education web show produced by Shamele Jordan. My Quick Start session focuses on dissecting a U.S. obituary to tell an immigrant story.
I took on far more 2020 and 2021 genealogy teaching gigs than initially planned due to the increase in virtual events during the pandemic. Now it’s time to slow things down a bit and get back to my writing, including this blog.
Do you have Mexican and Mexican-American ancestors? Did you marry into a Mexican family? Are you a librarian who serves patrons of Mexican descent? Join me online next month at the TxSGS Family History Conference for two new lectures focusing on Mexican genealogy!
Are you regularly conducting research in HathiTrust for your genealogy? If not, you are missing out on excellent collections that are available for free. Watch my recent Legacy Family Tree webinar to learn more about this fabulous repository.
This introductory overview lecture explains Hispanic genealogy concepts, immigration to and migration within the U.S., researching your ancestors lives in the U.S. and in the homeland, and key reference tools for better understanding the records.