tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83851205676385783032024-03-14T06:22:17.301-05:00The Genealogy GapUnderstanding your past is a link to your destinyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-38602629246197756202022-03-01T19:18:00.008-06:002022-03-01T19:30:52.395-06:00Transferring My Legacy Genealogy Software Family Data File To A New Computer<p>🌳 <span style="font-family: Helvetica;">After much research, the decision on a new computer has been made.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The thought of cleaning-up and re-structuring files as you revise your organizational methodology sounds productive, and under other circumstances I would actually enjoy that process. Yet, realistically, it is time-consuming, as I approach it from the standpoint of a weekly job and a busy family life.. and so it is, a necessity to get the job done as efficiently as possible in the time allotted. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">One of the tasks that I can now check off is transferring my Legacy genealogy software, and the family data. This was, by the way, the first task after setting up my preferred web browser and email, of course. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">First thing I did was to check on the Legacy Family Tree website. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I found the download page and still had some questions. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So, I decided to also check on the Facebook group - Legacy Users’s Group for suggestions, as I remembered reading posts on this very thing in the past. I found this to be very helpful as well, and would recommend checking here whenever you have a question for a specific topic related to Legacy. Just do a search for what you are needing and the posts should come up. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I figured I would log the steps so I have it on hand for future reference, if and when the time comes again, or maybe someone else can simply benefit from the information along the way.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seek out instructions</span>. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Went to the Legacy Users’s Group and found several suggestions. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Go to the Legacy Family Tree website — ‘<a href="http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00505/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Moving-Your-Family-File-From-One-Computer-to-Another.html">Moving Your Family File From One Computer to Another</a>’ This page is great, and will pretty much give you everything you need to get the job done. There really is not anything to add, my purpose is simply to minimize the steps and relay my experience. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Click on the Legacy Download link: <a href="https://legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadLegacy.asp">https://legacyfamilytree.com/DownloadLegacy.asp</a> </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12.7px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12.7px;"><br /></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I have always used the Deluxe version since I first started using Legacy back in 2007, and have updated when a new version has come out through the years. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbKQ3Idcl1SwWmQAlsxBc_0ZlBurtpGOF8aOiuIKUTM4b7ZjmRCokwd_MtXDtCfJ5j_QwA1VJJKUMG0gT4sdU5YiJMw2JYVmKdp1Taom6gYiOXdjfF-y4J8l4gxyfgWEr3cP21kFdFaR-CCM_vofZhXErKIgrAIgLJDzmXBOCVw6s5FnpikKuKOPiPVg=s103" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="103" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbKQ3Idcl1SwWmQAlsxBc_0ZlBurtpGOF8aOiuIKUTM4b7ZjmRCokwd_MtXDtCfJ5j_QwA1VJJKUMG0gT4sdU5YiJMw2JYVmKdp1Taom6gYiOXdjfF-y4J8l4gxyfgWEr3cP21kFdFaR-CCM_vofZhXErKIgrAIgLJDzmXBOCVw6s5FnpikKuKOPiPVg=w145-h123" width="145" /></a><br /> </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">I use Legacy Deluxe version</span> </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">There are three choices listed</span>. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Decide on which version one to use. I read on the Legacy User group to first download the Free standard version and then use the unlocking code that was sent to your email when you first made the purchase to unlock the Deluxe version. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Why not just click on the 9.0 Deluxe version right at the start? I may need to look into that later and update this post. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">a). Legacy 9.0 Standard Edition (Free) — </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">c). Legacy 9.0 Deluxe (from 34.95) — </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This version is obviously different from the one above - Maybe a CD-Rom version? </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The description on the website includes Legacy 9.0 Deluxe software - download-only edition, </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">the Legacy manual (PDF), Legacy Charting Deluxe software (installed along with Legacy 9.0)</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I downloaded Legacy 9.0 Standard Edition (Free) first and then unlock 🗝 the Deluxe version with the code received at time of purchase. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Now, to figure out the best way to transfer my family data from my other computer. Normally, I would just copy a data file onto a flash drive or external hard drive to transfer to another computer.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I checked on the Legacy site on how to transfer the family data file in Legacy, just to be sure. I was able to find a webinar on using Dropbox in Genealogy, by Thomas MacEntee that was done several years ago on Legacy Family Tree Webinars,. I listed the link below in resources. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">This was great! I decided that it would be a good idea from here on to save at least one copy of my Legacy backups to Dropbox. This would allow me to facilitate a transfer to another device or computer in the future. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Save Family Data file to Dropbox</span>. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I like the idea of saving 2 backups- one to my computer and another to Dropbox. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In general, Dropbox makes it so much easier to share files across various devices, and it works like a charm with Legacy. I created a Legacy Software folder to save my Legacy Backup files when I need to. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Restoring Legacy Family Data File to Another Computer</span> — </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In Legacy software, click on ‘<span style="font-weight: bold;">FILE</span>’ at the top - Then Click on ‘<span style="font-weight: bold;">RESTORE FILE</span>’. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">File explorer will come up. Click on Dropbox and then locate the family file that I had saved. </p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Media File is separate, but there is a box you can click on to restore that file as well. I will do that at a later date, as my goal at the moment is to have Legacy installed and working on the new computer. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Mission accomplished!!</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Family file is now installed in the Legacy software on the new computer. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S<span style="font-size: x-small;">ide Note</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">: The <a href="http://legacyfamilytree.host4kb.com/category/14/0/10/Tips-and-How-Tos/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tips and How-To’s link</span></a> on the Home page in Legacy is excellent. You should be able to find just about anything you may need help with. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Legacy Family Tree Webinars: ‘<a href="http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00505/14/Tips-and-How-Tos/Moving-Your-Family-File-From-One-Computer-to-Another.html">Moving Your Family File From One Computer to Another</a>’</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more about Dropbox see <a href="http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00446/0">Dropbox and Legacy</a></span><span face="GranthaSangamMN-Regular">.</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">‘<a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=140">Dropbox for Genealogists</a>’ by Thomas MacEntee on Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Despite, the fact that it was taped a few years ago, I found it relevant. </span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://legacyfamilytree.host4kb.com/article/AA-00869/0/Backup-Restore-how-to-restore-a-Legacy-file.html">‘Backup & Restore - How to Restore a Legacy File</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">’</span></span></p><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.facebook.com/TheGenealogyGap</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-46195718830421750132020-04-30T11:45:00.001-05:002020-04-30T11:45:33.287-05:00Names — What’s in a Name? <div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">For instance, a name, whether it is a person or place, can crack the door wide open to some long-standing questions, or it can create even more twists and turns. And if you love mysteries, it may definitely not disappoint. In fact, I would venture to say you will have more than a few yarns to untangle throughout your research while searching for names. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Why is it so hard to find the names to our ancestors. I’m sure you’ve discovered that some people are easier to find than others. Some pop up without hesitation while others are more elusive, and then there are those that you fear will never be revealed. However, even in the most difficult circumstances, one discovers that it can often be a very simple deviance to your method or a random trial and error that works. So, does the outcome justify the means? Maybe, maybe not.. you will have to decide. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">And so, in our name quest, we cannot talk about names, or the difficulty of uncovering them, without bringing up the subject of our hidden female ancestors. Yes, you know, the ones that don’t seem to exist... anywhere. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Well, I wish I had the keys to give you, with all the answers, but unfortunately, that doesn’t exist. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">I cannot count the ways I have seen names entered into family trees, throughout all the well-known databases that we enjoy using. Many of these sites have world-wide platforms, and subscribers with varying levels of experience. It’s all good, after all it is fun, and not everyone has hours to spend on research, nor are they studying to become a genealogist. Shocking, I know... but it’s true.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">In fact, in my family I’m probably the only one that has an intense interest in genealogy and family history, where I could talk genealogy, hands down nonstop, all day. I know... can you relate??</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">And.. that’s ok too. As I say, whatever floats your boat. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">With that said, it takes dedication and commitment to stay the course of the research. And.. from a genealogical standpoint, it is important to use a genealogical standard. There are several resources on the subject. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">One of the reasons women are hard to track in genealogy research, is that more often than not, we see the woman listed in a family tree with her married name despite the fact that the birth name is known and not used. Needless, to say, this makes it more difficult to find her birth parents, family and other pertinent information. In addition it is often, not always clear as to which name that appears in the tree is the birth or married surname, particularly in situations where the parents and, or the spouse is unknown. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Of course, it is often the case, that only a married name is known. I would suggest to leave her surname blank until it is discovered in further research. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Of course, it just requires a bit more legwork to pinpoint whether the name used is either a birth or married surname. It is easier in our current time-frame to distinguish, thanks to the SSDI, than say, 100 years ago, when records were being introduced and established, depending on the state. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">In general, we know throughout history, that women were recognized legally, either through their husband, if married, or her father or older brother, if unmarried. Historically, this trend originated from the transfer of property that took place when a woman married. Basically, a woman went from being part of her birth family to becoming her husbands’ property. Sounds a bit archaic in our present day world, but nonetheless, that is historical fact. Yet, as I always say, there is always the possibility of an exception to the rule, however, for the most part, it was pretty much the rule. It is an interesting subject that can be researched further, as this piece is not an in-depth study on the subject. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Globally, it is more often the case, that women maintain their identity by keeping their birth surname regardless of marital status. Obviously, as for research purposes, this allows for a much easier experience. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">In addition, when a woman has children, the children are also known by both surnames. They carry the father’s surname which is their primary, legal name and then the Mother’s surname comes second. You will find this practice in Spanish-speaking countries, primarily. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">It is important to study the history and know the time-frame you are researching, as that practice was reversed at times, making it even more confusing. For example, the mother’s name was used first and then the father’s surname. Perhaps I will do a piece on the history of that practice in a future post. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Although, this is not practiced in the United States, there are still ways to maintain your surname by becoming proactive to use it. I have reminded my daughters numerous times, of the importance of keeping their birth surnames after marriage, wherever possible. You can take your husband’s surname.. just don’t lose your own in the process. Keep your identity.. that is who you are. A few obvious options that generally use your maiden name are driver’s licenses, legal papers, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">And so it goes.. the search goes on.. and on. Always looking for that one name that could turn the tide in our research. Remember, it will take time.. a long time. It can be a lifetime commitment, illuminating the road to the past. The goal is to move forward, and not worry whether we are making giant steps or baby steps.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">One more thing.. If you are interested in learning more about genealogical standards in your research, I will provide a few links at the end of this post. I would highly suggest that you take advantage of the excellent learning resources Online that are available. They offer an invaluable education, not only to those of us working to become certified as a professional, but simply to further your own education as a more proficient researcher, to achieve better results in your own genealogical endeavors. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">BCG: <span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://bcgcertification.org/learning/</span> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">NGS: <a href="https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/learning-center/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/learning-center/</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">NIGS: <a href="https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://www.genealogicalstudies.com</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Boston University: <a href="https://genealogyonline.bu.edu/?"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://genealogyonline.bu.edu/?</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills: <a href="http://evidenceexplained.com/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">evidenceexplained.com</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Finally, I have all the Petition letters to the churches in the Canary Islands ready to go except for the signatures from the local Catholic Church. Apparently this is required by the Diocesis of Gran Canaria, for those requesting information about their family at the local Parroquias. Apparently, there are two main Diocesis in the Canary Islands. The <a href="http://www.diocesisdecanarias.es/emigrantescanarios/municipios-de-la-isla-de-gran-canaria.html">Diocesis of Gran Canaria</a> and the <a href="http://obispadodetenerife.es/MAIN/main.html">Diocesis of Tenerife</a>, and they both have their own protocol on how you proceed to request records. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Last month turned into a pretty active DNA month. I made contact with a rather ‘close’ cousin, at least closer in Centimorgans than I am ever used to finding on my match results. Most are very low in number and have surnames I have never heard of in my family. I guess, that just signifies women marrying and taking on their Husband’s surnames, but whatever the case, it really complicates the research. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Turns out my contact had 3 kits he is managing through MyHeritage and I matched all three. One was a pretty high CentiMorgan range — almost a first cousin range. I thought that’s way too close for me to not know who it is. And of course, the surname was unfamiliar. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">It would be so nice if women held on to their own family surnames, as they do in other countries, particularly European countries. It would be so much easier to find them. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">So, I made contact and he graciously responded. And drum roll..... lo and behold, it turns out our common ancestor is my maternal great-grandparents and his maternal 2 Great-grandparents!!! Touchdown!!!! Awesome </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji"; font-size: 11pt;">🎉🎉🎉</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"> I love when this happens. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">As if that wasn’t awesome enough, I had another breakthrough with another contact in another country. I sent an invitation to access my tree and I was able to access theirs. We found a few similar surnames from the town that my ancestors were from, but based on experience that is not always as clear cut as it looks. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">So we both kept digging deeper to see where the connection could be. I am so appreciative to come across others with similar passions or interests in their family history. So refreshing and encouraging. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">And to stress that very point, sometimes we focus only on direct lines, but that limits your research and can make the difference in whether or not you get your breakthrough and find your ancestors. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Fortunately, they had access to the local archives and was able to search in the record books for the approximate years we were targeting. As it turned out, her direct female ancestor was a sibling of my male direct ancestor, and their parents were our most recent common ancestor. If I had not given Information on the brother of my great-grandfather, we would not have seen the connection 2 generations back. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">We see countless posts on social media such as Facebook and others, in fact many that we create ourselves. Words, photos displaying our world — thoughts and feelings whether happy, sad or indifferent. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">The closest we get to social media in the past was the society page that began around the 1830’s in the United States. That pretty much included prominent citizens or something newsworthy about a local resident, such as engagements, marriages or births, or maybe someone’s name made the paper if they committed a crime. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Yes, presently, social media is a small glimpse, or a perception of our life. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">No longer is this exclusive to high society and the elite, but it is available virtually to anyone with access to the internet, via computer or mobile devices. Yes, a snippet of a moment captured, yet perceived a certain way by the observer or viewer’s perception. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I was watching a popular, morning news show, recently and was touched by a segment about one of the co-hosts. She shared about her struggle with infertility after she and her husband decided to increase their family after the birth of their first child. With her beautiful smile and a persona of sunshine each day on the show one would never know the painful challenges she faced.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"> I realized, that although I may not have had that particular challenge in my life, I certainly have had my own unique, painful challenges that brought on a feeling of despair at times with a sense of isolation. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">One thing is certain.. we all face challenges in life. Some minor and some very painful at times. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I know that, sharing our struggles isn’t always easy, particularly, if there have been painful relationships or betrayal involved. I am sure there are infinite reasons why. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Often we stay silent lest we think we will be perceived as complaining or negative. Yet, even in those times, it is important to find a safe place to share our struggles.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">And what about our ancestors, who were much less inclined to speak about their own feelings and painful experiences. Who did they confide in? </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">We are aware of prominent people throughout history in the Arts and well-known literary classics, which when looked at more closely we see how they were often inspired by their deepest thoughts, feelings or painful experiences. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">On a side note... We can go through emotionally, taxing situations that overwhelm us to a state of despair and feel as we don’t have a choice but to hold steady for a time until we can walk again. Sometimes, we choose to isolate ourselves </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Everyone has a different threshold and tolerance, and since we cannot see the whole picture, we will never fully comprehend fully the struggle, how the situation is processed and in time the result. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I challenge myself and others to live more in the present, stay in a state of thankfulness and appreciation for whatever comes. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">My motto for years is... “As bad as it may seem, things can always be worse.”</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">So what does all of this have to do with our genealogy?? </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">As stated earlier... Does what we read, truly represent the whole picture? Or is it possibly the persona of an image we perceive. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">We see a window of time but not the entire picture when we research our ancestors. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Often we read incorrectly into someone’s words or our perception of their life, because we don’t walk in their shoes or see from their viewpoint of life. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">There are many circumstances, family situations and ethnicities. This is what makes us all so unique and interesting. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Working with genealogical research, we must certainly hold that before us as we try to interpret information we come across and try to make sense of something we are learning about at every step and turn we take. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">We must create a habit of processing our thoughts through the lens of careful analysis attained through reliable Information that we can use to form a reasonable hypothesis that we can prove or disprove. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Ancestry also introduced, <b>ThruLines</b>™, which I am still learning how to use. As far as I can see, the more people you have in your family trees and others make their family trees available for viewing, the better the results. From what I understand, it does search out private and public trees alike, however, the private trees are not visible and you must message the person who owns the tree to compare with their tree. </span></div>
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Photos — the dreaded organizing and digitizing project that forever gets put off. Okay, maybe not the most dreaded, but from my perspective, at least... overwhelming. <br />
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The thought of tackling this project opens up an array of issues. <br />
What scanner do I get? And then, how do we go about organizing photos on the computer with an appropriate file-name? One with some semblance of reasonable order, that once a photo is digitized, it can be located when needed. How do we decide on the best file-name that accurately identifies the photo. And on and on it goes. <br />
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So January, I spent researching my options. And, that my friends, is my topic for this month.<br />
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Most of us have photos in boxes, stored all over the house, or loose in various drawers. After all, we have been collecting these mementos for a long time, in essence documenting our entire life along the way.<br />
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How often has someone asked us about a specific photo. <br />
Or maybe, your grandchild asked what Great-grandma looked like. <br />
Your know that you have a photo to show her, somewhere.. but you can’t get your hands on it at the moment. <br />
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Or, worse, yet… you are not even sure where to begin to look.<br />
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Maybe, it’s safe to say, that we’ve all been there. Unless, you are the type of person who has everything in their home and life in perfect order.<br />
I don’t doubt, that there may be a few who could actually fall into that category. But, honestly, I have lived long enough to safely say that most of us probably do not.<br />
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We all know the importance on prioritizing the preservation of our precious memories.<br />
•In the event of a devastating disaster, as we have seen on the news.<br />
•To simply enjoy those treasured photos of the past with our family and friends in the present.<br />
•Sharing those memories with our children and grandchildren.<br />
•Identifying relatives who are no longer with us and relaying their stories.<br />
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We all know the importance of locating a photo when needed. And to accomplish these goals, it must become an imminent priority to set aside time to digitize all the photos we hope to preserve for future generations.<br />
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So, with these thoughts and goals in mind, I put together a few steps.<br />
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<b>Just Get Started</b> —<br />
Sounds easy.. doesn't it? It is.<br />
One thing that I must continuously remind myself, is that there is not just one way, or one perfect method on how to do this... no perfect plan.<br />
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At this point, just thinking about trying to find the best way to accomplish the job, can cause<br />
procrastination to set in -- The easy default. And with our busy lives we could stay stuck for years or decades. Amazing how fast 30 years goes by...<br />
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By nature, I am a methodical person who tends to research every point and process before tackling a project.... Researching and planning is great, provided we don’t get stuck in that phase indefinitely and fail to launch the actual project.<br />
I literally could stay at any one of the phases in the project – photo sorting, organizing, scanning, choosing the right scanner, file-naming the photo, how to create digital file folders to organize the digital photos on the computer, etc...<br />
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<b>Step 1. Collect all photos</b> —<br />
I actually started a year ago pulling photos from all areas in the house, for a memory book project for my son who was getting married. Thankfully, I had most of the photos already separated in boxes inside larger containers. Bear in mind, that this is more of a general pre-sort. Not in depth like the actual sort stage where you place into categories.<br />
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<b>Step 2. Set a Deadline </b> —<br />
Set a practical time limit for each phase of this project. Schedule it into your calendar or Day-timer, etc.<br />
Obviously, some phases will last a lot longer than others.<br />
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<b>Step 3. Sort & Categorize </b> —<br />
The Sort stage may take a while. There are many ways to go about this part of the process. I chose to sort by years, months or seasonal if a photo is not labeled and the date is unknown in a particular year. This becomes more obvious as you move further back in years.<br />
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<b>Step 4. Scan, Label </b> —<br />
This could take months and months depending in how many photos you have and your choice of a file-naming method. If you think through how you plan to identify each digital file you can also write the file name on the back of the photo to identify and establish a retrievable link between the digital file and the photo. This could also be done after the scanning and file-naming.<br />
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Either way, I always say - sure and steady gets you there. In this case, it’s not how fast you do the job, it’s how steadfast you remain on the job until completion.<br />
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<b>Step 5. Storage</b> —<br />
Then there is the storage aspect. How are you going to preserve the photos after they have been scanned and labeled.<br />
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For all these steps, there is not just one solution. <br />
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You just need to pick one that you can work with and stay at it until completion. One thing that I have learned in life — Do not try to reinvent the wheel -- no need to.<br />
In other words, sometimes it’s best to turn to those who specialize in a specific area.<br />
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In this case, organize photos, scanning, and digital files. You can always adapt any system to work for you. And remember, there is no perfect way — only the way that works best for you and how you work.<br />
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Here are some suggestions that I have run across, by no means an exhaustive or exclusive list. I’m sure there are many other viable options that you may know about.<br />
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Again, the focus is not about seeking out every single method, but to find an option that will work for you in a timely manner so you can complete your project in a reasonable time-frame, and facilitate preservation and retrieval of your photos.<br />
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<u><b>Websites </b></u>:<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•<a href="https://www.scanyourentirelife.com/blog/"><b>Scan Your Entire Life</b></a> - by Curtis Bisel. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">An exceptional resource that I found to be extremely helpful.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•<b>Naming Photo Digital Files</b> - by Denise Levenick: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2015/05/19/ASimpleFourPartSystemForNamingDigitalPhotoFiles.aspx">A Simple 4-Part System For Naming Digital Files.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•<a href="https://thefamilycurator.com/"><b>The Family Curator</b> </a></span><br />
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•<b>Legacy FamilyTree Webinars</b>:<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">If you have a Legacy FamilyTree Membership, there are several webinar recordings on organizing, scanning photos. Here are a few excellent ones-- Geoff Rasmussen, on organizing photos, file- naming, and file structures; Eric Basir, on choosing the right scanner settings and how to better understand the importance of choosing the right format for certain images; and Denise Levenick, who also teaches on a practical level on all these topics, and preservation methods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">•<b>Geoff Rasmussen</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=70">Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: scanning, digitizing, editing, and preserving your photos.</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=42">Digital Images for Genealogists and Technologists: Scanning, Organizing, Editing, and Sharing Your Digital Images</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•<b>Eric C. M. Basir: </b></span><a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=656"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">Scanning 101: The Epson Way</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•<b>Denise Levenick</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=698">How to Scan an Elephant: Digitizing Awkward Artifacts from Artifact to Zombie </a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=373"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dirty Pictures - Save Your Family Photos from Ruin</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(A short list of resources I used for my project)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•Scanner: Epson Perfection Scanner — V600, (B&H Photo, Amazon, Best Buy)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•Photo Albums/Binders: Century Pioneer Photo Albums: (Amazon/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•Photo Pages: Pioneer Photo -Print File Preservers, (Amazon) (<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Make sure they are Acid & PVC safe. Emission free) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">•Photo Pen: (Archival-Safe, Acid-free).</span><br />
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How about you… have you completed your photo preservation project or are you mid-stream? Maybe you got started at one point and then got busy. Life has a way of just happening, doesn’t it? I know all about that. Or maybe you have just been thinking about it for quite a while not knowing where to begin or how to go about it. I sure have been there, too. <br />
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Whatever, the situation is, I hope I have been able to encourage or inspire you to get the ball rolling on your project at whatever pace you are on. Remember time doesn’t stop… but you can stop… reassess..l and direct your time to the things that are important in your life. <br />
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Share your thoughts and your experiences along the way.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">Here it is an entire year later — 2019. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">It has been quite... a year. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">A year ago, </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">I started 2018 with such high expectations and the best of intentions to stay the course for a year of writing about my ancestors. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">So, I had to reassess and prioritize due to family priorities, new grand baby, my son’s wedding and other life happenings... </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">and release what had to go. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;">I took a mandatory ‘blog’ sabbatical for 2018 in order to attend the things that required my full attention and presence for my family.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">My grandfather, Juan Valuja, left Cuba around c1908 to go to Tampa, Florida to work as a Cigarmaker. I believe that is his first trip to Tampa, as per a Passenger List Record I found a few years ago, although, I am still piecing together his story. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">My Grandfather and Grandmother, J</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">uan Valuja Garcia and Maria Hernandez Luis,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> met and married in Tampa in 1912, and the following year their first child was born. They left the United States to move back to Cuba in the summer of 1915, where their second child was born. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">It was 1954, w</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">hen he was finally, able to immigrate to the United States. Initially, he stayed with his sister, Mercedes, my Aunt Icha, as everyone called her. She </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">immigrated to the United States, several years earlier, in the late 1940’s. Shortly after she arrived, she landed a job as a seamstress in a Manhattan factory, and was on her way to a new life in a new country with a future of promise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 14.6667px;">In early 1955, Mary’s sister, María Del Carmen Matos, c</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 14.6667px;">ame to this country. and stayed with her in their apartment. She met Mercedes’ brother, Mario, and the rest is history… . they fell in love, married a short time later, and went to live in Brooklyn. I was born in Coney Island, the southern part of Brooklyn, two years later. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">My daddy was a great, loving father. He was a faithful, hard working family man who took good care of his family. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We had many friends, and lots of social gatherings. I remember a lot about Brooklyn… Flatbush, Sheepshead Bay, Junior’s famous New York-style Cheesecakes, Coney Island and the famous Coney Island Amusement Park and Boardwalk, and many visits to Brighton Beach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I remember visiting as a little girl from time to time, and how fascinating and beautiful it was. He was a professional bartender in this club and served many famous people and he became friends with a few of them over the years. I remember he would tell me about Richard Nixon, and General MacArthur’s widow, Ed Sullivan, Cecily Tyson, and others that I cannot recall. I remember he was friends with the man that was a friend of Judy Garland and a mentor or coach to Liza Minell, Ms Garlands daughter. My dad did very well there and had great favor as people liked him. He was a people person. He always had a great personality, funny and witty</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">That was a huge move and change. Even though, I have been away for a long time now, I am still a New York girl, always and forever, through and through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This year I’m hitting the ground running and not thinking about it too much. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Last week, I read an article by Amy Johnson Crowe called </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/"><b>‘52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks’</b></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">The title caught my </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">attention and as I thought more about it</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> I realized th</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">at means a commitment to writing every week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Last year, I committed to write in my blog once a month. After about 4 years of hit or miss, I felt I needed to challenge myself to a deadline, of sorts. As a result, I am encouraged to say that I accomplished that </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">challenge as I </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">completed a post each month ending with my last post for 2017, in December. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Although, committing to write about an ancestor every week sounded a bit</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> daunting at first, I quickly decided to get on board. I figure, even if I cannot do all 52 weeks due to dodging curve-balls throughout the year, I will still be ahead of where I am now. A win, win, I think. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Since the first week is ‘</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica-boldoblique"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Start</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">’, I decided to begin with my dad this week, and my mom next week. Then, I will work up my family tree for the following weeks down the road. </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">For more details, see </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Amy Johnson Crowe's</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> artic</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">le. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">One thing that resonated with me, </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">is that there is flexibility on how you go about it. You can</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> write on whatever platform you like, such as a blog, social media, or in the form of a letter to someone. </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">My take away, is that the important thing is that </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">you write, a</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">nd not focus so much on the logistics that can keep us from moving forward. That</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> has been my particular obstacle in the past. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I plan to make most of my entries here, on my blog, so that I c</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">an keep them in one place. I can also use the tag feature for future searches, sh</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ould I need to refer back, or </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">possibly upd</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ate </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">information. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I may post a link to each post</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on Fa</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">cebook and Twitter, as she suggests, as well as adding hashtags to make it searchable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I do know </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">that there will be some weeks that I may miss. B</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ut I will have to be OK with that, realizing that in the long run </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I am am still </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">moving forward and making progress. I think it is important to</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> focus on flexibility, so it can work with our busy lives and schedules.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">This is the first month of a brand new sparkly year, and along with it brings new goals, new </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">projects, assessing current projects,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> and re-organizing methodology. This often includes patterns of research, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">re-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">organizing paper files,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> digital files... b</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">asically, a n</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ew beginning i</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">n some ways, and completing u</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">nfinished projects, in others. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Either way, we are moving along the road to discovery, connections, and </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">adding more information to some of</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> those stubborn, long-term brick walls. Perhaps, more importantly, </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">ma</span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">king written progress in our own </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">efforts of leaving our generational legacy with our footsteps. </span></div>
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It's that season again — that most wonderful time of the year. <br />
The shopping, the holiday meals, the gift wrapping, the baking, and reminiscing of precious family memories, all the traditions, foods<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7434e44f-b72a-4c90-b6ac-4f0569e434cb" id="c3fe62bb-206c-4c31-b6c9-d0913e751171"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5a0d2ed9-8549-49aa-a83f-bf058d50dd4a" id="1569e941-9832-4df1-9bae-01299aad566d">…</gs></gs>Christmas music, Hallmark Christmas movies… and on and on. </div>
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It's also, that time of year, where we are aware of our loved ones who are no longer with us, parents, aunts, uncles…. <br />
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Our family has many traditions. Since, my mom and dad were born in Cuba, we celebrated on Christmas Eve, which was called, Noche Buena.<br />
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We opened gifts on Christmas Day, from Santa Claus. We would have a feast of a variety of foods and special desserts.<br />
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We have created our own traditions with our children by intertwining past traditions and hopefully, in turn, they will keep some of those same traditions alive as well.<br />
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It appears, that I have arrived at that point in life, that so many have reached, some in silence and solitude… that long, long, long road of change and transition, that for me has spanned many years, with five children. <br />
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The road, that is actually, very normal and part of the path that we all must travel as we move along our journey in life. As our children reach adulthood, move out on their own, marry and start their own lives, we come to understand in an intimate way, the meaning of ‘the ghosts of Christmas past’.<br />
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For the first time, I find myself feeling quite melancholy, with moments of downright sadness, as <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5c471a22-da82-4117-861b-25581112495d" id="cb941dcb-125b-4c22-95b0-6b6db97669ec"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="067be4d3-e910-4625-af2d-7cc1b0b39c4b" id="5e60a5b3-c3d6-4104-b778-983bacc19171">I</gs></gs><br />
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Despite, the sadness, I am ever so thankful, for the blessings of having those memories, full of life, with all those special, beautiful people, of years past.<br />
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I have another child that will marry in the spring, yes, a time of joy, a blessing, yet bittersweet, as a mother, from the perspective that we are reminded of the natural progressions of our lives… the perpetual circle of life that our children, too, are walking in their own life journeys, and on and on it<br />
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I tend to be more reflective about life at this time of year, but after all, genealogy is about the lives of families.<br />
We all share similar journeys and emotions, roads that <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="85065649-a422-4299-ae63-48cf7a5c980e" id="6b5dcb26-e481-4534-9b40-f6ae51800b88"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="fe43e417-c194-4f39-8cd3-30a054116e84" id="3f0d0487-1770-467d-a359-8efc8b7fad0b">they too</gs></gs>, have had to walk, despite their point of reference in history. </div>
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After, all, we are all the same, and we are more alike than different. We need one another.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. We all have much to be thankful for, even in the face of any hardships and difficulties that life may bring. It is often, a time of reflection, as we think of family living in other geographical locations and precious memories of loved ones who have passed on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As I continue my quest of the Hernandez and Luis surnames in my family, I continue to encounter the name of a small town and municipality in the province of Mayabeque in Cuba, called Quivican. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As per family tradition, retold many times over, by several family members, it has been said that my Hernandez family first came to Cuba, from the Canary Islands, Spain, around the mid 1800’s. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">They decided to settle in the small town of Quivican, for some unknown reason. It was in this area, that my grandmother, María <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="76429581-ff5b-4b7f-b04e-753f433ab700" id="afd21210-b9be-4905-82bb-9d8cd32d0166"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a025946c-c1cd-4a7f-a6ca-610717186fec" id="11703c9f-6e44-4dba-9b8f-f4684b27bc48"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3feeb32d-588e-4c73-b41d-5034758571dd" id="47e74152-5259-42a9-9a90-62ef08e4506f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5a796b86-195b-495a-b0ac-32292b91ca40" id="6d002585-77eb-4fa6-93ff-bc1adc3bd48c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ebc5036b-596a-45f2-ae3a-51cd7b9f282a" id="6f056ca2-9f47-4f3b-9cff-e6c8b4f08ce6"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6ae957e9-1277-4adc-a580-4b8b28442f5c" id="4fa1e267-b44e-4a93-a4bb-7e5bfe8ae3f5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c61eadd0-2ef8-4a57-8c97-d39b5c23e08f" id="7a5d8fc6-d635-46bd-b8cc-04a770dd1ef5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c61eadd0-2ef8-4a57-8c97-d39b5c23e08f" id="7a5d8fc6-d635-46bd-b8cc-04a770dd1ef5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b44dbff1-069f-499f-b690-48b8a1d11751" id="b816c5d9-f139-472a-9703-9648c3e79355"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1c8608a1-a311-46ee-9847-3c5cc2889295" id="3ad78562-d4a3-471d-a997-15b87c2fafff"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="19f220fe-d87f-4544-9b80-440cb3346f92" id="a5cbae5a-b328-452e-bf41-dd20b54eb3e9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="cae68448-fa19-464f-9862-e95420f7a9c4" id="499565f1-2ef2-411e-9bea-f90c484fb060">Hernandez Luis</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs>, and her brothers and sister were born, between the years of 1870-1885. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Since, I do not know the date or time-frame of when my Great-grandfather, Celestino Hernandez, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c9aafb05-2312-4450-be0c-97ad40dacdd9" id="2bc4ae0d-bcb6-4709-98e2-0e755a7d69a8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d71a6953-9aa2-41e1-a491-dea3c3c6802f" id="6c3369d0-b034-42f6-9d6f-bb6d16f13391"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d431d93e-65e5-47ba-a9a7-dda467a2bdc7" id="cc4030f9-de8b-4f48-8c39-b0aa186b6631"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e86d5f49-d6b2-4b80-bd0d-86ced67f5fec" id="5e21dd7e-42ec-4af6-9cb5-86360c1cef38"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="10dced5e-2866-4e40-abb9-a997bba09999" id="b3d6da85-83f5-4538-8944-f1f92e46d9ee"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="887e9f3d-e55e-4646-a0bf-1e0ea9c9843b" id="e0ecacf7-ac71-4571-bd87-0fc507172640"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1a427a0c-7213-4b6b-9155-5babf8bfb153" id="05a27a19-ba35-4683-8b80-33db113c52bc"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="caee00a1-c044-47f2-8fff-cfeefa059bec" id="339b64dc-0160-4707-8e92-f65dfc72db2b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1f73f409-83f8-4037-bdd8-e74dcd557860" id="e3c0049c-c881-489c-a41a-526af917c570">immigratied</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> to Cuba, it is also unclear, whether he was already married to my Great-grandmother, </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Adelaide Luis, when he left las Islas Canarias</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c9aafb05-2312-4450-be0c-97ad40dacdd9" id="83474528-e55c-435c-badb-640f5c78b2a1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d71a6953-9aa2-41e1-a491-dea3c3c6802f" id="108e48d0-f638-4eac-b27b-5df4450dcdae"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d431d93e-65e5-47ba-a9a7-dda467a2bdc7" id="4238cb60-219a-433d-bd64-0b976011f1a1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e86d5f49-d6b2-4b80-bd0d-86ced67f5fec" id="1bf7eee9-04b3-4aef-9d22-dc7ba8ff5b6d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="10dced5e-2866-4e40-abb9-a997bba09999" id="cb461889-df22-4dab-a116-68b44ab9653e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="887e9f3d-e55e-4646-a0bf-1e0ea9c9843b" id="28f163d5-c2a9-4b6b-a5d2-43504b4a09b0"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1a427a0c-7213-4b6b-9155-5babf8bfb153" id="63328470-625e-4c26-847e-fedd7b397b43"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="caee00a1-c044-47f2-8fff-cfeefa059bec" id="302b1f20-7159-48ea-9c2c-a2959e8435a5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1f73f409-83f8-4037-bdd8-e74dcd557860" id="f81f5bb6-72b2-43e1-a9e3-455665258595"> ,</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> or if they met in Cuba and then married. I will check local churches in the area to see if their names appear in a marriage record book. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As the tradition goes, he was a shoemaker in the Canary Islands and presumed that he continued to work in his trade in Cuba. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">As for <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="143eed39-038f-467a-b83c-100aeb117a0a" id="b3adce9d-92eb-4c83-8f3f-482ef8e24407"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="55551b9a-09cb-4b05-96db-1ecac3e1d617" id="89e1b4ac-31be-42db-b12c-b33512020ad8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ae454d94-312b-4e1d-885f-0654bbfb1848" id="129be67b-cbb4-421e-838f-e90a6c73c91f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8113ec5e-9a9e-4bb4-b7c0-09e9b47b3ae9" id="134abd79-4031-4a7d-9d68-77e9c64ee54e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="cbbbabb8-853b-48ca-bb18-b37f54149609" id="e5814b28-ac9c-4dbb-990e-a98cd4bbb61e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="214584f8-735f-455c-ae30-d0a6e69f929c" id="f452d3c5-bb4f-48c2-9211-9222d970ad92"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2ac83f19-37e1-4507-8f12-0ca2749b1e54" id="9621ee11-5208-4699-a1a9-c35285669801"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="16c9ac60-b2ed-48a8-8f57-de426f419a39" id="71baaecd-33b6-4670-9b6d-d54058f8a6af"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c6acf17e-3fb8-41ed-ada4-03f2336289dd" id="e02c97b6-9141-4fb6-b2ed-db8e2f56eff8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ea4d8a6a-9b0b-4d76-b90e-7acbb06414e1" id="c167b217-b438-4806-ac0a-c038db2f0e9c">Adelaid</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> Luis, I have no information on her birth, parents,</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> siblings, </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="143eed39-038f-467a-b83c-100aeb117a0a" id="5bd91405-93f9-408e-966a-a959d9d84bce"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="55551b9a-09cb-4b05-96db-1ecac3e1d617" id="085c6e63-2620-4f90-b380-656bff198016"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ae454d94-312b-4e1d-885f-0654bbfb1848" id="19a3cb44-cfdb-4038-be7c-a9d574a19d91"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8113ec5e-9a9e-4bb4-b7c0-09e9b47b3ae9" id="23734c73-1d2f-4eaa-b3e3-21d20cffecca"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="cbbbabb8-853b-48ca-bb18-b37f54149609" id="bc7a798d-2133-41f3-ae63-7c7dc8193752"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="214584f8-735f-455c-ae30-d0a6e69f929c" id="e05e8248-3ff2-4d3b-9ca5-99ae40ad3dd3"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2ac83f19-37e1-4507-8f12-0ca2749b1e54" id="709e1f28-b894-4f4f-9a98-55768fed1874"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="16c9ac60-b2ed-48a8-8f57-de426f419a39" id="0c750cdf-0837-478d-8b85-85510a0ddd45"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c6acf17e-3fb8-41ed-ada4-03f2336289dd" id="7d07215e-5bab-4fd1-bff4-3fa0ebe1d42b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ea4d8a6a-9b0b-4d76-b90e-7acbb06414e1" id="629daca4-3f04-4278-a4fa-6c8084f16c9a">emigration</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> from the Canary Islands. Her father's surname is Luis, and since she was from las Canarias, then I suppose that her parents remained there. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">That is pretty much, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="cef06bf5-d7fb-4322-93e6-14f15823db9d" id="80f9e3e4-f005-4b00-862d-6e151e894c89"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0cfd4513-69a2-4555-81c4-8ba6f6e87d77" id="830b64db-3dff-441c-b216-6304bc5a1035">all that I know, and the reason </gs></gs></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">their lives in the Canary Islands <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a383a68b-b235-4997-8390-7e1c9d8cc2fd" id="d3aef3dd-6368-4f40-bd0b-09d96c0f1e9a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ebbcdcd8-6256-46b1-9ef5-7184b3a0491f" id="2db19c0a-2cc7-4a3f-91e8-f1f75737465b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="610110a1-983b-438c-9025-58299b9e074d" id="c9d0d431-1d4e-431f-ad5e-340a67b24a6f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f7a77c64-1a64-4b28-9e2a-0683d9568b8d" id="f36da93b-2e31-4591-b09b-b658822f80ef">remains</gs></gs></gs></gs></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> a mystery to this day. A mystery that I hope to solve. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To recap, at this point, I am looking for dates and places of birth, marriage, names of parents, siblings, date and place of emigration, and immigration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">So, I begin my search with what I know and in effect will work forward to discover the past.</span> </span></div>
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<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My Great-grandparents were born in the Canary Islands, Spain, and immigrated to Cuba.</span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Celestino, was a shoemaker or <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7e160d0b-a451-4cf3-8f10-64b655e6438c" id="03359abb-f8d5-423d-857f-c570d3856fb3"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="99a2eeec-1fab-4e9a-8dcc-4289bc2e3251" id="65581ba1-29f0-4aae-9c6c-8923583a7034"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="83807ad2-cdda-4f5c-ad8c-2258e66b3291" id="8e324749-a250-43fa-8548-be74b2284478"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="bcba0adb-4a37-4552-b84e-482a355d72a2" id="f6a2f1c8-e064-456b-a646-96668b1af715"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ca9fc35f-fb77-427b-8375-bde9e9bb6c1e" id="6a616d94-d8a9-4924-9b32-595d2fd2a4b1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e0447db6-b700-47ec-b260-c9c0e92894e2" id="f99c60ae-71ea-44a9-a876-c967905ad06a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="54b487cb-6ea1-4320-8b4a-630df035bc5b" id="8a77d5da-5729-4c82-9cdc-617d0dd5edbd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2c961d5d-f20a-4fdd-9a74-2c4395ef6237" id="784c5279-c1ee-405b-8392-dae3025fbcff"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="86ebf378-b2d6-467c-8cb7-e560d78ef548" id="2c54680c-a0f7-47e2-ad85-18b50b5f2a9a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e2e90d23-8b9d-4ddc-a441-0877e84b53f7" id="f75f6226-5149-471c-b13d-06739dea47ed"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="85dcc38c-c417-4867-a4f3-25f26733233b" id="3ea54bda-1a17-45d4-ba4a-51c8421e693e">tanner</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> by profession, in the Canary Islands. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">They settled and made their home in Quivican, Cuba, where their four children were born. </span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">My Grandmother, Maria and her three siblings were born in Quivican, roughly between the years 1870-1884. I am not certain about their birth order, but I speculate, based on both, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="039cbf95-bba0-4ace-a11c-c3bfd56880c4" id="2526df2c-ca04-4758-a54a-4e7af1d3b10c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d52cb303-1cac-4f49-bb45-96aa3b06d372" id="c5b7db49-afc9-4d35-94a9-1d31f59738ab"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1358b95e-c650-4bf0-9bd6-846b6935bd06" id="b4a99799-8ad0-4227-9a98-6b2b92f0dd7f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4a898ea5-2ae1-4c18-87ec-b41a5ca85ff4" id="0e76ef59-50b7-47bf-8fec-b18f754627fb"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ceabe45d-df34-4b6a-9aaf-c3b9ea62e976" id="082f22f3-eda7-4c63-94e1-b355403109e7"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a599881c-b18a-454f-a511-13c41ec73c0b" id="02e8b539-15fc-4c38-ad1f-126aaaec875a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2f901afd-860d-43f7-bbeb-b57a6c09d502" id="c741cd0c-7b6a-45dc-836b-a8886cc87008"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0643f6b0-9118-4b69-b6d7-cd63b649b919" id="0ed742b2-aa28-4f50-91a1-95843b33af6d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="40a5d6fa-5b7b-4dd6-8233-a4c5d5ac27d6" id="b9644e4c-6072-4873-918b-7eb250ef5cc3">tradition</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> and a rough timeline, that my grandmother was possibly the third child. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7dd8c629-fcb9-41b8-a0bf-a14b5f0d7c6b" id="643cddac-9f88-499a-9ddd-46ed6f1c6990"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="84e3db1f-b73a-4d3a-b558-e0c877bf2562" id="be8fdf83-02f1-43bf-ae7c-af85ef87269f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="40a5ba82-3f7b-4ecc-bd7e-d5d2ddf73938" id="714d9d71-f87d-46b8-b17a-64229dfc82f0"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c4edd26f-06da-44f4-b3d9-b829aabb5998" id="aa37d4aa-d25a-403f-bb58-bc499ec4a336"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="78f0d3b9-ef87-4532-bcc8-f4f336ae76dd" id="4a091363-d507-4b86-8229-13cb4d555ef4"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="31c9ff5b-6ebe-41dc-84ff-565ecc1164f3" id="114f0a0d-9d7f-4967-872c-c571d3dedcda"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2bd8b36b-f14e-48a0-91af-b626de8cbde0" id="56c06670-99a2-44f1-8d58-1bc785939826"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="70794842-93f3-4602-b0b3-2ee7fcfa1cbb" id="730dfdc7-67dc-49dc-9e81-6e09a2d63335"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="cf3b2b6c-b607-4614-a5ff-af097108d736" id="34da4cf5-f95d-4335-99fa-81dd332bcbdd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e3b2aeee-b6ca-4d52-9623-9aadedafc95c" id="922b0026-412d-4579-94f1-11657dfdf903"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="438e34f7-4293-4271-9006-aa9c8326b584" id="ff95aa21-6320-4ddc-b6c8-626c05cb6256">Quivican</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs>, Mayabeque, Cuba</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">. </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 8pt;">[1]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The town of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Quivicán</span> is <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7e606eab-3e49-41a4-9f27-0d60bbbe153a" id="716c21bb-188c-4c24-8512-331a5cb55fed">a municip</gs>ality located southwest in the province of Mayabeque, Cuba. </span><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8e361fe7-91a3-472f-b11c-6fcf8ab02aed" id="c34e29f5-9728-4573-880c-03f610e82bc3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="769217f7-6c77-4575-8b9f-208db1015ef7" id="637721e7-58f4-4c34-a67e-86d012c6f2c1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c8d57bc5-710a-499a-ab79-8fe67fa06274" id="b146ee5a-db88-4b6c-8f80-be6a12ddf15c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6d72ba85-db82-47d8-a7d3-92d82ddcbcd3" id="82c88c8f-2313-4b23-8e27-341ad0b6101b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f53f2ae0-72f1-428b-a40e-c59455afcdf8" id="09cf2357-b6f4-4aaa-82d5-324b0546cd38"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="dd1fc581-7b85-4da3-902e-c56a49deea60" id="45f32ef1-e1a3-40f1-9864-2369d888b157"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="cacc19c7-3e5a-4bff-975b-0b37ba8c9a9c" id="c3585e04-f23a-4298-86d7-ed0e1962dfa8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="9c75fb1f-9c52-4109-bf5d-602ba40a592e" id="756efe9d-3049-4866-94f2-1850d0472d3a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="43eeef50-f291-4dba-a1b7-521021ca6571" id="90c3edbb-c2fa-4658-9e29-e88d10f7fa64"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6fb6e85a-b7ea-42f4-89b5-5efd4e4f4360" id="c0b02332-85ad-45de-b26f-ea76af1be166"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e9641236-ed98-4d6b-88cb-f34897b3da17" id="7ff842a2-2382-4e7f-bbb7-ac06043bfbeb">Quivican</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (Quibicán, the name of </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno_people" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #002bb8;">Taino</span></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> origin), the tradition is that “Quivi”- indicates “earth” and “can” indicates “red”, therefore, Quivicán signifies “Tierra Roja” or “Red Earth”. [2]</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d7fee6de-3184-44f3-8557-70ab813a011f" id="28964f8c-b3ff-463e-b923-9360ad9e1e8d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c4b10d04-61a8-43a2-9d10-eacdc689c56e" id="61988fb4-1eec-45c6-ada6-d0d34d913eb6"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="905cba4f-71b6-4bd1-bcac-d617d8a74057" id="79b647ba-9f45-4e46-853f-66ec5e097195"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="dc75c104-8e6a-4cc2-b04e-346593efa696" id="d8e32f17-0198-43e9-89ce-298c74013d73"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a4ee6bbb-7c23-4684-98da-90ddff5b5d7e" id="04a650f5-119e-4970-b800-3df278d0aa90"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="543c22a2-3d97-4fa2-89cc-126d0227f60c" id="69d12fee-2a1c-4b9c-9e2d-4e8eece94108"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3a942d23-fa6e-4512-97b4-705e318381e5" id="7d6b695e-c598-48f1-893c-848d9eadbe0e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a00470cf-8f39-4037-9b90-9434305e0c2e" id="11f0edb5-94a2-4a81-a628-6b45bb2a3800"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b862814a-bc8c-4896-8d21-686366297977" id="ac0b8d06-9029-474d-a30b-84a4bfe3c66d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f1b0a23b-d465-419f-b7e6-e3969413df3b" id="e5786a81-674e-408c-aeb9-0f6362204cca"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ee42cb0c-ff0a-4171-a1da-17b80ca1a523" id="bbc05765-3d1b-46d6-b508-c4a9691bed9e">Quivican</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs>, began as a colony, a parcel of land given to<span style="color: #161813;"> <a href="https://www.ecured.cu/index.php?title=Jer%C3%B3nimo_Vaca_Renjifo&action=edit&redlink=1"><span style="color: black;">Jerónimo Vaca Renjifo</span></a>, </span>in 1569, to start a poultry breeding ranch. 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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In 1878, the Governor General, approved and founded the town of Quivicán. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The municipality of Quivicán was abolished and annexed to the municipality of Bejucal, in 1902, during the first American occupation of Cuba, until 1919. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Quivican, is divided into neighborhoods— Pueblo, La Salud, San Felipe, Pablo Noriega, San Agustín, Guiro Boñingal, Güiro Marrero, Santa Mónica, Aguacate and Fajardo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Photo 1: Quivicán, Mayabeque, Cuba </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The town of Bejucal, also known as San Felipe y Santiago <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="18b17e99-e542-4a96-9b30-f26b14e1e9c9" id="ed99481a-d060-46c0-bb4f-643863502309">de</gs> Bejucal, was founded in 1713, by Captain Juan Núñez <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3502024d-83b1-4e87-bdc8-2d93f588eba2" id="da11451a-a70d-4231-b600-334a6b98dc0d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d61d850a-b674-4cd1-a209-058213900247" id="11788dbc-66f1-45fa-9c60-882e0a0b0f57"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="654005b6-74cc-4349-93db-172d6db993b0" id="9fc1ec52-5ca4-41dc-80b2-13faa9261276"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="bb8ee4d6-2d68-4a8c-94d4-3b994b9776c2" id="c6c0f353-6eb1-4328-9e3f-b050b49821c2"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4582ef2d-21fa-4ebb-8b5c-2cdad83bf78f" id="de646f79-9ec5-4ffe-81ed-c24051f71860"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="61608754-df1d-40a4-af69-76f0b03a80fc" id="1078623d-e6c6-4b87-bfbf-2106bc277e2c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ed322fc5-8f57-4134-bb70-2a5446cddfe3" id="cd0935ae-bb15-4a0a-aa98-195955d03bf1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ec65c734-09ba-48af-9c17-ad6d9325a0bb" id="1cfc4e0a-d904-44e8-b784-eee089caffd4"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d0221675-7ad6-476e-bdb2-b6f230d06ba2" id="e47d6dae-68c1-46fc-88fe-76b664f4aaed"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2e48de50-2543-4784-b98f-2889cbb89c20" id="01e5fe81-5a95-42bc-bacb-a116ffd16a60"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="9ad8e088-d903-401c-8193-09b0d4c45526" id="cea83225-8745-49d3-a07a-0b6debf83319"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1a4bf140-b6d1-43b0-9880-676d5c80461d" id="51aabf71-c71e-48c8-9154-72d5e48fd4da">de</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> Castilla.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Originally, Bejucal, was a part of the province of La Habana, although, currently,</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> i</span><span style="color: #002bb8; font-size: xx-small;">t</span><span style="color: #002bb8; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">is a municipality, in the province of Mayabeque. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The bordering towns, are Quivican and San Jose de las Lajas, to the south, and San Antonio <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b6a58fbb-a568-4992-acf1-756b4282e6fa" id="6bd18617-5b10-489e-ac9e-86c72457833d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d0b15321-381d-448b-a052-84c277ca5aaa" id="10b941ac-343f-4242-acea-1c0cefc6192f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="667943f5-804a-4947-9289-7641894b9a37" id="7e7d9a54-cdae-426b-92e3-ad258652e576"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="528d95a4-e4c9-423c-8658-89e8b97d1cfa" id="fbd05206-acaa-440a-8f0b-6b09afe218e5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="33670c7c-be13-49fc-85c5-024e8dc9e3dd" id="63e28c06-d193-4181-9e91-bbb54127bf34"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a1cb31a6-bc35-4f56-95c0-e2ed11f6e725" id="ff872a78-1de1-4eae-9555-dc62090bd3dc"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c5c89f20-89fc-4395-ba63-ff1c3ed42665" id="54f63b56-1ccf-470f-9fef-12fd440dc802"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="62dd2b20-380d-41ee-bc3b-7b4d5538383c" id="3908421e-45a8-44cb-b41e-013b2ceec235"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="685a837c-94d5-4bdc-bf71-40b2b2646d37" id="e5b80a2f-62e2-4af6-b8af-a3c85675e221"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3cc87141-de48-4729-8338-3bbae01553f3" id="b33ce5a4-8562-4fcd-b2cf-01902c7b5931"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="fe6b39ea-6eb9-4d6e-ab47-55091d639450" id="cf3c144e-147d-484b-9bb1-0b1ab9f8be7e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2675cea2-2704-46c1-a167-453f23605a49" id="48b39ae4-0b10-4be0-a47d-1d0cb3af00fe">de</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b6a58fbb-a568-4992-acf1-756b4282e6fa" id="7675a5f1-6b3a-4e22-ba51-e80072b9b9a5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d0b15321-381d-448b-a052-84c277ca5aaa" id="9ef91108-472c-4970-866f-78b42e14e6dd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="667943f5-804a-4947-9289-7641894b9a37" id="6678d386-7978-48c7-8b25-c5bea99c4a0a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="528d95a4-e4c9-423c-8658-89e8b97d1cfa" id="9029e543-9486-4f68-aa63-0e9a95f992b5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="33670c7c-be13-49fc-85c5-024e8dc9e3dd" id="873ef649-4ff5-4583-ae6d-649999ab11fe"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a1cb31a6-bc35-4f56-95c0-e2ed11f6e725" id="699c6506-f7d2-4d91-a413-31e460756059"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c5c89f20-89fc-4395-ba63-ff1c3ed42665" id="03a2f605-760e-469d-84c9-ca0775a5a4d9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="62dd2b20-380d-41ee-bc3b-7b4d5538383c" id="504cdf88-e6ca-486d-bd48-6859d86ba208"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="685a837c-94d5-4bdc-bf71-40b2b2646d37" id="26742ba8-2ef1-4313-904a-0150e396cdbf"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3cc87141-de48-4729-8338-3bbae01553f3" id="1b53c3f2-0997-43c3-b94e-934780c68016"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="fe6b39ea-6eb9-4d6e-ab47-55091d639450" id="d7d18816-bf82-46a3-b90b-a4c05377d3d8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2675cea2-2704-46c1-a167-453f23605a49" id="9d14e20b-93b3-4ab4-b21e-39ac1d92a80c">los</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> Baños to the west, and the neighborhoods of Bejucal are Beltrán, Cuatro Caminos, Rancho Recreo, Buenaventura, Caguazo and Río Hondo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Since civil registries did not begin in Cuba until about 1880, it is the local church records, that become very important. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here is a <a href="http://www.arquidiocesisdelahabana.org/contens/webs/ind_main7_directorio.htm"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Church Directory for the <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e186876a-01f8-4219-ae20-796cec87d20f" id="f49e4c79-ed75-4861-865f-588b0805a8bd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="76682de0-f04a-4ec5-94e1-670a6661f758" id="d53ad0c2-ad7b-4afa-ac57-5bfe3e214185"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d8702a5f-1425-4826-b9cd-8d3388623b9e" id="3d060709-417f-4083-b1ab-90432df6658d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="62cbcd6f-3700-44c4-986e-8907ce041b8a" id="5415c306-0a01-4846-a47b-36761463dbe5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6bcb1a84-e8b0-465a-bf13-1b8c3426b360" id="b37147a9-a8bf-4ef5-8c45-d59898d87a0c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="146b0927-6c4d-4d63-b00d-d0a447c69323" id="a8993f87-8be8-45b9-9a66-344b2854f60e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ff73c14d-b254-4251-9ab6-e5af8a74f68e" id="9efac521-cc76-45fb-b24f-e6c0853a4896"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e876c085-d493-4729-b869-763914ff3648" id="bc39de99-1274-42a7-a57e-1bccd1976270"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3e603d3a-9280-4417-a558-49326f84e339" id="c134cf8c-1db1-4ae8-838b-ac12b8f8c64c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="907a0abd-7d47-4305-bab0-9f2761691235" id="16b7a7dd-3c0f-4063-8ee5-65e13562c5ee"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c3655ad7-09e5-42dd-a038-3823c2c6bb26" id="c3d45a4e-5c53-4ec4-a3d0-296aabcbbc09">Diocesis</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e186876a-01f8-4219-ae20-796cec87d20f" id="4b2d7c89-e853-4857-a3bc-218d0bde7111"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="76682de0-f04a-4ec5-94e1-670a6661f758" id="a74984e5-c815-461b-9513-6c4e7fbcaa03"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d8702a5f-1425-4826-b9cd-8d3388623b9e" id="c35988f3-bba3-425f-9d49-c62a3625220b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="62cbcd6f-3700-44c4-986e-8907ce041b8a" id="22afc2d2-46a0-4ff6-ac34-52152f8df0c8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="6bcb1a84-e8b0-465a-bf13-1b8c3426b360" id="a774b7dd-838f-410c-8685-30c352f975e5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="146b0927-6c4d-4d63-b00d-d0a447c69323" id="b63e529d-4fae-4e5d-982b-f8742ce9b3c6"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ff73c14d-b254-4251-9ab6-e5af8a74f68e" id="9fd70694-b819-4dea-a1cf-c576d055a2ae"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e876c085-d493-4729-b869-763914ff3648" id="44d9e121-f8a3-47bc-a749-41d16a233f52"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3e603d3a-9280-4417-a558-49326f84e339" id="59d845ef-d3dd-43d7-9c78-7a396b7e1c34"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="907a0abd-7d47-4305-bab0-9f2761691235" id="6b76e471-d4c7-446c-8549-812d15f135c2"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c3655ad7-09e5-42dd-a038-3823c2c6bb26" id="ad365f9c-c96d-459b-b5b1-162a5b0f3918">de</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> La Habana</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>(Directorio Eclesial)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>that may be helpful. The following churches listed are just a few that I was able to find at this point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Parroquia de San Felipe y Santiago — <span style="font-weight: bold;">Iglesia Parroquial de Bejucal </span>[5] </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Began, as a small chapel, founded around 1667, by the Bishop Juan <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3eb1748d-0498-44ef-b513-60e6beefe244" id="57c07c03-11d7-4f4a-b079-261a6cbbcecd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="88fab05d-7e6f-4334-b77f-222a90e68a53" id="e6bc5d64-a9f0-4682-aa6d-efa0a2d8e598"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d96ab69f-db4b-4538-8f6c-fbb3446de4b2" id="c7b43b10-ff0d-4668-90ab-2c8cbf54806b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="58d65d73-76da-41ff-9213-6e0ae189254c" id="3f16ce71-e301-45ff-aa4d-6498101201fb"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0badd94c-5f1e-4744-ae27-59198a1aea4b" id="1c693eb5-6829-4aa9-a1ea-32ec0fbf3052"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e578c775-354d-43d2-84ce-068be6edbc9c" id="54f25260-fb2e-48d7-9d0a-d6873814200d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="41ef74cf-8d2b-43c3-90d9-e7f06b947455" id="c408651f-db02-427d-89ef-608d11bf6e9f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0ab1cab7-7c16-4043-ac1c-6bb81d1a276b" id="0322cd73-ddb9-42ec-8bda-f13c8922ef8d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="72ea77ea-6f20-4f66-9df3-26405ba0eb86" id="e5218147-32bc-455c-90ec-c0e39c2a70bf"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="be55ea28-0464-4340-ad63-4fa2cbb94aca" id="e3a9aa13-fa45-4725-99e5-63aca4ca942d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0fa6361e-e75f-4a83-afb7-df3e1a894518" id="8a70d462-2017-4584-8696-162c959fab57">de</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> Santos Matias.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Located at 23rd Ave between 22 and 24, Municipio Quivicán, Mayabeque province, Cuba. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">1— Quivican: Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quivic%C3%A1n"><span style="color: black;">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quivicán</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">2— “Tierra Roja”: Diario Mayabeque: http://diariomayabeque.cu/2016/12/quivican-de-mi-historia-a-tus-albores/</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">3— Bejucal: Havana Times: <a href="http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=116171"><span style="color: black;">http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=116171</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">4— Bejucal: Guije.com -estudios en la cultura y la historia de Cuba: <a href="http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hbejucal/">http://www.guije.com/pueblo/municipios/hbejucal/</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">5— EcuRed: provincial/index.htm <a href="https://www.ecured.cu/Iglesia_Parroquial_de_Bejucal">https://www.ecured.cu/Iglesia_Parroquial_de_Bejucal</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">6— Wikipedia Español: <a href="http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/978741"><span style="color: black;">http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/978741</span></a> <a href="https://www.ecured.cu/Iglesia_de_Quivic%C3%A1n"><span style="color: black;">https://www.ecured.cu/Iglesia_de_Quivicán</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">7— <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e2232e1e-4e3e-428b-a72d-21890a5c0f21" id="9be3183a-f697-43f9-b158-c85b88b9136f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c1fca8a4-873e-4c0a-95eb-c6fc295952ab" id="bbd2e858-5e65-420c-921e-b724f21b9f2f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f755d35c-fc56-44f5-bc42-b4402a02fb7a" id="f0bccb3b-466d-4dee-980b-bf9201dba8bc"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f4823b1a-0952-404f-ab03-e5b4a402ddf2" id="e2487ce3-0300-4792-917b-fb11e1391cea"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4921f24c-d187-4ee0-ac5c-a626ad511956" id="f62cc0f4-edc3-45d1-80a7-848b75a69162"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b59d8efb-f87f-412f-87be-01e46d22efcb" id="ce73f980-9359-4f81-9d60-1cdc74234e57"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e35d85f0-dfc5-42f0-ab79-05be4841546e" id="76fe50f9-706c-4725-bbc6-724d0e55905f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="11163cbb-e1f5-4580-81d4-6d04b5b5c013" id="036c3947-c982-4f42-ad63-9339176a22e6">EcuRed</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> is a Cuban online encyclopedia built on MediaWiki <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e2232e1e-4e3e-428b-a72d-21890a5c0f21" id="dfbec0a8-6d22-4d42-9fb7-61cb5356c62b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c1fca8a4-873e-4c0a-95eb-c6fc295952ab" id="37d0db9a-b0fb-4187-bc82-9b470e5c5730"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f755d35c-fc56-44f5-bc42-b4402a02fb7a" id="71044f79-bbd2-48c9-80f6-27c441183d3d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f4823b1a-0952-404f-ab03-e5b4a402ddf2" id="6816146b-b182-46e7-9c01-11505b49a13c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4921f24c-d187-4ee0-ac5c-a626ad511956" id="b14a000b-a4fa-4c6f-99f4-cc228b85be23"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b59d8efb-f87f-412f-87be-01e46d22efcb" id="ef3b87b8-156a-4a72-b242-45e0791bbe61"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e35d85f0-dfc5-42f0-ab79-05be4841546e" id="189c9d8a-3df4-4057-9857-66f03f223350"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="11163cbb-e1f5-4580-81d4-6d04b5b5c013" id="9d4e761f-97a8-4f21-87b7-c130b5f20468">softwarea</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs>: <a href="https://www.ecured.cu/Quivic%C3%A1n">https://www.ecured.cu/Quivicán</a> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt;">I know it is located 90 miles south of Key West, Florida, and that only two generations in my family, my parents and grandparents, were born in Cuba. That's it!! </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt;">Although, my DNA results do indicate a small piece of the pie with English, Irish and other European regions. What?!? Complete shocker, but for now, will have to put that on the back burner. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt;">In 2011, the municipality of San Antonio <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="facc0ff3-b985-49bf-9ef8-f4156831c01f" id="75bca31d-bc4b-428b-81fd-aa76c3590377"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="26173a87-b377-4da3-9cf1-3368f46217ec" id="c918a550-aa5f-4a47-8452-c4d6535c1d92">de</gs></gs> <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="facc0ff3-b985-49bf-9ef8-f4156831c01f" id="5cdca57b-bb43-465b-a1c6-39f1230d4d31"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="26173a87-b377-4da3-9cf1-3368f46217ec" id="7ef14c43-8722-477d-ade9-bb2fe8639d15">los</gs></gs> Baños, for example, was added to the newly created province, Artemisa, however, prior to to that year, it was in the province of La Habana. This is similar to situations that we run into, often with our U.S. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5b08c9c8-59f1-48a5-aa87-69192314cca5" id="5d3b0dc5-cbce-4e02-8bc7-b786daaa5f84"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a2ff4958-2d8f-4722-9222-add4894c1d17" id="97f5799b-cc4e-4b34-b96c-3a54592a49ea">research</gs></gs>, in regards to county line and state boundary changes throughout history.</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt;">It is important to establish those dates and boundaries so we are not <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="447c8474-db4f-4de0-b800-2a8adab9b2cb" id="e04bc392-306f-4f2b-9461-ce22776913c1"></gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="76dc6fa6-a9bc-4b2a-91c7-f1300af8642a" id="ac78fc85-2442-40a7-9465-400c33ea7abb"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="447c8474-db4f-4de0-b800-2a8adab9b2cb" id="e04bc392-306f-4f2b-9461-ce22776913c1">disapointe</gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="583d1689-87e8-4d6d-8663-eaece728c4ec" id="3763e637-8724-457f-899a-4ef6df390ee5">d</gs></gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="583d1689-87e8-4d6d-8663-eaece728c4ec" id="3763e637-8724-457f-899a-4ef6df390ee5"></gs> at the <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="447c8474-db4f-4de0-b800-2a8adab9b2cb" id="f511ce7c-d4f3-4f32-b8a5-3ad34707b927">outcome</gs> when we research wrong locations expecting to find our target ancestor. So, to better understand, it is essential to study the geography and a bit of history <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="bd7c3d97-4742-4c31-a8d9-03c75bd5f426" id="f18d21e7-d623-4cb0-a84a-4f00a9491c5a">for</gs> any country. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt;">During the colonization of Cuba, in 1879, the Spanish government created 6 Provinces, which are regarded as the “<b>Historical Provinces</b>”. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Today, there are 15 Provinces, 16 if you include </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica-boldoblique"; font-size: 11.00pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Isla de la Juventud</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"> (Isle of Youth), which is actually, a “special municipality”. The last modification took place in 2010 and began functioning in 2011. The Provinces are further divided into 168 municipalities/towns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Pinar Del Río 11 Pinar Del Río 1867</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1Artemisa (2011) 11 Artemisa 1818</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2Havana (Ciud de La Hab) 15 Havana 1515, 1592</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">3Matanzas 13 Matanzas (4)1572, 1693, 1695</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">5Cienfuegos 8 Cienfuegos 1819</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">6Cego de Avila (1976) 10 Ciego de Avila 1840</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Las Tunas 8 Las Tunas 1759</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Guantánamo 10 Guantánamo 1797</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">7Isla de la Juventud 1 Nueva Gerona 1802</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 12pt;">Next, I will make a list of the Catholic Churches and Diocesis in each of those municipalities as well as addresses and contact information to begin the process of connecting the names and dates with their locations and begin to create a timeline for each ancestor. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">This process can take a while, but through patience and persistence, we will prevail. :) </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Have you had any success in locating records for your ancestors who immigrated to another country? Would love to hear about your research experiences, in particular of any stories involving Cuba, or similar countries. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;"> 1One of 2 provinces (Artemisa, Mayabeque) created in 2011, from the former province of La Habana. Municipalities: Bahia Honda, Candelaria, San Cristóbal were originally part of the province— Pinar Del Río, prior to 2011. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;"> 2Municipality referred to as Ciudad de La Habana, La Habana, Havana. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;">3Subdivided into 14 municipalities, in 1976 until 2010. In 2011, Varadero was merged into the city of Cardenas, thus Matanzas, now has 13 municipalities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;">4 Settled by Europeans: 1572, Founded: 1693, by 30 families from the Canary Islands, Established: 1695</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;">5 Separated in 1976 from Santa Clara (known as Las Villa after 1940) which, was once a historical province in Cuba. The province of Santa Clara is <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e2dcf6e5-a2ca-4a71-9825-a53ce4be669d" id="41dfe455-75b4-4ee7-bdd5-36f7712381e1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7867d1a2-9a14-4761-942f-71f58c21c868" id="6f502c6f-3dc2-4b26-a716-acda619eab3b">nonextant</gs></gs> today, however, the city of Santa Clara is the capitol of Villa Clara Province. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;">6Separated from the province of Camagüey in 1975. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: xx-small;">7The 2nd largest Cuban island. Although it is listed as a province it is actually a Special Municipality of Cuba with 1 Municipality ‘Isla de la Juventud’ </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> 1. Information and photos courtesy of Wikipedia </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Cuba">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Cuba</a></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.webhavana.com/CubaMaps/">http://www.webhavana.com/CubaMaps/</a></span> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I start out on a personal note… Yes, our long awaited, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e9706c66-7daf-4c74-b98f-5e002a7fa2c4" id="ac1091ce-f6d6-4bbf-b8dc-cf2503b83282"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a9adb875-0031-4a9a-bb30-f73d728d53bc" id="03386c6f-cf96-4b9d-883c-21884641fb9d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d768571a-436e-439d-9932-8739fe11013a" id="b60db9b5-7b9b-48d1-b81c-284aa1a5c496">birth</gs></gs></gs> of our second grandchild has arrived. We have a precious, new granddaughter<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d0476ebd-6fc4-479b-b820-4c672c10c620" id="238c1164-ef07-40a1-93b4-5ab6c1a001e1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b82d54ea-98a5-4581-83aa-eee9440bddfb" id="62356cde-184c-408f-9f82-57703e6f0540"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4ff235a8-226f-4f15-a2a0-0d266d43450d" id="6c002512-e46e-475a-bab7-9144e8c08979">…</gs></gs></gs>Abigail. We are so thankful that mother and <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="23454a47-cf89-433a-9a4a-773dd8f18e65" id="96936343-ad16-4149-9764-a7fe2ddd78e9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d06a6954-44a2-4e80-bd15-9c69646d61ad" id="27616859-4f22-41b1-a871-5a98eb0f05f1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d4559afa-9c59-4f1c-afb4-908b50ce4845" id="3ccbac2d-62ee-4998-8c7c-aa144870693d">wee</gs></gs></gs> one are healthy and doing well after a few close calls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A challenging labor and delivery culminated in an unplanned C-section, as the doctor discovered the problem— a Bandl’s Ring, during the procedure. I have given birth to several children and had never heard of the term. Although, I will not go into details here, but it is apparently rare, and as described to us, it is an obstruction that occurs in the 2nd stage of labor. Here is a quick description through Wikipedia… </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandl%27s_ring" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandl%27s_ring</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> If you are interested in more information, I am sure there are medical journals or articles for further reading.</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"> I realize that this is not a genealogical theme, but I was taken by the aspects of past childbirths throughout the ages and the sad, high incidences of mother and infant mortality rates we so often read about in our encounters through our genealogical researches. I have personally learned of a few in my own past family history. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b8a0beff-9798-43c0-93f1-0e7afb9cea25" id="845fb729-8be7-4df6-a7bf-19c120249e9f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a1535e5a-10d5-47d0-bc35-a4134583b9ad" id="2a542e9b-0ad8-446b-9bd7-41cf7d49efdc"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e9f9d29b-e357-4d42-a0cd-b3bdb92d2c67" id="2e76f5fb-4891-48b9-913c-7cbf2ab65709">It certainly</gs></gs></gs>, was not, uncommon, back in the day. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">This personal experience, brought a sobering reality to what so many in the past, have often faced, simply due, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0a50a0a9-f208-4aa8-a56a-e5f2867ca016" id="ab021bbe-d44d-46d2-8830-42921bf0479f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0d571837-4606-4d12-8708-12c9b2a88941" id="02affc97-0394-44bd-9d32-560e5c1e9a62"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d5c54bc7-2dae-4ee9-b80f-8d3f68992286" id="c61a53e8-092f-4529-9490-66603b617456">to</gs></gs></gs> the limited medical knowledge of their time. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">In other words, if this condition— Bandl’s Ring, had occurred, in past eras, it is highly probable, mother and infant would have died during childbirth. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I believe it is through the grace of God, and our <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a14482c1-4847-4da5-b40d-6823f60ea3cf" id="8e182b51-4bf8-450c-8b5d-4352878eec22"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="883a889a-4ea4-44a3-8458-954247b44244" id="2f45b51e-6b05-4cf7-8c4e-e0012e4c2101"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4fc6bf29-62f4-42a4-839b-3ae4447b5e6b" id="1be8eb61-f465-4701-a7ce-a65252202df4">modern medical technology of</gs></gs></gs> today, that our situation, thankfully, resulted with a good outcome. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Despite the fact, that medicine is not always a perfect science, it has certainly come a long way in curing medical conditions, and certainly, preventing death in childbirth. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I mentioned in my last post, that in June, I made a list of U.S. <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="64395379-95c1-4e7e-9113-db91c0594a69" id="599fb049-a8b0-4190-a859-c3cafaf7d66c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="61b3b5ee-2396-4ea1-b75b-2a879d91a340" id="b6fad6e4-e29c-4255-bd1d-3e73e6f9279b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0b9e10cf-789d-4f86-be08-c60fcefcb318" id="fe6e8b07-e01b-4ea3-8664-ed7972317594">records</gs></gs></gs> I was missing to document my research, and the places in which to order them. Last month, I ordered a total of four records: A marriage, and birth record from the state of Florida, which I received the last weeks of July, and a marriage and death Record from New York City, which I received the first week of August. I can now add these document copies to my family information in my Legacy Family Tree Genealogy software. Now, I turn to abroad, as my focus. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">As you know, my research focus has been in Cuba, for all four of my family lines— La Habana in the province of Havana, for my Valuja/Baluja and Hernandez families and the city of Cardenas, in the province of Matanzas, for my Matos and Trujillo families. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">I only have a few generations that were born in Cuba, and to find what countries our ancestors originally came from, I must first locate any documentation from within Cuba and then work backwards from that point. When I began, my limited knowledge of Cuba, was, one, that it was located about 90 miles south of Key West, Florida, and, <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="13324959-056b-41bc-94eb-b7a1b863ee6c" id="49266b11-450d-4ded-bbd6-21dcd287c874"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c7f40e78-d120-4077-883d-a808bfcd346f" id="3166feb2-4686-4f64-b131-f311d5aaa542"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b56db54c-ae4d-4497-b73e-6f356175dde8" id="417d900f-7f84-46cf-9236-4a7280717c33">two</gs></gs></gs>, both of my parents were born there, as well as all their extended family with very few exceptions. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">My father’s oldest sibling, his sister, Mercedes, my Aunt Icha, whom I loved, dearly, was born in Ybor City, in Tampa, Florida in 1913. Ironically, she was the only one born in the United Staes, until my birth, many decades later. There were a total of four children born to my paternal grandparents, Juan Valuja and Maria Hernandez. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">Juan, was a cigar-maker, from La Habana, who traveled to Tampa from Cuba, in the early 1900’s with his friend, Francisco Hernandez, from Quivican, a small town in the southern part of Habana, he also, was a cigar maker and businessman, who frequently traveled from Cuba to several port cities. Francisco, or Pancho, as he was often called by family and friends, introduced his sister, Maria<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="112fcb65-2a21-4080-a9fb-926fe60aecdd" id="6dd6ad9e-13f4-4e40-9146-bd34148f8a99"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7b8bdb3c-dde7-44ff-808e-a78e249fde10" id="6b751b69-6cdb-4fb3-a78a-c3d87e529637"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="65517efe-8443-4889-a8db-257913109269" id="a9204dca-2f4a-4e2e-81b9-1daf26e07c37">, to my grandfather</gs></gs></gs>. She had also traveled to Tampa at some point, to help care for her brother and sister-in-law’s children. They soon married, and had their first child, my Aunt ‘Icha’.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">In a few, short years, in 1915, for some unknown reason, they returned to Cuba to live. My Grandmother, was more than 8 months pregnant with my aunt Margarita (Margot), another dear aunt, I so loved, when they sailed back on a ship, sometime in July or August, and it is said, they encountered turbulent weather due to a Hurricane in the vicinity. The rest of the children, including my dad, were born in La Habana, between 1915 and 1920, however, I am not sure if it was in the town of <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="db704d2b-fab8-40e6-bb93-f96d55925fc4" id="8aba9bb0-4777-4fe4-9212-a5b1db4819a4"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3078fca6-f878-4953-b538-341c0df254db" id="fd81fa27-a695-4978-9fd3-3dab3a44e981"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b1bf3a40-6796-4134-b2fe-ee02cdb35ec2" id="b64c3b02-1b7c-4779-959f-476050c8866e">Marianao</gs></gs></gs>, like my grandfather, or Bejucal, as I still need to pinpoint that detail. When I have asked, I have been told, La Habana, but as we all know, that is a large area. :) </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">In August of 2012, I wrote a blog post in an attempt to begin to piece together the few bits of information I had about my grandfather and the years he spent in Tampa, Florida <a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" target="_blank">‘</a></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica-boldoblique"; font-size: 11.00pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="about:invalid#zClosurez" target="_blank">The Quest for My Grandfather's Footsteps</a></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">' Part 1 ~ 'Searching Ybor City'.</span><br />
<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;"> It is a series that I do hope to continue, although, it has already been, unbelievably, five years. </span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.facebook.com/TheGenealogyGap</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-46068136227134167112017-07-29T08:00:00.000-05:002017-07-29T15:45:42.160-05:00This Month's Roundup & Reflection<div style="line-height: normal;">
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at a fast pace, steadily along amidst our everyday life. As we make our plans
and to do <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="fa32cfec-040c-4ba8-84f8-ff6ea7c19723" id="f62ac644-4d34-4294-8a58-79c6c1190cfd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c527a819-17a4-4b3d-82ed-a05961d96c69" id="8b4a9c18-0d17-4184-8ce6-20a9d594c861"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5e887b9c-e527-447b-9b86-e2f6e7c450d5" id="c5e2330a-2959-4d13-8757-a8fe695becd3"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2e5e4bec-3bcd-4bbe-b453-0cd9eb0deb4d" id="a5751694-bf2a-4067-af9b-4ae455d7a5ad"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="544af282-ee54-4e2e-b000-68cd8b397999" id="c491e8ac-f145-4ddd-a756-87f3c2db7fb6"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0ff301d7-932a-4221-a8e3-22e42b719b95" id="d7514331-b472-41a2-afbe-815b93e5f3eb"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="507bab27-0220-4cfa-9a6a-74f5b91831cc" id="cb7a5073-fbd2-4d4e-ad9e-4c316368155e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="94f59608-604d-4063-988e-e085aafef7d9" id="271bb853-3fb6-494b-bee9-c769ee9481ce"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d5f761d5-09ea-4b12-b182-8b6279c663e9" id="15e41c0a-d50a-48eb-a902-37513259f60b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3539b3cd-feff-40c6-8adf-247ea5841f3c" id="3633507c-46e4-4eba-ba1e-38ec9eab8a42"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="aff7a89c-9984-430e-9663-9e9ce18186ac" id="2b08ae5a-7cb2-48fe-af81-7235bd016403"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4a63b021-5ff5-4558-97b5-93c98eabcfa1" id="f868db43-f3e6-46bd-8360-1bf718fcee9a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ce22f0e9-58da-4ca0-84dd-113d423c0822" id="76b65e65-bd15-42f7-b138-ab62d7c7285a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e832465a-b05d-4a3a-956f-d17ad5dd2de3" id="9e78aa21-617b-4c66-84df-22f91ae30371">lists we</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> make headway and then somehow life and events just
take over in the midst. Time, just flies... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3678b3af-880d-4d25-906c-93fd594e83c3" id="d275bd6d-a684-4f79-9a15-71434732e76a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5f49eedf-4291-413b-8357-da1037c8b9ad" id="d9dc4337-634a-421f-8955-b3bfb1e80e1f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="056ea66b-14c6-4cb6-aebe-cc37df7d9834" id="3f8abf25-60ed-4644-887a-acf7e8a7026b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8b74d988-f02a-4f52-b45b-d416bd0c4196" id="b71a52fd-464d-42ad-8025-07b7527e6f48"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="64af5f43-c3e0-44de-973a-b4d550712c98" id="7def33be-8abc-433e-8bb3-608219d23f3c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="eb94d169-3480-4a15-8272-e5724a8ecd9f" id="5c537295-5b47-4a18-b83a-45379ce565a2"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4a7f4491-4fcb-4ee9-8e5f-b8db18c30e7b" id="4f76da7b-52b1-4838-af80-0598bbee48ea"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="db32029e-e9e2-4fd3-9faa-484bc3658b3d" id="21eddf7d-4c95-4ea7-9dc1-842d10b451aa"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="995b27b5-3245-4045-890e-e67cef198850" id="4c2816f4-ccaa-4cfc-9f8c-55dbb6d62ae6"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="219bf62d-9fe3-4a9f-a84e-0db83c35b481" id="13e8aefb-c36a-4cfb-8be0-ce232a156e1c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="74cbb4be-f921-47ec-8a43-a7834fcf180a" id="bc51e53b-4009-45ef-8772-f4e91514c7a9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c144c005-9ba1-4459-921f-fc7facb06366" id="b91360bb-dbec-4fd7-96be-0cf83f5309d3"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="608a7c3b-3025-47ad-98c8-bdab1f192a39" id="4f26a43b-daba-49c8-8965-134010d847de"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e9e61545-8d25-488a-bef6-065b9a47de7d" id="192123ce-bb4e-486a-a935-617988be4883">as</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> it has always
been said. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On a personal note, my <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ff360401-67fd-4f0d-b01c-25c31a6cefb5" id="60afe27c-3679-44f4-8ea2-45c71367290f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4d44ff11-7511-45aa-ad2d-b7ebfc1d09f3" id="c81e70d0-c9f7-49b8-9f6c-c9c3f92edd7f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="dfb612ee-b4a5-4f4d-886c-528999b8d39e" id="4cc11324-3617-4525-81bf-2aa36e514963"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="caeaa53e-ed06-4964-8eab-978f711fc570" id="3266d3fc-96e5-4b37-aece-f26f13482b9b"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f4444584-14c4-421a-b18f-2901b9658a20" id="88177827-ec1f-40f3-9f72-bd21ce001511"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="94160849-e99d-4419-97c5-e647fdada633" id="bb1985c8-089a-4177-a22e-c8f60dd41963">grandaughter</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> turned two this past week, and we <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ff360401-67fd-4f0d-b01c-25c31a6cefb5" id="c4a58fbc-952f-4d88-9716-ea4d8c19db89"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4d44ff11-7511-45aa-ad2d-b7ebfc1d09f3" id="fdb0a237-92a5-4ce3-a3a4-2c7368f59a91"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="dfb612ee-b4a5-4f4d-886c-528999b8d39e" id="aaec229a-af7f-40a5-9dc1-06aacad2cfa0"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="caeaa53e-ed06-4964-8eab-978f711fc570" id="c3caf078-c2da-4017-8793-ea3628a41fb9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f4444584-14c4-421a-b18f-2901b9658a20" id="0450047b-df6b-4fc9-86e5-2be8565533dd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="94160849-e99d-4419-97c5-e647fdada633" id="53e1f0e1-a1ea-4614-afdd-8f0bd0328790">are fervently awaiting</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> the birth of our 2nd </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ff360401-67fd-4f0d-b01c-25c31a6cefb5" id="af823084-0140-47e1-82fa-62198fc2f318"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4d44ff11-7511-45aa-ad2d-b7ebfc1d09f3" id="04742dc3-2d7f-4a1f-a48f-e544efceda77"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="dfb612ee-b4a5-4f4d-886c-528999b8d39e" id="c562c3df-e664-4c1b-932f-2b9e663bc9eb"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="caeaa53e-ed06-4964-8eab-978f711fc570" id="fd0f8658-259d-40d7-8b68-47c2fb34da61"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f4444584-14c4-421a-b18f-2901b9658a20" id="0e1d4613-fdae-4563-ac12-7faacde8fa0f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="94160849-e99d-4419-97c5-e647fdada633" id="6d97f93f-ddeb-423f-a3c5-faca5094c30a">grandaughter</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs>, as we speak. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the midst of awaiting the birth of new life, July has also been a time of saying goodbye to my Uncle Mike, as he came to the end of his journey in this life. As I searched for photos <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="095ce177-7290-408a-ae15-461a81cfe38b" id="7d397a5b-b797-4f28-8908-eb2c3eb2a81c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="77e3850f-a43f-43a3-bd4d-c119ef51a47f" id="2b81f0a8-5e56-4c9a-9c23-e4460e7bf9c5"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="66ec7e51-293c-43d2-ad2a-5063a5951fef" id="65d61cf7-6b5b-4ade-8f67-8bfca4578d7d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7fd4c82f-7659-4b69-ae81-5421f5815293" id="9b025a6f-f0ca-4628-8efc-ab4b74d5d20a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c5a13e93-994b-4901-8421-a68e5971a6f0" id="fb3068e7-f299-4ef6-af43-70717b28f1ef">for</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> the memorial service, I came across many old photos of all the fun places I went with my aunt and uncle as a very young child.. I was so moved at how many of them were with his hand in mine. Such dear memories. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even, after all these years, those memories permeate through my thoughts as the days grow longer and warmer and I refer to this season as a season of joy and happiness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far, there have been two new developments that have become priorities due to their time- sensitivity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since, FamilySearch has announced that their microfilm distribution will be discontinued on August 31, 2017, my first priority is to review my personal research list of items I need to order on microfilm that I have put off ordering for one reason or another.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, the second, is to write a number of letters, requesting specific information about my Matos Guerra family, from the Diocesis of Gran Canaria. I recently learned that contacting them by email does not yield the same attention or fulfillment of information requested by a specific church. The only responses appear to be from regular mail. So, as a result, in July, I will need to re-send all the email requests I made several months ago. The diocesis is closed for the entire month of August. So, the quicker I act, the faster the response, which at this point, will be sometime this fall.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully, you have your project lists made, as well as family fun plans, vacations and travel. I pray you all have a safe and delightful summer and have a happy Fourth of July!!</span></span><br />
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As I have added new documents and photos to my computer files, over a period of time, I see the time has come once again to reassess the current system I use. This is not a fun venture, in <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="4b5db53a-dea0-4f9d-b64e-b0e6c8650aa6" id="ea899824-bb0b-4fd3-bfa4-bc5695a450d3">fact it</gs> is a bit painful, as I dislike sharing precious research time for organizing. ⌛️ <br />
Yet, I recognize it is a vital part of what we do, and streamlining our system will help make our research efforts more effective in the long run.<br />
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This was further driven home as I began entering information into my new updated Legacy 9 software <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="14bd4112-b424-43a8-a039-2ff2b82986b3" id="c012d0b2-fc46-40a4-a25e-c303c625a12c">program</gs> that I installed into another computer. Since I am adding new media and documents, this time, I discovered they are saved in different locations on another computer and an external hard drive. I knew it was time to streamline all into one easy workable system. All of this includes restructuring and renaming folders, files, purging duplicates or more, and more purging in general of all that is not needed.<br />
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As if that were not enough, I also decided to enter my information manually, into Legacy 9, rather than use a Gedcom file. I know, this is all going to take a long, long, long time! But, the goal is for it all to work together. So a fresh, new start is in order and a positive outlook <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ed7714f0-402c-481c-8906-cfaf429b49ab" id="021dd45f-d921-4f13-a652-298e7906e6ed">will definitely</gs>, be needed to get the job done.<br />
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Since, I realize that what has worked for me in the past is not working efficiently, now. I looked at several of my old <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8ddc5f11-9acd-4a8e-abb5-e8f24344e14a" id="771b5c7f-1da8-409f-8530-a9cf437a9c7f">standbys</gs> of organization techniques and one or two new sources for fresh input. It is important to recognize how you work and how you process information and then find a system that facilitates and works for you. And, oh, of course, be persistent once you decide and stick with it. My main focus is to keep it as simple as possible - where I don't need to rethink a complicated process of what I did. In addition, it is not always necessary to reinvent the wheel, and I can therefore, glean from others trials and errors and expertise, when possible.<br />
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So, I checked a few blogs that I often read as time permits and decided to look further at Randy Seaver's blog post about digital file organization. I really like his approach and have decided to blend some of his ideas into revamping my file structure.<br />
I am now knee deep in <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="eb0237c9-70f5-4362-8b1d-135cc4131b0c" id="93065b96-63fb-44fb-9367-78dd22375fbd">process</gs>. I separated the family files as Randy did in his article then I also separated my own maternal and paternal lines Into separate folders, each with their own corresponding surnames. I <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b55e599f-f124-4cd0-8bcc-20e4f1ea642d" id="e65a5db2-b8d4-4c40-b3db-f676444b760b">hope by</gs> separating them further, it will help me keep them straight a bit easier. Whatever system one decides on, it is key to adapt it to how you work and think.<br />
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I know there are different rules of thinking, when it comes to genealogy Media, Photos, and Document files. I will try <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1cef0a74-1ffc-4c69-980c-eaefbc6082d2" id="68ab6f71-f6f0-402b-bd25-9dd65b4823c4">keeping</gs> a Media folder in each Surname grouping folder for each of Family lines, rather than one designated location for all Genealogy Media, Photos, Docs, etc... <br />
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I believe, this will work best for me at this point. I have had it all in one <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="802a5e1c-ffdd-4b8a-933b-beda7fb5efb4" id="a5223ea5-007f-48f1-94d8-ecd3d9a69dd1">location but</gs> I found it became rather large and difficult to manage. Although, I do keep a separate folder for my regular Media, Photos, and personal files - unrelated to Genealogical purposes. <br />
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In addition to restructuring files, I am in <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d593f18e-a2d6-495e-95cd-c16489063fae" id="fe01d0f3-4cda-44ab-8c49-ae463601d6f7">process</gs> of renaming them for uniformity and easier access, especially as I save records <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="d593f18e-a2d6-495e-95cd-c16489063fae" id="fcee9cf1-2f13-4de0-a408-fb6fc41031f3">for</gs> a particular person or surname. <br />
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If you need ideas, Randy offers excellent advice and information on his article called <a href="http://www.geneamusings.com/2015/01/my-genealogy-digital-file-folder.html" target="_blank">'Genealogy Digital File Folder Organization'</a> for file naming conventions, and other helpful suggestions. Actually, I find his blog to be a wonderful resource, overall.<br />
I know there are many others, that I have also learned from, as well. Another resource to check into <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5979fc36-54f2-4fbd-b0a7-ee7122ab6edd" id="d25dd2d1-a289-4e89-b72b-fab5671de8e5">is</gs> a book, by William Dollarhide, 'Managing a Genealogical Project'. It is very good, as well. In addition to organizing, he covers the <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0d87b215-6fda-4f18-9cdf-bedfe5d6e774" id="37545d6a-b961-4f0b-a366-976a35d47d5c">descendancy</gs> numbering systems and organizing a variety of other research materials. <br />
I would suggest to look into the latest version, as it includes a chapter on computer-related ideas for digital genealogy organizing. There are many good books on genealogical <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a69b69f1-4965-4a14-880b-9246082fd353" id="abcff660-3db9-4e2f-9fca-2a4c483e9147">research including</gs> organization to choose from.<br />
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Once you decide on how to go about it and what structure to use, then it becomes simply a matter of doing the job and being persistent on an almost daily basis. Some days, due to other responsibilities I set the timer to get the time in.... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1ce8a7a1-8c34-451c-afb6-a3391719a3c7" id="94a72c19-7baa-459a-8500-f06a0d592055">and</gs> it works to stay on track. ⏳ Other days I stay at it until. Either way, stay on task and enjoy the fruit of your labor. <br />
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May your journey of family history <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="f7ec1c72-7230-4ca7-9dce-1d3cefcbadf8" id="9efb1e10-f2a3-425a-a3bf-c64e110f568e">continue</gs> to progress and unfold before you.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">This month several of the DNA companies placed their kits on sale for several days in honor of National DNA Day on April 25. There was a new site created by Thomas MacEntee at <a href="http://nationaldnaday.com/"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">nationalDNAday.com</span></a> that has great information to check out. It was a great opportunity to learn more about DNA and jump in to order a test for you or a family member. If you missed the sale this time around just keep checking the company sites as they tend to go on sale from time to time.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt;">As for my research.. you will recall, last month I began a project on my Matos-Guerra and Medina-Navarro family. I am currently working through the first items on my research plan which includes some correspondence that I am waiting on and will hopefully have more to write about next month on the subject. </span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.facebook.com/TheGenealogyGap</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-36876589494641726752017-03-31T15:11:00.001-05:002017-03-31T15:11:08.741-05:00Surnames Family Project ~ Matos-Guerra, Medina-Navarro As I work on my family research, I realize how little I know about certain family lines on both my paternal and maternal lines. I miss my parents every day and as I think of them there is always a sadness that they are no longer with us. That is further intensified at the realization that although I had asked many questions in the past, there are questions that I may never know the answers to. A sobering truth, we all face in life as we begin to lose our loved ones and we become the older generation in our family.<br />
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This year, I am determined to focus on researching the unknown in all those family surnames, in addition to my regular research projects. This will be an ongoing project, as I have several families I hope to research in this series.<br />
There is my Trujillo-Sierra and Santana-Vega lines. They are my maternal Great- grandparents - my mother's maternal Grandparents who were born in the Canary Islands. As I research these family traditions, this journey will take me down the road of the <i><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="196bed8f-1925-4e5f-af10-8f99d8a5d546" id="dc1bcdaf-a9c6-4b9b-856e-9b2fbb70762b">Casa</gs> Cuna</i> in Gran Canaria, around c1850-1865 where the newborn of a young, daughter of a Contessa, was given to the nuns at a convent, who were caring guardians of the local children's orphanage.. Amongst the many questions I will address, the first will be to confirm the surnames of the newborn - Trujillo & Sierra... I will focus on this case down a short road away.<br />
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As I start this process, I have decided to focus on the surnames of Matos and Guerra... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2651cfec-09f3-4007-8749-cc7fd7f51da4" id="927a2185-78a2-4b03-9820-2d508493b12f">so</gs>, I begin with my maternal Great-grandfather Rafael Matos Guerra, my mother's paternal Grandfather.<br />
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In the Spanish culture, it is a common practice for men and women to use the surname of both the father and mother. In addition, women continue to use their maiden surnames even after marriage when they add their husband's name. A practice I wish, were the case with all countries, looking at it from a research standpoint. It is easier to track women when they keep their maiden names along with their married name. It is often the case when we research that we have at least two situations:<br />
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1. We know the maiden surname, but not the married name:<br />
The woman seems to no longer exist after she marries, as she is known by her married name from that point on. This however can be found by searching marriage records, but would need to pinpoint the county and state in the United States, or city, province, Parrish, country to search by her maiden name.<br />
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2. We know the female ancestor only by her married name:<br />
This is more often the case that we run into when researching and there are a variety of ways to locate her maiden name. Although, I will say that in my own experience, some are more difficult to find than others.<br />
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There are many resources available online that I have found extremely helpful.<br />
I remember, several years ago I heard my first online presentation, by Lisa Alzo, on how to find female ancestors. It was excellent and very helpful. There is a very useful <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="efd1b112-3bab-40e2-b41e-08a7e895bd70" id="d9c51d00-0d81-485e-8c6e-7ceb8ad23f41">QuickGuide</gs>, by Lisa that can be found on Legacy <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="efd1b112-3bab-40e2-b41e-08a7e895bd70" id="3574e73f-3cac-4741-83c3-ffcea58e451f">FamilyTree</gs>, called <a href="http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/legacy-quickguide-finding-your-female-ancestors-p126.php" target="_blank">'Finding Your Female Ancestors'</a>.<br />
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There are several wonderful webinar presentations on the subject by, Gena Philibert Ortega, Leland Meitzler, Peggy Lauritzen, Lisa Alzo, and others that can be found <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ba5c4340-5e29-40c8-b950-8c528eab56b2" id="3579480c-b951-48b0-a6d5-f79c145efae0">at</gs> <a href="http://familytreewebinars.com/females" target="_blank">Legacy <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ba5c4340-5e29-40c8-b950-8c528eab56b2" id="f356f48f-da94-4c2f-8ddd-82591a302e0b">FamilyTree</gs> Webinars- Finding Females</a> and <a href="http://familytreewebinars.com/females" target="_blank">Southern California Genealogical Society Webinar series</a><br />
These are both annual membership subscriptions, but definitely worth it for all the educational resources available.<br />
These are just a few suggestions as I know there are many other resources, books, genealogy societies that have wonderful resources and webinars as well.<br />
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Back to topic...<br />
So in the case of my Great-grandfather, Rafael Matos Guerra. His Father's surname is Matos and his mother's surname is <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5b92cb61-aef9-439b-859b-0d31111f5ab3" id="5a168359-5194-419a-9820-e2e0bbe3a12b">Guerra</gs>. He married Antonia Medina Navarro. Her father's surname is Medina and her mother's maiden name is Navarro. <br />
Now, my first revelation was learning that my Great-grandmother, Antonia's maternal name was Navarro and not Llanes / Yáñez, as the original tradition was told to me many years ago. It is hard enough researching Spanish genealogy without searching for the wrong names!!<br />
Needless, to say I would highly recommend you confirm names, dates, locations, and any other information you are given regarding your family.<br />
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It was through correspondence with one of my first cousins, that I was able to glean information given in a copy of a marriage document that contained details about both families and locations.<br />
I don't often get to do many happy dances from my research, but I must say, that this was a great Hallelujah happy dance. In fact, if I make <i>any</i> headway with my research, that indeed is a great day to celebrate.<br />
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Rafael was born in Arucas, Gran Canarias between 1851-1853, his father, Fernando Mato<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="785a922a-81f0-4426-9260-e83b27b3754a" id="cdcfb4c3-8cc1-4b08-9074-d74173a31d92"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ae38cd21-8d06-4623-98b2-a9e4e2ed9fa6" id="b44148e2-fb62-4117-a1c0-89b56234a678">[</gs></gs>s] <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="785a922a-81f0-4426-9260-e83b27b3754a" id="35111e67-5756-4d44-8d14-de8164e2ab9a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ae38cd21-8d06-4623-98b2-a9e4e2ed9fa6" id="ac388c26-7ed0-45cd-a2c3-9eb6cd1424fc">de</gs></gs> la <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="785a922a-81f0-4426-9260-e83b27b3754a" id="ec02ef35-ea87-4a0a-acfb-011d211ca544"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ae38cd21-8d06-4623-98b2-a9e4e2ed9fa6" id="f4508d2a-dad1-45a8-8fa8-d4773a203900">Nues</gs></gs><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="785a922a-81f0-4426-9260-e83b27b3754a" id="18553609-d1e8-47b0-bfaa-4a1c5fa44d83"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ae38cd21-8d06-4623-98b2-a9e4e2ed9fa6" id="5c986839-7209-4d9e-a8e0-05db3f1f7a66">[</gs></gs>z] from Arucas, Gran Canarias and Rafael's mother, Juliana Guerra Ramos from Santa Cruz, Canarias.<br />
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Antonia was born in Santa Cruz, Islas Canarias around c1844. Her father, Francisco Medina and her mother, Josefa Navarro, are both from Santa Cruz, Canarias.<br />
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I took note that for some reason the maternal name was not listed on either of Antonia's parents, which leads me to guess that possibly Rafael gave the information for the marriage certificate, since his information was complete and hers was not. That is only a guess.<br />
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Next step, will be to confirm the dates of birth through baptismal records, look for marriages, any siblings born to those families, and death records found <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1d3c81f6-ee0a-4775-8e8f-92d3b3aa137f" id="e8c0b3dd-8e18-4045-a908-f7fac3d8cdb7">at</gs> the local church (<gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1d3c81f6-ee0a-4775-8e8f-92d3b3aa137f" id="c44c9995-2e17-4902-bfbf-c6604dad9a1c">parroquia</gs>). Information found in any of these records will help piece these families together as well as take us back one or two generations. <br />
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At this point, I need to compile a list of churches in Arucas, Gran Canaria and in Santa Cruz. The Marriage document for Rafael and Antonia did not specify if the Santa Cruz listed was in Tenerife or in another island. Once that is determined, I hope to locate baptismal records with more details about the maternal names of Antonia's parents that will hopefully reveal additional family and look for any other records available.<br />
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Obviously, we know that they were in Cardenas, Cuba at the time of their marriage in 1886 so we can easily concord that they emigrated from the Canary Islands prior to that date. I will also research what current events were taking place in Spain and Cuba during those years prior. I would love to learn when and why they left the Canary Islands for Cuba, as well as who remained. It is entirely probable, that today we have, living descendants of Rafael & Antonia's families who remained there. <br />
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This is obviously the first of several parts, as I travel on this road to uncover the hidden story of Rafael and Antonia... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7c45a550-31f8-4aef-8f0a-5b7f33fa319e" id="87062457-6e26-445c-88fc-56574db3ed31">this</gs>, is one of my journeys to discover the unknown of my ancestral past.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photos:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. Map of Cuba by CyberCuba.comr</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2. Map of Gran Canaria: CityMaps2Go</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.facebook.com/TheGenealogyGap</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-59868418532346576772017-02-27T08:00:00.000-06:002017-02-27T19:00:02.040-06:00This Month's Roundup & Reflection This February has been both productive and frustrating as the first of the month started out with a painful back and leg that turned out to be sciatica, a first for me. I usually heal rather quickly from any strains and pains, but this is a whole other ballgame - painful and limiting. I have to say, as one who tries to find the positive in any given situation, there is a silver lining of sorts, the opportunity to dig in deeper into my family history... which I love.<br />
Although I work in some aspect of my research each day, sometimes it is difficult to find the longer hours needed to accommodate the more complex projects that seem to require an endless time-frame. <br />
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A year ago, I was able to correspond and establish a relationship with precious relatives in Cuba, after decades of restrictions between our countries. It is marvelous to be in communication and establish a deeper bond between our families, which I know my late mother would have been ecstatic after so many years apart due to circumstances not in any of our control. My cousins and I share a profound love of family and desire to keep our families connected. Oh how I would love for us to be closer geographically. It has also brought a link between us in our search of our genealogical roots, which has been awesome.<br />
As a result, for the first time, I have been able to further our family research. It really is one small piece at a time but I am thankful it is moving forward despite the ever changing directions as I go. So far, I have discovered two new surnames to add to my family tree and new locations to research. Happy dance time...I'm so thankful for any discovery.<br />
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This month, I viewed a few educational DNA webinars by several excellent DNA teachers such as Blaine Bettinger, The Genetic Genealogist... on L<a href="http://familytreewebinars.com/index.php" target="_blank">egacy Family Tree</a> and I was so inspired by Diahann Southard as she shared her own personal journey with her Mother as she spoke about '<a href="https://www.rootstech.org/videos/diahan-southard" target="_blank">The Glue That Holds Families Together</a>' at RootsTech. Diahann, has done many lectures on the subject of DNA and has shared her expertise on the subject in several webinars on Legacy as well. <br />
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As a result, I am currently reviewing and setting up my own tracking system as I apply the suggestions by the experts. There is such a variety of spreadsheets and forms to choose from that I hope to assemble a few that will work best for my needs to keep track of my DNA results and other kits that I am currently waiting on results from testing companies.<br />
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I believe this will be an interesting year and an exciting road ahead as I continue to persevere on my journey, interjecting DNA results with my research as I learn, study and review comparisons and document my progress along the way. Most of all I want to share this process with those who are new in any aspect of family history research and encourage others to not give up or get discouraged in their own endeavors... there are ebbs and tides and sometimes we just need an extra little nudge in the right direction. 🗝<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.facebook.com/TheGenealogyGap</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-23983539434983619742017-01-31T09:30:00.000-06:002017-01-31T14:47:11.081-06:00New Year 2017- Reset Button - New Projects....Here we are, another new year and an opportunity to press the reset button and begin anew as we set new schedules, routines, projects, and new research assignments, all in the hopes of becoming more organized and more productive in our personal and professional lives.<br />
As the holidays and 2016 came to an end, I began my annual evaluation of personal and genealogical goals and assessed any new mechanisms I might use to achieve those goals.<br />
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As long as I can remember, I have always been a calendar and goal-oriented person, and throughout the years, I have used several types of planners to keep track of a multitude of ever-changing details. There were not many out on the market in the early 1980's, unlike today, where there <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="9ceca3e5-8633-4eb8-ae72-5d488838ad19" id="5c4bec61-7f11-420e-bab5-fbc92607fe2a"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="10930bd3-f26e-42e9-88b7-5cf986e5aa0b" id="4676341d-d5e6-47cc-aa62-003c44b949ec"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="84094d0d-1fde-4405-b82d-11f91d4ec1bb" id="b2c4eb6c-02ae-455c-b2a7-97128666b650"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="addf57da-3474-4553-8be3-e932a4b13860" id="f4bfd0d1-5c56-4c6b-839b-551112f0e87b">is</gs></gs></gs></gs> a wide variety of options.<br />
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I found there was something soothing and therapeutic about writing ideas and plans down and creating a 'To-do' list, which of course lead to checking those items off the list when completed, giving a sense of accomplishment.<br />
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I tried several of their yearly planner versions. The first consisted of a month overview with a 2-page per week format and additional pages for projects and running to do lists. Another was the 1-page per day format with a monthly overview and extra pages as well. I found both to work well for many years.<br />
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After the recent holidays, I decided to try the Bullet Journal after seeing several posts from DearMyrtle, who was using this method and chronicled each step as she assembled her own Bullet Journal. I was intrigued by the process and really didn't know much about the system, but as I watched her wonderful posts and video on her blog, I thought I would give it a try. I have added the links to her posts which include Parts 1-8, and if you scroll down her page, you will see 2 videos about bullet journaling that I think you will find helpful. <a href="http://blog.dearmyrtle.com/2016/12/setting-up-my-bullet-journal-part-1.html" target="_blank"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="455feb3a-3cab-4138-83d8-3ea68e02c8df" id="9d3895d3-43c5-4acd-a490-65a2dcf74b8d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="35647309-4f70-448c-a3b1-b7f095e7d985" id="47beb0e6-a3af-4930-bc9a-c718f67de941"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="9d6d1bac-a104-4a36-8688-b3608c8de69d" id="6dc34d52-fb18-446c-b6d1-3ee48ab35bd4"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="716386bc-e944-4dcd-8298-f78dfad11a9e" id="50c43141-f19b-4321-80e3-ae74c64d20dc">DearMyrtle</gs></gs></gs></gs> Bullet Journal, Part 1 </a></div>
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As I researched further, I also, found another wonderful blog called <a href="http://www.bohoberry.com/filofax-bullet-journal-setup/" target="_blank">Boho Berry</a> by blogger Kara Benz, on how to set up a bullet Journal including one using a Filofax. She also has several instructional videos on YouTube, such as <a href="https://youtu.be/SuZBXCBb0tE" target="_blank">Filofax Bullet Journal Setup</a><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="8415d049-f0c5-404f-972c-fb9f34b0bdca" id="5b2820c3-a62b-4bdd-8072-6da632cce831"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="fe44b1f7-80e0-47ef-9e84-e156c4576568" id="b43279d2-1582-4844-bb62-e9fa9ad0447d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="26142269-85f9-4391-86a5-cec2e744dbdc" id="27ba8eb7-4620-4d4f-aa80-6ece20cabe59"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3ae1cdd8-5d29-40db-a3bf-b051ba40ea3d" id="27ee6a0e-eaee-4e63-b8d9-518d6fab721f"> ,</gs></gs></gs></gs> which I found to be very helpful in setting up my own Filofax, which I decided as my binder of choice. She gives a thorough overview of the types of covers, pages, pens, etc., and I was inspired by her own beautiful and creative pages. </div>
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I decided on a Filofax as my Bullet journal because of the flexibility of moving and adding pages as needed.<br />
In addition to my Planner section, I have a Collections section that I use to place all my routine lists, chores, etc. Also included is a Projects section for Home projects and a Genealogy section for all my Genealogy research projects.<br />
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I use these only as an overview to track genealogy projects. However, for details on each project, I use my computer spreadsheets which are also accessible through all my devices. This eliminates the continual re-writing of <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b7169896-56b6-4b5f-a215-14c63e19cc6e" id="0ecbfca3-1bae-45f8-81ed-4fe4611f8390"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="3b7a65f4-6d15-4f0a-b3bf-4f1b55762eb6" id="ebd39785-2fed-4182-8c1d-98b6ee42424c"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ab80146b-a60d-4711-b5c7-3c6ec3a4f3d4" id="3449b090-21d2-4e5a-b260-8e02c10c006e"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="08ddb8a2-0851-4b64-a38e-781c7319ec06" id="a7a12753-9938-4b64-9046-16c8d8150e94">same information</gs></gs></gs></gs> as well as the ability to track and search information as needed.<br />
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Overall, I think the Bullet Journal is a beautiful and creative expression for anyone who has an artistic bent or is simply creative at heart. I like the simplicity of the true Bullet Journal, where you use a Notebook with an index at the front and continually move forward in the notebook, but for my needs, I like the flexibility of the Filofax. </div>
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My priority as I began this process was to learn the set up, and how to use the system without it becoming a time-consuming project in itself. After all, I felt it would defeat the purpose to use a system that required a lot of upkeep or repetitive writing of information from week to week. </div>
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Diminish distractions from the overall goal -- to study, learn and become more productive and proficient in Genealogy, helping others, and using DNA in my research and break through any of my numerous brick walls. :):) And of course, commit to writing about my family history, life and research experiences as I go along. It's been too long and life is too short to worry about writing everything perfectly. We can only aspire and work towards excellence realizing that perfection will halt any of our forward progress... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="618be596-3e25-48fc-9ec1-d61097cd75bc" id="92a24641-24c9-4a89-812c-003781baad92"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="63238a4e-5a3d-4143-9ae8-607d3b9ad4c2" id="f5ab0099-d531-470a-8872-363043eca8ef"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="da303745-9b6b-4a4a-9cf6-83c3f5fd5b73" id="a9a4a151-89ce-4d30-aad3-6d04ff2a9684"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a964d7c7-da0b-4d7e-b141-aaad282f2dd8" id="e0e9b962-74a2-48ce-a16f-bf4038dd7c89">we</gs></gs></gs></gs> are only human, after all. </div>
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Hopefully, 2017 will bring us all new opportunities to help one another, be more productive and successful in breaking down our brick walls, advancing our family history research and best of all diminish the family gaps by discovering unknown extended family -- new cousins. :) 🌎</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> The day she passed, I lost my greatest champion, my greatest <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0142a810-1b39-4879-9402-e7946cb8b078" id="542e1c11-7ff6-43d5-b0ec-c15b71bd6fa0"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a6858039-6672-4482-b018-f3cf33575a13" id="4a197924-0779-488a-8893-15abefb412d1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="617cca95-17d5-4d12-b3a0-e5d9c17f99f1" id="2c4bfb82-b713-4902-a912-fb9692448d48"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c96a263f-c4fb-48ef-9b06-357c76a54b7e" id="92cccd71-9067-4cc8-a3a6-8c94a9a7c771"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2bd12dae-ab31-4192-a5e5-88608e25a29c" id="607fe0a1-3399-42e4-97e4-04149c90685d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="64915da5-a017-4b00-8a53-cc02b0679b52" id="80bc7f72-03ba-4b5c-95ed-a4b3e2b30b52"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2c736601-898e-4321-a2e9-b22e74ed5abe" id="a637c61a-ba97-4108-bf7a-2da9a1cb6334"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="9bf81168-540f-46c1-8029-07a6583ce4e8" id="1f789176-b2d2-4f94-b4ed-81599699a842">encourager</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> and a large part of my heart. I often think of her presence and my father in that great cloud of witnesses cheering me and our family on, through all the trials and joys we walk through in our daily lives.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><br />Her quiet strength, perseverance and grace <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7f48b774-c5a5-4977-81e0-89fbe786b569" id="8c7dc85e-0cd8-4344-8f04-7c7e611f333f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="b1b6d2db-a7fc-4209-9cde-2e1e950c73fc" id="8e42890c-c440-48a9-a97e-1fa3d6337461"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="271d04a6-7241-4fc9-b9fe-15a44b81e6e1" id="1bf9b39d-43ea-4ea5-b545-07b24af397dd"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="7ddedaa8-e70f-4ad1-9635-a61bc00ed8f8" id="466efdba-b6ce-4709-9a16-165c0556f40f"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2df58058-1834-438a-9886-567b6d780bc4" id="bc528d06-88b2-490e-8ef9-f83d2fb5f6f8"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ed8dd39e-e245-46f2-9537-1d9739a70d7c" id="4d2c0829-17d0-4d46-8152-826a933bd1ee"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0a261499-9927-48aa-992a-91945aa7acc8" id="c74ece05-1693-45f7-bdb1-d6a96f0cbf91"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="022b5e03-4c9f-4227-a85e-bda71184f0bc" id="439cde4c-0bd6-47f5-a6ff-ee020047c4f1"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2dadc786-348f-416a-afca-ed574ccec438" id="5bc55fdc-dcf7-4ad8-8ea8-52d311b164e2">was</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> evident throughout her life. Wisdom and grace, always...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Through her, I learned the importance of kindness and grace towards others, since we never really know their circumstances... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="72cc36e6-86ce-4988-9a2c-eaee97d3ec98" id="0186a3d6-ce12-4515-a478-1df0e205dbe9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="a13afc6b-70ff-4abc-9959-3596f7cfc812" id="b56ee7f9-0ad0-4288-8904-6c10c3f29989"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="70611be5-cfaa-49a9-b1d3-1955e498e9c5" id="64d6cf5d-88b4-4205-8a3c-1a5928f27843"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0f3db87c-fda5-4dda-b261-f2afe7dd605e" id="f7860180-e85d-4edc-9d5e-16f64cd4ea92"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2d996570-3a95-4f3f-9968-b403ca507525" id="5a232109-1d1c-4501-b1e8-8a8fe87c5c51"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="e8b276c6-6829-4033-97cf-ab2f9f3e7390" id="da7a32d8-78ef-489e-8a1a-23148ccaf669"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="35b4f190-502e-46f4-a87d-94aed42f340c" id="1736af61-ff55-4b00-8329-ac3b582bf002"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="2dbd2c76-cb1d-48a5-8b97-435b6f09a8f3" id="ac4fa9c9-39ca-4f0b-8c5a-e70f5ddb1817"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="ca408722-d45e-446e-ac85-d35e2b35581c" id="9ca76d4d-df3b-40c4-bd3a-18da1d51e338"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0a3edae3-7012-4f95-90ce-d5c34de8d173" id="b6e4dc6b-e423-459c-b525-5de19a0b9ae2">and</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs> to always let those you love, know your heart.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">My parents came from Cuba to this country, separately and met through mutual friends, who would later become my aunts and uncles. Throughout my life they shared family stories about their lives in Cuba and how their families originally traveled from Spain and the Canary Islands.... <gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c16f72b4-6fb7-4bff-8ffd-80361ba9b60a" id="8a619cf2-c94d-4043-96ad-7a45af7c82f2"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="5ac9a4ec-07f9-4978-8b95-3fde2db5fa8f" id="2ce849e5-0356-4ae5-a211-88ab2e67e58d"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="0292d526-edf5-46ae-a060-122c9cc18556" id="ea984afa-e952-4076-8d24-2019f10c3bc9"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="19ca49e2-bc68-4027-8455-a3b441f04180" id="4a46be22-f9e6-47a4-baf3-1a0f6c03e754"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="fab0ad45-f993-44c6-8916-1b6fd7d6c259" id="6bd1b444-1200-45d5-9927-285a98e900b4"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="1444b6ef-55c7-45d5-b764-ada306f00710" id="688cb346-cf76-4a8b-9cd4-cfb4d4daddbc"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="c341ff5a-f8ee-4cef-afce-b4f9ec443ddc" id="0183a532-3285-4a3f-ab27-7054d275d7a0"><gs class="GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark" ginger_software_uiphraseguid="16e3278a-d54e-4e26-ab21-b5dc42c39662" id="9a3a2360-4b17-46c4-95d1-dabd1fdff339">oh</gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs></gs>, how I wish, I had asked many more questions than I did. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">As many of our ancestors, they left everything behind and arrived in this country in the 1950's. A world that was more disconnected, as on-existent technology as we know it today, made a decision to emigrate from another country more pronounced and absolute.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I am deeply thankful and humbled by their lives, sacrifices and all that they imparted to me and my sister through their life and love for us.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">On this Mother’s Day, I honor my Mom, Grandmother to my children and my sister’s children....</span></span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Hence, the ripple effect begins, in the perpetual project of building a genealogical toolbox. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You know the one that Thomas MacEntee has graciously shared and taught us on so many times, and we yearn to develop to facilitate our own research. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Well, forward motion is temporarily on hold, as we begin the investigation process for another web-based aggregator, since Google made the announcement that it will be shutting down Google Reader on 1 July. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I have to say, it has become an essential tool that many of us rely on to help sift and process the enormous amount of daily information...and it has worked well. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, back to square one as we search for a Google Reader replacement, lest the dreaded event overtake us in unprepared fashion.<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> My goal here, is not to do an exhaustive search of every aggregator available, but simply to find a reasonable and reliable alternative with the least amount of learning curve as a replacement for my laptop and <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="fd6ba3c2365639e7461604773f64946a563456fc" grtype="null" id="GRmark_fd6ba3c2365639e7461604773f64946a563456fc_IPad:0">IPad</span>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I started with a Google Search. Where would we be without Google. I know there are many other search engines, but Google has been the quick go-to. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My kids frequently hear me say ‘Google it’ if there is something we need to find an answer to. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is a listing of some options I thought stood out and that may be helpful if you are searching for a replacement. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i>Cloud-based options:</i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.feedly.com/home" target="_blank"><b><i><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="68002a230b8c5c91cf585a9e123314256c6de244" grtype="null" id="GRmark_68002a230b8c5c91cf585a9e123314256c6de244_Feedly:0">Feedly</span></i></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">News aggregator, RSS feed reader, Newspaper <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="584a0da077e21d9534283c05be3edf3eb4663bce" grtype="null" id="GRmark_584a0da077e21d9534283c05be3edf3eb4663bce_feel:0">feel</span>.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Free</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">User-friendly</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Blog subscription Index</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Click and drag to organize’ subscriptions to desired category</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Functions: Latest activity, History, Save for later</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Six View Options: Tiles, Magazine, Timeline Mosaic, Cards, Full <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="7a7222b17945bede8977c608cc5959e5b8a58d6f" grtype="null" id="GRmark_7a7222b17945bede8977c608cc5959e5b8a58d6f_Articles:0">Articles</span> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Topic categories and mosaics are similar to FlipBoard and Zite, the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="7a7222b17945bede8977c608cc5959e5b8a58d6f" grtype="null" id="GRmark_7a7222b17945bede8977c608cc5959e5b8a58d6f_SmartPhone:1">SmartPhone</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Available for Firefox or Chrome</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Available for Safari:</span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can add listings individually by URL, site name or categories. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Automatically synched everything on my Google Reader, including all my folders.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*Feedly syncs with Google Reader, which means that any changes you perform on Feedly will also reflect on Google Reader. Of course, that is only good until 1 July. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There is a statement on their website that when Reader goes down they will have a ‘seamless transition method’ in place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are a few transition tips to Feedly:</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/tips-for-google-reader-users-migrating-to-feedly/" target="_blank">Tips for Google Reader Users Migrating to Feedly</a></i></span></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/google-reader/" target="_blank">Transitioning from Google Reader to Feedly</a></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://dev.newsblur.com/" target="_blank"><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="5b5354a50e982ea6c2206c9407e7348a53b5a3eb" grtype="null" id="GRmark_5b5354a50e982ea6c2206c9407e7348a53b5a3eb_Newsblur:0">Newsblur</span></a></span></i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Similar to Google Reader, A social news reader.</span></i></b></div>
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<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Free </span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">User-friendly </span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Downloads automatically</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Social Sharing of news</span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="8ba5f592570a1375a4c0cbe48254a5929bb9c151" grtype="null" id="GRmark_8ba5f592570a1375a4c0cbe48254a5929bb9c151_Blurblogs:0">Blurblogs</span></span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Trains your feeds </span></li>
<li style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Bullet colors next to stories indicating: Like, don’t like, not yet rated</span></li>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Automatically downloads Google Reader subscriptions quickly. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Workable layout and similar to Google Reader. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Most all categories and contents transferred correctly, although, I had to reorganize a few listings.</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The only drawback I found is the limited number (64) of subscriptions in the free version which is a bit restrictive for my needs. </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This does explain the random empty folders in a few categories that I found. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you need more space for more subscriptions, Newsblur does have a Premium service for a small annual fee.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.netvibes.com/en" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Netvibes</b></i></span></a></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As stated on their website: Founded in 2005, Netvibes pioneered the first personalized dashboard publishing platform for the web.</span></i></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i> • Free</i></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> • Browser-based RSS reader</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> • Very user-friendly</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> • Similar to Google Reader</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> • Live dashboard </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> • Real-time monitoring of apps, feeds, Tweets</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> • Perfectly Synced</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><u><i><b> A few transition tips:</b></i></u></span></div>
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<i><a href="http://faq.netvibes.com/how_to_switch_from_my_old_service_to_netvibes?s%5B%5D=google&s%5B%5D=reader" target="_blank">To Switch from the old service to Netvibes</a></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> • You will need to create an account with a username and password.</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> I had to export the data from Google Reader to import into Netvibes. </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">- To do this, I went to Settings on the Google Reader page and clicked on Import/Export. </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">- Go to ‘Export your information’ and click on ‘Download your data through Takeout’. </span></i></b></span></div>
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</i><i><u><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57574201-233/google-reader-is-dying-but-we-have-five-worthy-alternatives/" target="_blank">• <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="fa43f5b87554d244fec9865efe943c4caa9c9825" grtype="null" id="GRmark_fa43f5b87554d244fec9865efe943c4caa9c9825_CNet:0">CNet</span>: Google Reader is Dying but We Have Five Worthy Alternatives</a></u></i><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br />
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<i><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5990456/google-reader-is-getting-shut-down-here-are-the-best-alternatives" target="_blank">• <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="3eb9ceb04313c84258733e236f6dc3570e3ec101" grtype="null" id="GRmark_3eb9ceb04313c84258733e236f6dc3570e3ec101_Lifehcker:0">Lifehcker</span>: Goolge Reader Alternative</a></i></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-10088_7-57574462/8-google-reader-alternatives-for-your-pc/" target="_blank">• Desktop and Laptop Alternatives</a></span></div>
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This Old Irish Blessing is one I posted last year and it is fitting for today and every day. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px;"><b><i>~ Old Irish Blessing ~</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>~May the good Lord protect you<span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="adba1283f5687b006f73bc9f89980a5f9256aafd" grtype="null" id="GRmark_adba1283f5687b006f73bc9f89980a5f9256aafd_,:0">,</span>And bless you today.<br />And may troubles ignore you,<br />Each step of the way.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>~May God be with you and bless you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>May you see your children's children.<br />May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.<br />May you know nothing but happiness.<br />From this day forward.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>~May you have love that never ends,</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>*Interesting links with information on Saint Patrick:</i></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCJpf71spQM"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><i>The Real Saint Patrick- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCJpf71spQM</i></span></a></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-st-patricks-day#history-of-st-patricks-day"><i>History of St. Patrick's Day ~The History Channel</i></a></span></div>
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<span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">https://www.facebook.com/TheGenealogyGap</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385120567638578303.post-30547798140679831112012-12-07T09:00:00.000-06:002012-12-07T22:49:53.155-06:00The Season of Advent ~ A Family Tradition<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"><b><i><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span>~ The Promise of Hope ~</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">The celebration of Advent has always been a favorite family activity since it brings the element of unity and the ever-present promise of hope for the future in such a significant way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">We live in such a fast-paced, electronic world, today, the traditions that generate a fusion of generational relationships become more precious, especially in such a mobile society complicated by vast geographical distances. So, yes, I am grateful for all opportunities to spend special times together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Everyone in our family loves all holidays but Christmas in particular seems to exceed all others. In earlier years, when our children were very young, I was quite impressed with the importance of establishing our own family traditions along with those of my husband’s and my family, growing up.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Always ready to welcome the opportunity for family time and share family history, it was a privilege, as well, to impart the spiritual importance of the holiday</span> to our children, as well as create lasting memories of warmth and love and fun that are a part of our own family holiday customs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">My impression has always been that family is one of the most important and inspiring gifts that one is blessed with, despite any challenges along the road. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At this point of our lives, we have many traditions that each member of our family remembers and are quite vocal <span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;">as</span> they insist on these events every year with absolutely no risk of it becoming tedious. </span>The expected array of comforting food choices on the menu, the music selections and style of decor is embraced with fervent anticipation early in the season. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These significant occasions throughout the years have brought many memories of joy that are absolutely priceless.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of these traditions includes the Advent Wreath and Advent Calendar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">~ Here is a brief overview of Advent and how we celebrate Advent in our home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The important thought is to make it your own where it complements your family and above all make it a fun learning experience, enjoyable for everyone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">As the Advent ceremony begins we start with the family meal at the dinner table at sunset by candlelight, including special readings and songs. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The meaning of Advent is <i>‘to come’ or ‘arrival'</i>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span>Although we recognize Advent as a Christian tradition, the Advent wreath was actually a symbol in northern Europe prior to Christianity. The circle represents the perpetual cycle of the four seasons as the evergreens and candles represent life in the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="e191bcf52bf423558a77c28355e41b6d1bdbdffb" grtype="null" id="GRmark_e191bcf52bf423558a77c28355e41b6d1bdbdffb_midst:0">midst</span> of <span class="GRspelling" grphrase="e191bcf52bf423558a77c28355e41b6d1bdbdffb" grtype="null">winter</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Since Christmas is all about the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ in His First Advent and the anticipation of the return of Christ in His Second Advent, it is fitting that the </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Advent wreath and calendar is used to keep track of how many days until Jesus Birthday.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Advent often symbolizes a time of deep reflection taking us on a spiritual journey as we encounter a renewed spirit of hope and expectation in our lives throughout the season. <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Traditionally, the Lighting of the Advent Candles has been observed in Churches around the world during the season of Advent for hundreds of years. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Likewise, it can be honored at home, as well as provide an enjoyable occasion to teach children the spiritual observance as well as establishing a new tradition.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> As the Christmas season approaches around the time of Thanksgiving we begin preparations for the Advent Season typically beginning the Sunday after Thanksgiving. </span></span></span></div>
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</span>This year, the First Sunday of Advent is December 2, as we are fortunate to have an extra week due to an early Thanksgiving. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Although the colors of the candles can vary depending on varying Church traditions, the primary sanctuary color of Advent is Purple, which signifies penitence and fasting, as well as the color of royalty to welcome the Advent of the King. The purple is used the first two weeks of Advent. </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Red and Green are associated with secular Christmas colors which derives from older European customs using evergreens and holly to symbolize life and hope.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Advent wreath is symbolic and recounts the Christmas Story. It is made from evergreen branches symbolizing hope and eternal life, shaped in a circle which </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">*In England an Advent Yule Log was used which is simply a log that held 4 candles evenly spaced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">There are four outer candles on the wreath that represent the interval of time during the four Sundays of Advent. The four Sundays of Advent symbolize the four centuries of waiting between the prophet Malachi and the birth of Christ. </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Each candle represents the</span> name relating the specific themes for biblical readings for each week in Advent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Although the colors of the candles can vary dependent on varying traditions. In many instances the colors used are two purple, two pink with the white in the center. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On the first Sunday of Advent, one of the candles is lit, a Scripture is read, a short devotional or reading is given, and a prayer offered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Traditionally, the Advent wreath is placed on a kitchen or dining room table to be lit during meals and continue with the devotions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture Readings are all about the prophecies about the coming of Jesus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">At the beginning of the ceremony, we light the First Candle, The Prophecy Candle to mark the beginning of Advent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture reading is Isaiah 11:1-6. Hymn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We light the First candle and Second Candle- The Bethlehem Candle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture reading is Luke 1:26-38. Hymn: “O, Little Town of Bethlehem”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>The Third Week ~</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We light the First, Second and Third Candle- The Shepherds’ Candle, which represents the sharing of the good news of Christ’s coming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Traditionally the third candle is Pink or Rose and symbolizes Joy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture read is Luke 2:8-20. Hymn: “Go, Tell it on the Mountain”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>The 4th Week ~</i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We light the First, Second, Third and Fourth Candle- The Angel Candle (the Candle of Christmas Remembering) which symbolizes God’s love for the world and a reminder to share God’s love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture reading is Acts: 1:1, 2, 4-11. Hymn: “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>Christmas Eve ~</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We light all four of the Candles, except the Center Candle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture reading is Matthew 1:18-2:12. Hymn: “Silent Night”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>Christmas Day ~</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Today we will light all the candles on our Advent Wreath including the Fifth Candle-in the center - The Christ Candle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Scripture reading is Luke 2:1-20. Hymn: “Joy to the World”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">*After Christmas Day, all five candles may continue to be lighted on Sundays through Epiphany (Jan 6).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>~ Advent Calendar:</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The Advent Calendar is a fun way to help count the days until Christmas. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> It also provides a nice Christmas decoration with a hidden surprise behind every window that one opens for each day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><i>~ Candy Cane Calendar:</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This particular type is the easiest to add <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="acfd82a7e4fc4d20d33900b7b1a73ce7db0e2c47" grtype="null" id="GRmark_acfd82a7e4fc4d20d33900b7b1a73ce7db0e2c47_in:0">in</span> your daily schedule by simply using store bough Candy Canes in a container. You will need about 25 candy canes, to hang one for each day of Advent until Christmas Day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The kids really have fun with this one, as they try to sneak some of the candy canes. </span></span><br />
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There are many variations on this ceremony, for example there is a lighting of the candles and a scripture reading for every night of the week throughout the season. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, due to the size of our family and schedule restrictions, we opted to celebrate together on the four Sundays of Advent and include weekdays accordingly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The focus is to include the traditions that work for your family and enjoy the season and especially enjoy and appreciate your family.... <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="a656f973acf8653f7563f5e63b88ee92563a9034" grtype="null" id="GRmark_a656f973acf8653f7563f5e63b88ee92563a9034_and:0">and</span> of course, share those family histories.</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Merry Christmas!! <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="b3d1213106405648a03f610bf5396c8b3e55a7c4" grtype="null" id="GRmark_b3d1213106405648a03f610bf5396c8b3e55a7c4_and:0" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat !important; padding-bottom: 2px !important; text-decoration: none !important; white-space: nowrap !important;">and</span> Happy Holidays!!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>*Sources for further reading: </b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; letter-spacing: 0px;">-'Family Activities for the Christmas Season' ~ by Karen Spies</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small; letter-spacing: 0px;">-'The Advent Instructor: Reflections on Christmas Symbolism' ~ by Kenneth A. <span style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: initial !important; background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat !important; padding-bottom: 2px !important; text-decoration: none !important; white-space: nowrap !important;"><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="670475d16fb7cdd005a57bcddbafc6639c6c2bcb" grtype="null" id="GRmark_670475d16fb7cdd005a57bcddbafc6639c6c2bcb_Mortonson:0">Mortonson</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/advent.php?id=21" target="_blank">Catholic Online - The Advent Wreath</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="http://catholicism.about.com/od/2012calendar/f/2012_Advent.htm" target="_blank">About.com- Seasons and Holidays</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="http://www.crivoice.org/cyadvent.html" target="_blank">The Voice- Biblical and Theological Resources...</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo credit: Traditional Home magazine: </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Photographer; Eric Roth, </span></i></span></div>
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