Author Archives for Karina Morales
Be Smarter than the Search Engine
It is wonderful that there are so many genealogical databases on the Internet! Each database has different content. Therefore, the information in each is also accessed differently depending on what the search engine allows. I have learned that it is important not to give up on your search, and I’ve learned that I can be smarter than the [...]
Make 2010 a Milestone Year for your Family History
Starting a new year can be very exciting! It is often a time to review the events of the year that is past and to look forward to making the New Year all it can be. You can make 2010 a milestone year for your family history. You probably already gathered some new information from [...]
Want to know who IS Native American?
Much talk goes on in our office about those who are Native American and those who are not. This is because many people request our services to find their Native American ancestors and most often documentation shows that they are not. This is true because most of the people who submit these requests are Caucasian. [...]
Los que sí son indios americanos
Seguido hay comentarios en nuestra oficina sobre quiénes son indios americanos y quienes no lo son. Esto es porque diario recibimos peticiones de personas que quieren que les ayudemos a documentar su genealogía india americana. Y como las peticiones casi siempre vienen de personas caucásicas, sabemos por experiencia que la mayor parte del tiempo la [...]
What’s in a Name?
Recently someone posted on Facebook a link to this article about Hispanic names trending down among the Hispanic population in the U.S. Names like William, Mark and Theodore are prefered over Guillermo, Marco and Teodoro. I didn’t pay much attention to it at first, but then my niece was born just over a week ago and [...]
Lo que hay en un nombre
Hace poco alguien publicó en Facebook el enlace a éste articulo que dice que entre la población Hispana de los Estados Unidos los nombres Hispanos están pasando de moda. Ahora es más preferible usar los nombres William, Mark y Theodore en vez de Guillermo, Marco y Teodoro. Me llamó la atención el articulo hace poco más de [...]
I Heart Obituaries!
Are privacy laws a stumbling block for you in your 21st and 20th century research? They often block us, too.
Sometimes our clients know very little about their ancestry. One client’s grandfather died tragically, and the father did not talk to the his son (our client) about that side of the family. Another client found out [...]