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In this installment of Genesis of our Genealogists, meet Karina Morales, one of our Case Managers who, among other things, specializes in Mexican, Hispanic, North American, and some Irish research.
INTERVIEW WITH KARINA MORALES
1. Where did you grow up?
I was born in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, but I grew up in Chicago, Illinois.
2. [...]

We at ProGenealogists thought it would be quite appropriate to celebrate Day of the Dead this year.
Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated by Mexicans every year on November 2 to commemorate their deceased loved ones. Other cultures also have a similar tradition of celebrating their deceased relatives. The Mexican holiday has some connection with  [...]

I recently worked with a case where a client wanted to know about his father. He was 85 years old. His parents married when his father was in the service but were divorced shortly after. He never knew his father and wanted to know what happened to him. Through research we were able identify his [...]

A couple of weeks ago I got to do some on-site research in Mexico. I was very excited to go down there, but quite nervous as well for several reasons: 1) I was going solo, 2) I was going to places I had never been before, 3) no one was going to  meet me down there, and [...]

Por lo general los registros de la Iglesia Católica son los primeros que se consultan para hacer investigación genealógica en México. Esto es porque es más probable que la familia haya bautizado a sus hijos pocos meses después del nacimiento del niño(a) que los haya registrado con las autoridades civiles. Sin embargo, puede tomar mucho [...]

Generally in Mexican research, Catholic parish records are consulted first because people were more consistent in baptizing their children within a few months of the child’s birth than they were in registering their children’s births with the civil authorities. However, when doing research in big cities, plowing through the hundreds and even thousands of baptismal [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]