Tag Archives: Texas

Presenting at the Clayton Library in Houston Texas

I had fun presenting and meeting new friends at the Clayton Public library in Houston this past Saturday 14th. If you were in attendance, thank you. If you were not hopefully next time I can get to meet you. I want to thank Joy Oria and Susan Kaufman for inviting me over to make three presentations. I presented the following…

Bexar Archives Online 1717 – 1805

A great genealogical and historical resource that we have at our disposal is the Bexar Archives located at The University of Texas at Austin in their Briscoe Center for American History. This collection contains documents from 1717 to 1805. These archives are the official Spanish documents that preserve the political, military, economic, and social life of the Spanish province of…

Part 3 Recap of the 37th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference

This is the last article in the series recapping the conference. Morning came fast and I made it to the lobby area to try and talk to as many people as I could. The day went smooth and I really did not take nay pictures. We had lunch at the hotel with great company and great friends. By the way…

Part 2 Recap of the 37th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference

I got up very early in the morning to get my day started right. I had thought about getting a hearty breakfast but that idea soon faded away. I happened to ran across Crispin and soon afterwards we were talking about the We Are Cousins DNA project and agreeing that we needed to get together that evening to work on…

Are You Going?

I am getting all excited, that time of the year is upon us. On October the 6th the 37th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference will get started. God willing this will be my third conference and this year the Spanish American Genealogical Society is sponsoring the conference in their home town of Corpus Christy, Texas. If you…

37th Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference

Here is everything that you need to know about the upcoming 37th Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference that will be held this year in Corpus Christi Texas. This year’s conference will be hosted by the Spanish American Genealogical Society (SAGA). It will be held from October the 6th through the 8th at the Holiday Inn Marina Hotel. If you have…

Alonso De León’s Last Expedition into Texas in 1690

This is a map that I recently found about my 10th great grandfather’s, Alonso de Leon, last expedition into Texas. He died the following year on March 21, 1691 in Montemorelos Nuevo Leon, Mexico. I found the map at the Portal to Texas History website. Here is their description of the map: “Map of Spanish explorer Alonso de León’s last…

The Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas

Hispanic heritage runs deep in Texas and The Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas is trying to keep this heritage alive for future generations to enjoy. This past Saturday the 21st I had the opportunity to meet the center’s director Erika Arredondo-Haskins who is a long time reader of We Are Cousins. Erika gave me and my wife a quick overview…

36th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference Part 1

My attendance this year to the yearly conference was different. This year I did not go as an spectator but as a vendor. I had a table with all my books and also signed up new members for Las Villas del Norte. With this post I will be telling you about my trip and of some of the great people…

Life Along the Border: A Landmark Tejana Thesis

I have read a ton of great reviews about Jovita Gonzalez master thesis no available in book format in the book “Life Along the Border: A Landmark Tejana Thesis”. To be honest with you I have yet to read this book but according to Tijerina, the written of Tejano Legacy, it is a very important work when it comes…

Upcoming Genealogical Events for Texas

Hey there, I just want to make you aware of the upcoming genealogical events for Texas. They are fast approaching and you still have time to plan for them if you want to attend. I will only talk about the ones that I am aware and if I left one out please send me the information for it. The upcoming…

Tejano Empire Life on the South Texas Ranchos

Life on the South Texas Ranchos is something that is of great interest to me. At first, I bought this book “Tejano Empire” to get a picture of what my wife’s family might have had been like. I was pleasingly surprised when I started to read this book. It brought me back so many memories and brought back to memory…

36th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference

On May the 1st I received an email from Amparo Montes with the Nuevo Santander Genealogical Conference letting me know more information about their May meeting. Attached to her email was a flyer containing more information on the upcoming 36th Annual Texas State Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Conference that will be hosted by the Villa de San Agustin de Laredo…

Index and Transcription to the Census of 1815 for the Province of Texas (San Antonio de Bexar) by Frank Dominguez

I came across a great resource yesterday while browsing facebook. Frank Dominguez just published his free eBook titled “Index and Transcription to the Census of 1815 for the Province of Texas (San Antonio de Bexar)”. He is providing it for free to everyone. The eBook is being distributed through the website of the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America. Mr. Dominguez…

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