Finding your Ancestors Through Latino/Hispanic Genealogy: A Two-Part Series

July 23 and August 6, 2011

with Sheila Prader and Ellen Fernandez-Sacco

Part One:  July 23, 2011
Beginning Research in Spanish Records: An Introduction
        
Getting Started:
      - Family and original sources: ecclesiastic, civil, immigration records

Getting Organized
     - Handwriting, commonly used words and phrases, interchangeable letters
     - Forms & extracts: family group sheet, parish record extract, civil record extract

Parish Records
     - Determining location
     - Overview of content
     - Hands-on exercise: Sample extract.  Try it yourself.

Bring a question that you’re seeking an answer to, family group sheets and a document if applicable.

Specific areas will be addressed based on registrant feedback & time available.

Part Two:  August 6, 2011
Digging Deeper: Record Types and Specific Locations of Origin
 
Focus On Record Types
      – Baptism/birth, death/burial, marriage, dispensas
      - Other types of documentation

Focus on Records for Specific Locations
     - California
     - Mexico
     - Caribbean & Latin America
     - Spain

 Hands-on exercise

Guided assistance in group setting
 
Bring a question that you’re seeking an answer to, family group sheets and a document if applicable.

Specific areas will be addressed based on registrant feedback & time available.

Registration  Details

This workshop is limited to 20 participants and is one of the free benefits for CGS members. Non-members fee is $20.00 for each class (non-refundable) and can be applied towards a CGS membership the day of the class.

Registration confirmations will be sent to the first 20 participants who register. Additional names will be collected and placed on a waiting list in case of cancellations.

Walk-ins will not be admitted.

Lunch - Please bring a  bag lunch to each class or you may  go out to a local restaurant for the  lunch hour.

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