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Somos Primos January 2002

UNITED STATES 

Mother Theresa
Statistics
Glaucoma Leading Cause of Blindness 
Television News Coverage Reduced
American Family, TV series Latino cast 
Hispanic Magazine Patriots Contest Winners
American Latino magazine
Matricula Consulare, or Mexican ID card
Mexican Flower Growers
Antique Historical Documents
Availability of Birth Records
U.S. Library of Congress
NARA Suitland Records Damaged
Dawes Roll
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Hispanic?
Bilingual Toys
National Genealogical Society
Your Guide to the Family History Library 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
Alfredo Pavon, Mexican Artist
Bayadera SHHAR Quarterly Meeting, Jan 26

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture
Los Angeles County Archives
All-Hispanic Community College Board
1968 Project Usted
Students Discovering Roots with Mariachi 
Tataviam Huts 
Cabazon Band
Cabazon and Temecula Tribes Help Sioux
Tía Chucha Book Store. 

CALIFORNIA 
Hispanic Births
An 1800 Comment on Education in California
Educational Order 13230
Martinez History Center
California Pioneer
Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 
Golden Land of Promise
First Expedition into California, 1769-1770
What's New in California Pages
California Stagecoach Driver
Women and Power in Alta California: 1790-1835
Hispanic Soldiers in California 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
U.S. Basque Oral History Project - Oroitzapenak (Memories)

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Arizona calendar
Arizona's Electronic Atlas
Arizona's Parents of the Year
Mexican residents with U.S. Post Office Boxes
Epidemics: Tubac Through Four Centuries
Los Cerrillos Mining Area
San Felipe de Neri Church
Tucson Presidio
Colorado Family Certificates
Society of American Indians 

TEXAS 
Texas State Vital Records
Lower Rio Grande Valley Historical Collection
Texas First Families
Catholic Archives of Texas
The Evolution of the Alamo Hugh O'Connor
A History of Laredo
Resources for Texas Colonial Period
Index to Texas Probate Records
Robert Bruce Blake Collection, 1528-1941

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Bus Depot Mural Spotlights Mexico
Message from the Canary Islands
Are you Melugeon? Genealogy Search in Cemeteries
Newly Arrived into North Carolina 

MEXICO 
Spain's Patriots of Northwestern New Spain
Vatican Recognizes Juan Diego's Sainthood
Actas Sacamentales del Siglo XVI
Relacion de Michoacan
El Registro Agrario Nacional 
Zacatecas
Indios, Mineros, Peones y Maestros
Mexican Vendors
Libaneses en Mexico
Money and the Mexican Revolution 
Catholic Missions and Military Presidios
Tlaxcala Indians
Researching Latin American Women's History
Contreras and Cavazos Families
José León Robles de la Torre
New Area Codes in Mexico
Baja California
Santa Gertrudis, Baja California
Catalogo del Archivo de La Villa de Leon 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Lost City Found

INTERNATIONAL 
Spanish Lottery Spreads Wealth
Spanish Website 
Archivo Biografico de España Sources for Latin American Studies
ProQuest Digital Dissertations
Basque Emigration to the Americas 

HISTORY 
LEYENDAS DE MI PUEBLO

MISCELLANEOUS 
Juan J. Arreola Fantasmas
Serenading in Old Monterrey

Somos Primos February 2002

UNITED STATES 

WorldNews and News by State
US Internet users
Pope John Paul II 
"American Family" PBS Series 
Latino Fighter
"Got Milk?" and La Llorana
Music preference of immigrants
'English only' rules Illegal in California
Toxic Land
Wells Fargo to Launch Transfer Service 
Migrant Workers Beaten
Zoot Suit Riots Documentary, Feb 10
Jim Thorpe, World's Greatest Athlete
Ciudad Juárez's Grupo Beta 
HispanicOnline - news briefs
RARA Foundation
US Hispanic Chamber hosted in L.A.
Harvard Reaches out to More Hispanics CD Burner at Family History Library in SLC
White Privilege
World War II website
Latino Youth and Mariachi Music
Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995
Minorities who served in the Senate
Cerda,Ruiz,Santana Reunion
Interesting facts
Commander Carlos Del Toro
Univision
Bernard Goldberg Writes a Media-Gripe Book
Inter-University Program for Latino Research
The Destino 2000 Fund
Immigrants: A Real Estate Bulwark in the Recession
Helen Rodriquez-Trias, Care Advocate 
Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives
Google Search Engine
National Hispanic Leadership Institute for Latinas
20th Century Warriors: Native Americans 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
AMERICAN FAMILY
Hispanic 100 - Carlos Olamendi
Gaddi Vasquez, Director of the Peace Corps
UCI Filipino-American Students
Irvine Caves
Do you have Texas roots? OC Public-School Enrollment
Clarence Romero, Professor of the Year
Juan C. Zarate, U.S. Department of Treasury
United Veterans Organization
Teresa Maldonado Parker 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
New Congressional District, 39th and Hector de la Torre
Con Los Padres
Hispanics for Los Angeles Opera
"LATV Live" Cultura Latina
Museum of Latin American Art
Sonia Perez, Olympic Torch Bearer 

CALIFORNIA 
California Gains 629,000 People
California's Great Registers
San Diego Mexican and Chicano History:
UC Approves In-State Tuition for Some Immigrants 
Forgotten Sounds of Monterey, California
California Birth Index, 1905-1910
Identity Crisis: Birth Records Online
State Database Searches
Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library
Resources for History Research and/or Travel 
Carrillo Family in Sonoma County 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Burials, A link to all the Utah cemeteries. Bill to Seek Immigrant Tuition Aid 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Indian Trust 
Merejildo Grijalva, Apache Captive Army Scout
Safer Borders
Wagon Making
The Seri Indians
Borderland Classroom Materials
Ted Otero Collection
1791 Tucson Presidio Roster
Census for the year 1692 - El Paso
Oregon Territorial Census 1850
Desert Documentary: Spanish Years, 1767-1821
Colorado Marriages and Divorces Search 
Web de Anza, An Interactive Study
New Mexico Marriage Records 1890 to 1940
History of the Colonization of Sinaloa
Jesuit & Dominican Missions in Baja California 

TEXAS 
Laredo Begins Effort to Save Historic Buildings
The Handbook of Texas Online
The Residents of Texas, 1782-1836
Laredo Reminiscing Room
San Ygnacio, Texas
La Salle Dig Site Closing
Las Familias de Marin, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
HOGAR's "Bilingual Buscapalabras"
La Salle Dig Site Closing
Las Familias de Marin, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
HOGAR's "Bilingual Buscapalabras" Seguin Family Web Site
Those Who Died in the Galveston Storm 1900
Nacogdoches, 1821-1828, 1835
Birth and Death State Indexes in Texas Closed
Texas Death Records
Texas Maps
Handbook of Texas Outline
Texas Day by Day
Memoirs of Antonio Mechaca
Catholic Archives of Texas
Catholic Southwest
History & Legends of the Alamo and other Missions

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Canary Islands Descendents Association & Cultural Museum "Brass Cannon" 

EAST COAST 
Rosalinda Garcia, New Assistant Dean at Yale Fort Mose, Florida 

MEXICO 
Mexico's 1917 Constitution of 1917 
Unfamiliar Turf: Saving the Environment 
Center for American History
Maps of Mexico
Sonora and Sinaloa
Canciones de mi Padre
Novedades Editoriales, "Clásicos Tavera"
Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos Conversos Judasaintes 
The U.S. Mexican-War 1846-1848
Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries 
THE HISTORY OF HIDALGO
THE HISTORY OF VERACRUZ
MONOGRAFIA MUNICIPAL AHUALULCO
Pasaportes, 1821-1873 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Caribbean Genealogy 

INTERNATIONAL 
Oldest Man Dies in Sardinia, Italy, 112 years old
Libraries on the Web
Spanish History and Heritage Sites
El Anillo is a treasure of information
Roman Catholic Church
Latin America - Peru Inquisition Records in Spain
NedGed 
From the Canary Islands to Louisiana
Sephardic Genealogy Sources 
Benson Latin American Collection 

HISTORY 
Joseph Marion Hernández, Hispanics in Congress
Webs of Mexico
Theodore Roosevelt Historical Text Archives
"Ring Around the Rosey"
Horse Statues 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Sabor
Genealogy Resources Online
Genealogy Tip of the Day archive How to design your own family website
Glossary for Family History Research
Twelve Things to do
Pajama Genealogy


Somos Primos March 2002

UNITED STATES 
Recession Rocks Latinos
Derek Parra Breaks Olympic Record
Jennifer Rodriguez Doubles Her Take
Chicanos and Latinos in Engineering and Science
Hispanic 100
Gaddi Vasquez, Peace Corp Director
Mexico's Labor Supply
Bert Corona Day
South of Border Products - Latest Mexican Wave 
Growing Immigrant Population in USA
A Boom In U.S. Citizenship Requests
Fed. Gov. Seeks To Boost Hispanic Workforce LULAC Identifies Trends
Citizenship Applications Up Sharply
Spanish for Gringos - Is this a trend?
Dulce de Leche
Latino/a Thought: Politics, Culture, and Society
Francisco H. Vázquez, Ph.D
Naturalization Records from Ancestry
Political Graveyard - Hispanic politicians
Outstanding Hispanic Americans 
Arlington National Cemetery
Search for Obituaries
National Archives & Records Administration 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
SHHAR Quarterly Meeting, March 23
History Day, March 23
San Ignacio Lagoon, March 10 Carisma, Art of the Americas is Moving
Fernando and Olga Niebla
Essay Contest 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Southwest Oral History Association
Zoot Suit Riots
Diego Rivera
Architect Returns Home to Aliso Village Edward Zapanta, Ph.D.
Henry Escalante
Statewide Mobilization Forum 

CALIFORNIA 
Juana Briones 200th Birthday
Angelina E. Marquez Olivera
Tet Celebrated with a Latin Touch
24-hour Vietnamese TV channel
Lost Island Found
Wall Carving
Gaspar de Portola
Historical Society of Pomona
California Rancho Maps
Step into California History California Counties
Local Catholic History & Genealogy
My Story is California's Story
Statewide Mobilization
San Francisco Museum
California Obituary Links
California Genealogy Databases
Santa Clara County Recorder's Office
Harry W. Crosby, Historian, Author, Lecturer
Museum honors Hispanics 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Latino Population in Utah Jumps
Plans for Hispanic Center Changed Emma Sepulveda 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Cowboy Poetry
Ted Otero Collection
Desert Museum
Scholes Spanish Documents Collection
Los Cerrillos Mining Area New Mexico Online Articles
NARA Center for Electronic Records
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
The Spanish Years, 1767-1821
Colonias of Doña Ana County, 

BLACK 
Black Heritage 
Written Records in Africa 

INDIGENOUS 
Indians in the Republic of Texas
Mexican Indian Languages
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project
Resource on Aztec and Mayan Law
Indian Presence at Olympics Falls Short 
Tribal Eateries in California
Tribe Competing in Pharmacy Benefits
Navajo Timeline
Mascot Monty Montezuma
Marriages-Chickasaw Nation 1855 - 1907 Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Native American ResourcesNative American Links
Arthritis Bear
Multicultural Links
Indigenous Research
Indigenous People messages: 
Federally Recognized/unrecognized Tribes 
Native American Directory of Vital Records
THE DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS MEXICO
by John Schmal 

TEXAS 
Digital Presentation in an Uncertain Future
Mujerfest 2002
Corpus Christi
Commemoration of Mexican-American War 
Luis Antonio Franco Gloria Candelaria
Catholic Archives of Texas (Austin) 
1850 U.S. Federal Census
Republic of Texas, 1835-1845, Military Rolls
Description of Manuscript Collections-Herrera
Catholic Archives of Texas, 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Georgia's Growing Ethnic Groups 
Libraries short on books for Hispanics Confederate Soldiers and Sailors in Louisiana
Opelousas Militia in the 1770's - 1780's
Cajun Immigration to Louisiana 

EAST COAST 
Rev. Joseph R. Fahey 

MEXICO 
Volkswagen Plans Expansion
Borderland Projects Ahead
Mexico City to be Restored 
Mexico Ends Free Land Practice
Genealogy & Directory Resources
Mexico Research Groups with Links
Brief biography for Mexican historical leaders
Journey of Family Discovery-Jalisco, Michoacan
Zacatecas Archives of Juchipila
Pre-Hispanic 'Pelota' Survives 
The Genealogy of Mexico Veinte Mil Escrituras Notariales Coloniales
Records of El Potosí Mining Company
Survey of Mexican Inquisition Documents
Mexico Research Guide
Zacatecas Historical Records 
Mexican History Microforms 
Spanish-American Manuscripts
Historical Water Archive in Mexico
History of Mexico
Fotos de Tijuana
Puertos

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York, Inc.
Rodríguez de Puerto Rico Forum Genealogical Research in Puerto Rico 

INTERNATIONAL 
Franciscan friars replace the traditional robe
NOVICA 
Burgos Province Birth Records
Basque Genealogy Homepage
H-LatAm
International Civic Heraldry
Spanish Research 
E-libro.net
Latino American Links
Grijalva Surname Researching in Spain
Inter-nation Migration to Latin America
Internet y la Historia de España
Spanish Presidios
Anillo de Genealogía Hispana
Mythical Spanish Past:
Spanish Resources
World Wide Genealogical Resources
SPANISH PATRIOTS OF THE PHILIPPINES IN SPAIN’S 1779-1783 WAR WITH ENGLAND 

HISTORY 
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The First Civil War, 1830-1842 Prisoners in the Spanish American War
War for Survival
San Francisco Daily Morning Call Newspaper: 

MISCELLANEOUS 
List of Occupations
New & Updated Products at GENTECH2002
State Public Records Database Searches
Sources for Census Information
American Memory Project
Searching for Passports
World-Wide Genealogy Resources
Reference in Genealogy Research
Catholic Church Local History
What is a Genealogist?
Surnames Database Newspapers from all over the world
Genealogical Research
US Genealogy Map Project
RootsWeb.com
Digital Preservation
Sephardic Genealogy
Essay Contest
Trailblazing
Opportunities to Teach
One story, two sides

 

Somos Primos April 2002

UNITED STATES 
George Lopez
Migrant Right to Vote Abroad
Carlos Olamendi, Unusual Advocate
Searching for Home Movies of Latino Families
Increase of Immigrants in U.S.
Deaths of Hispanic Workers Soar 53%
Humberto Silex
Influence Of Undocumented Workers 
Immigration Museum for New Americans 
History of Immigration Policies
Immigration Quotas to the U.S. 1924-1930
Historical Race in Texas
United Farm Workers of America
What Braceros Are Due
Immigration Labor-Rights Limits
New Bilateral Trade Program 
Latinos Take Lead on Environmental Issues
Why Hispanics Lag In School
Brewers Hire 'Common Guys' to Do Beer Ads
Human ID Chip
US Land and Property Research
US Gen Web Archives Special Project 
Census Information 

Surname
CISNEROS

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
Upcoming Events
Josie Montoya, Community Activist 
Orange County-Mexico Trade
National Fund for Promoting Crafts, FONART 
Union Leaders 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Los Pobladores 200
San Fernando Valley:
Union Leaders Museum of Latin American Art
Zacatecans in Los Angeles 

CALIFORNIA 
Ontario Convention Center - FGS/CSGA Conference
$2.9 Million for Naturalization Services
Cesar Chavez Holiday
Guinn's Pueblos Early California Roots
Researching in Sacramento
America Hurrah by Bill Roddy
A California Family, in the Service of 3 Flags 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Dominguez Family of Kansas 
Timber and Stone Act, 1878 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
7th Annual de Anza Conference
Paso al Norte Immigration History Museum
Mission West 1805-1966
Project Web -- Archive Campos, Vigil, Barreras, and Rubi Families
Historical Sources
National Hispanic Cultural Center 

BLACK 
Slave-reparations suit to be filed.
Buffalo Soldier ABC's of school Records 

INDIGENOUS 
Anishinabeg or Ixachilank
First Aboriginal Sworn 
A mission record of the California Indians
Rise of the Railroads & Demise of the Buffalos
National Museum of the American Indian
Bison Making Comeback Elders Seek Way to Preserve Fading Language
Honor Ancestors by Walking Miles in Their Shoes
Harvard Holds Welcome for Native Americans 

TEXAS 
Antonio Piña, artist
TexShare Databases
Corpus Christi and Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda
Dimmit Co. Genealogical Society
Seguin Descendants Historical Preservation
S.S. Juan N. Seguin - plaque
Ron Howard Ready to Mess with Texas Genetic HodgePodge
Naturalization Records
Friends of Texana/Genealogy
Pension Applications 1870-1900, List
Honoring a Texas Hero 
Spanish Texas, Section 1 
Texas under New Spain
Texas Colonial Period, 1585-1836 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Spanish Archival Sources
Jamaican psychic Miss Cleo Louisiana and the Island of Gran Canaria 

MEXICO 
Rights for Mexicans Abroad
Cranial Surgery in Mexico
Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution
Networking Genealogists 
PROYECTO SAN FERNANDO
Book:Nueva España y Nueva Galicia, SIGLO XVI
Don Martín De León
Status of Women in Mexico
Historia de las Haciendas en el Estado de
San Luis PotosíS 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Jamaica, The Old and the New 
Searching Church Registers 

INTERNATIONAL 
Ancient Culture Revealed in Guatemala
Brazil Fossil
The Avalon Project : Spanish-American Diplomacy
Resources for Spain
Los ingenieros militares y su actuación en Canarias 
Heritage Quest's World Immigration Series Group Lobbies to Recognize Gun Saint 
Spanish Patriots in Guatemala during the American Revolution by 
Dr. Granville W. Hough 

HISTORY 
U.S. Railroads established market centers
Federal Agencies with Genealogical Information Civil War Preservation Trust 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Apuntes
Libros NetStore
Sabor Magazine
Nuese Letters Vatican Film Library: Jesuitica Collection 
American Memory from the Library of Congress
Cyber-Placazo A useful chronology of United States Latinos
Somos primos May 2002

UNITED STATES 
Wanted Vietnam Veterans
"Remember Me?"
Judge Fredrick Aguirre
Louis Calderon
1930 U.S. Census
1883 Pensioners Online 
U.S. Advertisers
Hispanic journalists
Judge Edward F. Butler 
Book: "How Latinos Learn English"
Increase High School/ College Success
UNITY
Where were you born?
U.S. Symbol, Latino Muscle
Changes in "Ethnic" Media 
Midwest Consortium for Latino Research
Smithsonian to collect farm workers' Statue of Liberty 
Back Pay For 'Braceros' Passed First Hurdle
History of the Cinco de Mayo
Gvtirreiz-Soyde family 

SURNAME: 
DEMARA 

ORANGE COUNTY 
Judge Fredrick P. Aguirre May 25, SHHAR Quarterly Meeting
John P. Baca Park Named 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Cinco de Mayo Celebration 
Latino Immigrant Bike safety Survey Seaver Center 

CALIFORNIA 
France A. Córdova New UC Riverside Chancellor
Bracero Bill 
Mexican Americans in California
Seeking Signatures
Tulare County Library 
California Newspaper Project 
CALAFIA The Founders of Santa Barbara
San Diego Historic Adobe Structures
Ruiz Reunion Tamale Story
Monterey County Researchers
Old Mission San Juan Bautista
International Tall Ships Return to West Coast
St. Monica's Baptism Records
The First Teachers in California 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Weber State Collecting Latino Oral Histories
Family History Radio AHORA
PEDRO de ALBERNI 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Juan Matias Sanchez
First bookless library opens Tucson
Trees planted to fight odors in Méxicali Trees Arzobispado de Durango
Paso al Norte Migration History Museum 

BLACK 
Christine's Genealogy Website
New Museums to Honor African-Americans
A Tale of Two Identities: The Lives of Some Black Latinos Reflect a Unique Blend of African Roots And Hispanic Culture 

INDIGENOUS 
On This Date In North American Indian History
National head count
Trivia on Iroquois Christianity Among the Indians of the Americas
Cheyenne Coming Home
The Indigenous Languages of Mexico 

Sephardic 
Ani Ivri - I am Hebrew 
Medievil Sourcebook 

TEXAS 
Foundation of the Colony of Nuevo Santander
The De Zavala and Seguin Texas Flags
Remember the First Republic of Texas
Borderlands Encyclopedia
San José and the Fresnillo Ranchos Bexar County Courthouse 
FRIO Co, TX Naturalization Applications
Arrival Records at the Port of Galveston, Texas
The Index to Texas Probate Records 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Hispanic Presence in Louisiana, June 17- July 12
Passports used to travel within the States Research in Orleans Parish Civil Court Records
Louisiana Roots - a free publication 

EAST COAST 
Maryland's Growing Hispanic Population Shows Signs of Becoming Organized Force in the State 

MEXICO 
The Indigenous Languages of Jalisco
Book: Sagrada Mitra de Guadalajara Antiguo Obispado de la Nueva Galicia
Tamaulipas Economic Development News
Tijuana's Casa del Migrante Los Duque de Estrada
Gender Inequality Persist in Mexico
Archivo General de la Nación, Guia General
Viceregal and Ecclesiastical Mexican Collection
Mexican Notorial, Mining & Colonial documents
Agustin de Iturbide Collection 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Pioneros puertorriqueños en Nueva York
Cuban Memories Batallones del Instituto de Voluntarios de Puerto Rico
San Juan 

INTERNATIONAL 
Medical History Researcher
Latino American History: A Guide to Resources Inca Mummies
Spanish Patriots of Guatamala 

HISTORY 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Family Lineage 
US Standard railroad gauge Making of America
SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register 2000 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Preserve Your Paper Records
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Online Maps of Special Interest
Genealogical Search Site

Somos primos June 2002

UNITED STATES 
A Nation at Risk
National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
AOL Genealogy Forum Builds SHHAR Library
American Family
The Bracero Contract
Hispanic Judges Still in Short Supply
Citizenship Oath May be Simplified
Seeking WW II Veterans
AOL New Latino line
A Latino Census Recount Population
Place-Based Programs
Unfilled Teaching Positions
Rural Technology Information Project, R-TIP
Latina Pilots
¿Got Leche? Cook-off
We all speak dialects
Language Preserves Culture
Amanda Castillo
Corporate Spending
New Research About Latinos
Syndicate World
Hispanic Drop Out 

SURNAME 
NAVA by John P. Schmal

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
2000 census
Latino Presence on Orange County Grand Jury
Breakthrough Taller San Jose Technical Institute
Father Matthew Muñoz
"Cinco de Moolah" 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Events
California Heritage Museum 
Frequently Asked Questions L.A. Comprehensive Bibliographic Database
Los Angeles Almanac 

CALIFORNIA 
Senate Bill 1614
4-Percent Plan
Three Lines of Osunas
Carrillo's of California
Public Schools Changing Mascots 
Reading The Grapes of Wrath
Anza Expedition
Rancho Del Refugio & Fisher Family
Land Grants
Bancroft Library
Bancroft Interviews 

CALIFORNIA 
Senate Bill 1614
4-Percent Plan
Three Lines of Osunas
Carrillo's of California
Public Schools Changing Mascots 
Reading The Grapes of Wrath
Anza Expedition
Rancho Del Refugio & Fisher Family
Land Grants
Bancroft Library
Bancroft Interviews 

SEPHARDIC 
Sephardim and Crypto-Judaism, terms
Sephardim and Crypto-Judaism, in Jerusalem Center for Sephardi Heritage
Recommended Books 

BLACK 
Insurance Companies Find Slave Policies
Myths That Divide Us: How Lies have Poisoned American Race Relations 

INDIGENOUS 
"Indigenous Mexico: 400 Years of Resistance and Assimilation" by John P. Schmal
Where are all the Indians at? Try Orange County 
California Mascots
Animal Totems 

TEXAS 
El Paso County, Texas
Historic Laredo
Laredo to Fly it's Own US Flag Entradas and Royal Inspection Expeditions
Research Texas Colonial Period 1585-1863
Sequin Family Historical Society
Virtual Victoria 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Royals' Hiring of Pena Speaks to Their Needs
History of Louisiana Immigration in Arkansas 

EAST COAST 
Maternity Wards Adapt To Immigrants' Needs 
Music as Key to Bilingual Education Ethnic Heritage Day 
Albany County Naturalization Records 

MEXICO 
Following the Paper Trail to America
Rescue Towers
Colonel Jesus Maria Guajardo 
Researching in Salt Lake and Mexico City
Virtual Library History of Mexico
José Cuervo Tequila
Adoption of Mission San Javier, B.C.S.
Book traces France's influence in Mexico 
Traditional Mexican Wedding
María de los Angeles Félix Güereña
Biblioteca de Luz Montejano Hilton 
The Economy of Haciendas in Colonial Mexico 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Treasure-Laden Galleon Found Off Panama 

INTERNATIONAL 
Letters of Philip II, King of Spain, 1592 - 1597
Catalonian documents, first collection, 1031-1499
Inter-University Program for Latino Research,
Spanish-American Diplomacy 1795-1898 FIGHTING the BRITISHin CENTRAL AMERICA 
DURING the AMERICAN REVOLUTION
UNDER the OTHER GENERAL GÁLVEZ 
(Third Part, the Workers at Fort Omoa). 

HISTORY 
100 YEARS AGO 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Google [Search Engine] Search Benefits


Somos Primos July 2002

UNITED STATES 
Hatch/Durbin Dream Act, S.1291
La Universidad Hispana in Utah
Cal State Fullerton Leads in Hispanic Graduates
Wiliolfo Gonzalez, Top ROTC Cadet
BYU Finding Your Ancestors free Online Course
AOL Genealogy Forum or Hispanic Messages 
National Genealogy Conference in Ontario
U.S. Veterans History Project 
$30 Million to Mexican Libraries from Bill Gates 
League of United Latin American Citizens Prayer
Hispanic Assimilation
Book Julian Nava: My Mexican-American Journey
New Video on Immigrant Realities and Struggles 
Smithsonian Latino Virtual Gallery 
1930 Census Microfilm Locator 
Passport Information
Women and Naturalization 
Immigration Growth at highest rate in 150 Years
Book Mexican-American Genealogical Research 
Mexican guest workers seek back pay
Hispanic magazine Online 

SURNAME: 
CORTES/CORTEZ 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Goldmine of Diversity Conference
Latinos Spread Their News on the Web
It's payback time for Disney tiara makers 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Goldmine of Diversity Conference
Happy 221st Birthday
1769 Earthquake in Los Angeles Basin
Expressions Without Borders 

CALIFORNIA 
Goldmine of Diversity Conference
Some People Just Don't Get It!
New Book: Lands of Promise and Despair
University of California, Berkeley Library 
The Californio, Part I 
A Shop Keeper's Daughter, Part III
Old San Jose, Part II
Publish Your Own History
Ventura County California, Marriage Index 
Students of Southern California 
Who Perished?
A Cuban Missionary in Early California 
California Ranchos By County
Railroad Land Grants in California
California: Magnet for Tourists and Home Buyers 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Trip to Valle de Allende from El Paso
Borderlands Project- El Paso 
We Are All Related Conference
Carmen Celia Beltrán New Book Three Baca/Vaca Families
Land Grants in a Nutshell.
Tierra Madre--Community of Straw-Bale Homes
Colorado State Penitentiary Index 1871 - 1973
Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico 

BLACK 
African American Cemeteries Online 
136th Anniversary Reunion Buffalo Soldiers 

INDIGENOUS 
Islamic Missionaries asked to leave Mexico
Islam taking root in southern Mexico villages
Luiseno Language to be Taught
Dying Languages 
Ancient `engineering marvels
Indian Bounty Land Applications Indian Territory 
Indian Census Rolls
Wamsetta
Chalot
Choctaw
Southern New England 

INDIGENOUS 
Islamic Missionaries asked to leave Mexico
Islam taking root in southern Mexico villages
Luiseno Language to be Taught
Dying Languages 
Ancient `engineering marvels
Indian Bounty Land Applications Indian Territory 
Indian Census Rolls
Wamsetta
Chalot
Choctaw
Southern New England 

TEXAS 
Hispanic Genealogy Conference 2002
Preserving Your Historic Records
Texas' fight for independence site
First Families of Bexar County
Seguin Descendants Historical Preservation List of Burials in the Texas State Cemetery
The Old 300 Genealogical Database 
Chronicle Teams Up With The Houston Calendar
The Index to Texas Probate Records 
Shantytown near the Mexican border 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Creating a Digital Family History 
Hard to find books
A Family Glossary 
Diccionario Heraldico y Genealogico de Appellidos Españoles y Americanos



Somos Primos August 2002

UNITED STATES 
Senate Confirms Carmona as Surgeon General
U.S. Agency for International Development 
2000 U.S. Census Ethnic Statistics
LULAC Identifies Concerns 
High School Dropout Rate for Latino 
Latino Youth Offenders Face Harsher Treatment 
New Website, Tools for Getting Into College
Latino Think Tanks Define a New Latino 
Ceremony in Legoland, Site for Citizenship Antonio O. Garza, nominated to Ambassador
Fund Gap Bars Way to College
Valedictorian's Bilingual Speech 
Mexican Part-time Students Face INS Crackdown 
Group to Push for Hispanic History in Textbooks
'Spanglish' World Flourishes Among Latino Youth
Latinos' Growth not Reflected in Politics
Ownership Opportunities to Hispanics 
Local History & Genealogy in the United States
Advocates For Immigrant Workers Rights 

SURNAMES
De la LibertadSURNAMES De la Libertad

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
Benjamin Sergio Hernandez, 1957-2002
FGS/CSGA National Conference
Covina Hispanic Heritage Display & Reception
AMERICANOS: Latino Life in the United States 
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation 
Orange Coast College Genealogy Class
Dyana Ornalez, Boxing Champion
Huntington Beach Central Library Obituaries
Grantor/Grantee Land Search, Orange Co. 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Expressiones sin Fronteras
José-Luis Orozco Ask the Consul
Los Angeles Family History Center 

CALIFORNIA 
Oppose SB1614
San Diego State not to Search for New Mascot
1895 U.S. Atlas
California Garfias family
USGen Web Project
Grantor/Grantee Index Search
San Luis Obispo County Catholic Encyclopedia: California Missions
California Missions- Landscape Photography 
Women in Conquest of California, 1542--1840
Death Register Reflections
California Association of Texas Longhorn Breeders
Robert B. Johnston Archival Vault
The French-Canadian Heritage of California 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Mexican Stars in INS Effort to Cut Border Deaths
San Fernando Link
Latin American and Iberian Web Resources
Jesuitica Collection 
Rio Grande Historical Collections. Links to the Families of Los Nuevo Mexicanos
Center of Southwest Studies 
New Mexico Death Index
Los Ojos, New Mexico, 

BLACK 
Black-Native peoples 

INDIGENOUS 
Mandate of the Indigenous Peoples 

SEPHARDIC 
Borderland Books Inquisicion and other early Hispanic Archives 

TEXAS 
Nuestras Raíces del Río, Texas Conference
Hortense Buquor Villarreal 
New Book: 1880 CENSUS - Genealogies and Family Histories of Spanish-Surnamed Citizens 
of Victoria County, Texas to 1889
Refugio County, Texas
Texas County Highway Maps Texas Death Index for La Salle County, Texas
1825 La Bahia Census
Mesa de Cartujanos
Jose Roberto Juarez, Ph.D.
Los Bexarenos 
Longoria Family [Reynosa] 
Index Baptismal Registers, Revilla 1751-1803 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Hispanics' Role Grows in the Changing South Parish Record Descriptions 

MEXICO 
Following the Paper Trail to Mexico
Blasones Y Apellidos
Muslins in Chiapas
Manríquez-Malacara Family Group
Mexican History Microforms
Franklin Madis Collection 1588-1910
Languages of Mexico Tabla Contenidos
Mexico Research Outine
Library of Congress Research on Mexico 
Female Employment in Colonial Mexico
Mexican notorial, mining and colonial documents
The History of Tlaxcalans
Texas State Hispanic Genealogy Conference
El Barrio de San Sebastián 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Puerto Rico Political Status 
Finding Records in Puerto Rico's Registro Demográfico 

INTERNATIONAL 
Chileans to Create Family Tree
RISTRE Revista Militar de España y Latinoamérica
Stone Center for Latin American Studies
International Census Collection Spanish-American Diplomacy 1795-1898
Boletín Pymes
IberoAmericana
Memoria Hispanica 

HISTORY - 
Sí se puede! 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Are you a Latino
Cultural Renditions
The Latina Bible
Celebremos!
Latino Superhero Test Your History Intelligence 
Only A Mother
Foreign Approach
Geezer Test
Somos Primos September 2002

UNITED STATES 
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Smithsonian's Lawrence M. Small Speaks
Websites for Celebrating
PUBLIC LAW 100-402 establishes HHMonth 
Celebrating with Public Service Announcements
Seeking Inspirational Stories
Multicultural Core Curriculum
Fingerprinting at Border Entries 
Tamale orgy & a Tamale Museum 
Immigration: Foreign Kid's Bill
Judge Rules on Mexican Guest Workers
Large Influx of Immigrants Brings Change
The Great 'White' Influx
Spanish-Language Broadcasters
Ethnic Sites Draw New Ad Wave
LULAC Receives Multi-million Dollar Grant
Mexicans Abroad
Second Youth for Latinos
Dual Citizenship
From Indigenous to Mexican to American 

SURNAME 
ARMENDARIZ

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
4th Annual Mariachi Festival, . . . . . . . Sept 7
Fandango sin Fronteras . . . . . . . . . . . Sept 8
Introduction to Military Records, . . . . .Sept 12
Tarahumara Benefit Dinner . . . . . . . . . Sept 14
1930 Census Search Strategies, . . . . . Sept 17
Guy Gabaldon...American Hero. . . . . Sept 17
Sephardic Symposium. . . . . . . Sept 21
DNA samples to be taken Molecular Genealogy Research Project
Bios on Speakers at Symposium
Mendez v. Westminster . . . . . . . . . . . Sept 24
Genealogical Resources. . . . . . . . . . Sept 25
Cheech Marin Chicano Visions . . . . . Sept 25
Knights of Columbus
Veterans Museum 
GIGANTE Mexican Super Market to Open
A Call to Local Artists 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Expressiones Sin Fronteras, last day . . Sept 5
Free Curatorial Workshop. . . . . . . . . . Sept 6-8
The Power of Place, Opens. . . . . . . . . Sept 8 Silver Lake Film Festival. . . . . . . . Sept 12-21
Fiestas 16 Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept 12-15
El Alcalde de Zalamea Play, Opens Sept 30
LatinArt.com 

CALIFORNIA 
Senate Bill 1614 Passed 
Choice California Websites
Cesar Chavez High School Name Rejected
150-mile March for Farmer's Rights
Mexican farm workers eligible for U.S. pensions 
Online Archive of California
California History Online
Redlands Mexican Independence Day, Sept 14
Viva Roseville Festival, Sept 15 
Victor Villaseñor
Cal State Northridge, 1.6 million grant 
The First House in Lake Elsinore
WebRoots.org Genealogy Library
History in San Luis Obispo County
California Newspaper Project
California 1850 - A Snapshot in Time 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Spanish Classes Are in Demand
SURNAMES of New Mexico Families
Cowboy Poetry
NMDI Project Update Virginia Sanchez Accepted into the DAR
Searchable Spanish Mission Records in Tumacácori
National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico 
Colorado Marriages and Divorces 

BLACK 
Black Indian 
Genealogy Research Reparations 

INDIGENOUS 
National Pow Wow, Washington, DC, Sept 14-15
Mexican Indians seek political asylum in U.S. 
Winnebago, Omaha Tribe Soaring
Mission Record of California Indians
The Chumash
Indigenous Peoples Survival Foundation
Cocopa Indigenous Community
Marriages in the Chickasaw Nation 1855 - 1907
We Salute
Dreaming a Language Back to Life
Indiana University Pow Wow 
Tepee for Sale 

SEPHARDIC 
Sephardic Newspapers 
Melungeons & Crypto-Jews
Tejano Sephardics 

TEXAS 
Las Porciones, 23rd Annual Texas 
Choice Websites
Starr County
Candela, Coahuila Website
Norma Ester Borrego
Health of Latinos in Texas Refugio County & Rena McWilliams
Tejano Monument Planned for State Capitol 
Duval County
The State of Texas 1850 U.S. Federal Census
Texas County Highway Maps 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Conference
Canary Island Passenger List to Louisiana "Brass Cannon" Website
Civil War Buffs 

EAST COAST 
Hispanic Heritage Month Display 

MEXICO 
Twelve Rich 12 Mexicans 
Narco-corridos Banned 
Camargo Church Baptismal Index
Archivo de Nuevo Laredo on the Move
Jose Roberto Juarez La Bodega Antiques
Missions of Baja California
Catholic Funeral Records, Carrizozo
Marmolexo Genealogy
Manríquez-Malacara Genealogy 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Dominican Diaspora Revisited
Canary Islanders in Puerto Rico Assn of Descendants of Canary Islanders in Puerto Rico 
St. Peter de Betancurt 

INTERNATIONAL : 
Lanzarote, Canary Islands

HISTORY & Archaeology 
Dark Years of Franco's Rule
Journal of Archaeology, History & Exploration Swords & Sabres of Spanish Cavalry Troopers 
Archivo General de Indias 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Son Jarocho
Genealogy Forum
How to use accents and ñ in your E-mails
HispanicOnline
Family History Radio
Renaissance Design
You live in. . .
You know you're from Louisiana if . . .

Somos Primos October 2002

UNITED STATES 
President Bush's Proclamation
Mendez vs. Westminster 
San Francisco Board of Education
Los Angeles Board of Education
U.S. Agency for International Development 
Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Stamp
AOL Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 
SBA Launches New Spanish-language web site 
Gilder Lehrman Resource Guides 
October is Family History Month
"Boyle Heights: The Power of Place"
Exhibit Paints Poignant Picture of Diversity
Roger Mansell's POW Project 
Korean War Vets Sought for Recognition
Remember Me by Legacy Project
Roberto Cruz, National Hispanic University
France A. Córdova 
Hispanics Attending Colleges, not graduating 
The Ten Best Cities for Hispanics
Dia de la Mujer Latina
Latina Magazine
Reebok's Hot New Look with Singer Shakira, 
Wells Fargo Named Corporation of the Year 
Mexican immigrants record remittances to MX 
Mexican Communities Abroad 
New Director, Institute for Mexicans Abroad
United States Historical Census Data Browser 
Bay Area's immigrant population
Telemundo Launches "Enfoque"
Express yourself on: ¡Exprésate ! 

SURNAME 
GUTIÉRREZ 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
HEROES Elementary School
Author's Signings, Martinez Book/Art Gallery 
Ruben Martinez. . . . . . Oct 3
Manuel Ramos. . . . . . . Oct 9
Jorge Ramos. . . . . . . . Oct 19
Sandra Cisneros . . . . . Oct 23
World Brazilian Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 4 
A Pilgrimage Honoring our Ancestors . . Oct 5
Dia De Los Muertos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 27 
Santa Ana City Walking Tour Guide
New Research Service Available at the Huntington Beach City Library 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Latino California Summit 
Class: at Los Angeles Family History Center
Lecture: The Spanish Empire in the Americas
Challenges, Choices and Changes
Hispanics for Los Angeles Opera
Tia Chucha's Café Cultural 
Working Class Vatos Exhibit
Art Exhibit About Boyle Heights 

CALIFORNIA 
Election Materials for Spanish-Speaking
California Pre-1905 Death Index
The Making of the City of San Jose
Chancellor France A. Cordova
Extract from Latino Legislative Update
"California as I Saw It": First-Person Narratives 
Castro Family Reunion 
Los Californianos Quarterly Meeting
19th Annual Machado Family Reunion
Juan Bautista de Anza Trail 
Anza Trail Women
Baja California and short line railways
A Bibliography of Early California Ghosts in San Diego
California Federal Land Records
San Francisco Expedition of Anza
California Street Names
Poncho Villa Robbed a Train
California Mission Studies Association 
Mountain Echo Index, 1896--1916 
A History of Mexican Americans in California
Chronology of Santa Barbara
Sonoma County Index to Judgments
Census Records and Databases
California Heritage Collection 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Hispanic Broadcasting to buy 5 stations in NM
Spanish Colonial Tucson
Traders: Voices from the Trading Post
Mexico Students Carry Desks Across Border
Arizona school board apologizes
Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver 

BLACK 
Presidents flee black colleges by dozens
African-American Research in NARA 
Slave Movement During 18th & 19th Centuries 

INDIGENOUS 
Gale Norton in contempt on Indian trust
"Indigenous Peoples' Day" October 12, 2002 
Navajo Timeline
Letter
Who were the Mexican Indians?
Native American Records in NARA
Genetic Markers
Lenape Language Project 

SEPHARDIC 
Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries by Dr. M. Kayserling, Budapest 1893 

TEXAS 
La Sociedad Genealogica del Norte de Mexico
Las Familias de Marin, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
University of Texas-Pan American Online Catalog 
History/Genealogy of South Texas Northeast, MX 
Casa Navarro website
National Obituary Archive
Dukes of Duval / The Corpus Christi Caller Times
HOGAR'S 2002 Journal Is Ready
Iglesia de San Juan de Bautista New Books
Nueces County Historical Commission 
Historic Building Demolished 
Texas State Cemetery
Texas Death Records, 1964-1998
Hi-Plains Genealogical Society
Catholic Cemetery, Luling, Caldwell County, TX 
Refugio County Treasures 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana 
Brass Cannon Website 

EAST COAST 
Extract of article Raleigh, North Carolina Police: a New Breed of Officer 

MEXICO 
The Availability of Mexican Records
Using the International Genealogical Index
The Indigenous roots of a Mexican-American 
Repatriations in Mexico
Mexico moves toward a New Migration Law
Starbucks in Mexico
Georgetown Special Collection
Viceregal and Ecclesiastical Mexican Collection San Miguel Almolonga Hacienda and Sugar Mill
Latin American Manuscripts, Mexico 1502-1925
Parral Archives
Texto Original en el Archivo General de Indias,
Puente Sobre el Río Grijalva
Nombre del Estado
Los Ibarra, Cuestiones de Familia 
Origen de la primera Constitución Política del Estado de San Luis Potosí.

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Wells Fargo to Accept Guatemalan ID Card 
Obituary Index Puerto Rico 

INTERNATIONAL 
Declarations of Independence from Spain
Francisco Palou
Corredor Jesuítico Misionero
Clásicos Tavera
US Latino Websites, Diversity & Ethnic Studies Royal Genealogy Archives of the Kings & Queens
BYU's Benson Institute in Cuambo, Ecuador 
Bologna, Italia Event 
Translations 

HISTORY 
Special observance of Christopher Columbus 
Columbus and the Age of Discovery 
Myth about Columbus Columbus' DNA May Hold Clue
DNA from Bones of Christopher's Brother 

MISCELLANEOUS 
The Philosophy Professor 
Senior Citizens




Somos Primos November 2002

UNITED STATES 
If We Want Respect in This Country
Hispanic Heritage Plaza
US Marine Corps Salutes Hispanic Heroes
U.S. Navy Fleet Week by Kathleen Peralta 
6th Celebrating Mexican-American Veterans
Medal of Honor Recipients: 
Mexican Flyer Recounts WWII Experience 
Spain and the Independence of the U.S.
Eugene Obregon Monument.
Hector G. Godinez, U.S. Post Office Named
Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Stamp 
Family History Month and the 1880 U.S. Census 
"La Vida” Magazine, K-Marts Hispanic Outreach 
Wal-Mart Recognized by National Hispanic Barba 
Latino Facts 
Language Code-Switching: pocho, Spanglish
Congressional Districts 
Interpretation and Representation Conference
Hispanic Heritage Education - Multicultural 
AOL Keyword: Obituary 
The History Store Magazine Net
The Baptism of Benito Juárez
Tropical America Website Teaches History
Discover Great New Writers Program 
Day of the Dead/Day of the Dead Mass 
AZCentral.com
Day of the Dead Post Card 

SURNAME 
TREVIÑO

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
6th Veterans Day Celebration . . Nov 9
WOMEN OF THE YEAR 2002 . . . . . . . Nov 9 
Baseball News: 
Anaheim Angels Win first World Series
Mexican Millionaire Interested in Angels
Spanish Baseball Cards are a Hit
Orange County's Hispanic population 
Taking a Closer Look at Santa Ana 
Alianza Indigena Dia de los Muertos. . . . . Nov 2 
Bowers Kidseum Day of the Dead . . . Nov 2/3 Fire in the Morning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 7
Hoover School Follow-Up emails
La Makina de Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . .Nov 9
Libreria Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 15 & 16
Dr. Eric Van Young to speak . . . . . . . . Nov 23

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Tiempo Y Destinempo, Dreams and Revelations 
Day of the Dead lecture by Gregorio Luke 
CultuAztlan's 9th Annual Day of the Dead UCLA School of Law has the Dominguez Trio
Pasadena Arts Community Cultural Calendar
Urban Latino Premiere Saturday, October 12th 

CALIFORNIA 
Gateway to Alta California, 1769
Fifty State Commemorative Coin
Phelipe de Neve
Archival Outreach 2002
Carrillo Cousins
Cal State University, Fullerton Grant
Cal State University, San Marcos Grant
Living link to Mexico's Revolutionary Past
Culver City California Pre-1905 Death Records 
World War I Draft Registration Cards
The French in Early California
J.N. Bowman Papers, California History
Guide to The Rancho San Pedro Collection
Diaries of Juan Crespi 
The Meaning of News in So Many Voices 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: 
DenverHispanic.Com 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Mission 2000
Arizona Records & Books
Sapello, a Case Study of New Mexican Changes Hispanic Culture Preservation League 
New Mexico Genealogist. 

BLACK 
Dee Parmer Woodtor - - Telling the Family Story

INDIGENOUS 
Dos Pilas Ruins Shed light on Decline of Mayan
Navajo Facts 
Atlas of the North American Indian
How to Trace your Native American Heritage U.S. auctions off cattle of two Indian sisters
Pueblos Nativos del Noroeste Mexicano
Usumacinta River Dam Project
Seminole Tribe of Florida
New Life for Ancient Tongues 

SEPHARDIC 
Foundation for Sephardic Studies and Culture
Inquiring about the Inquisition? 
The Virtual Jewish History Tour Mexico By Isaac Wolf 

TEXAS 
Seguin Descendants Celebration 
Col. Juan N. Seguin's 1st Annual Picnic Nov 9
Hispanic Group Plans to Right Historical Wrong 
Juan de Oñate Statue
Vital Records
South Texas Archives Find New Home
Ten Commandments Display at Texas Capitol
Cano Family Website
Spanish Texas, 1519-1821 Conference, Nov 14 
NARA, World War I Draft Registration Cards 
MySanAntonio.com 
Archives Wealth of Records of Hispanic Texas 
Land Record Database
Mexican American Studies Series 

THE MIDWEST
Extract from Latinos Take Root in Midwest 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Notre Dame Archives in English
"Cinco de Mayo 10K"
Cajun Research? Here's Help Who are the Melungeons?
SPANISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR 

EAST COAST
 
New York Latinos held Hispanic Day Parade 
Migrant Spanish-speaking Forestry Workers 

MEXICO 
Researching in Morelia, Michoacan?
Mexican-American Genealogical Research
Santa Rosalia Camargo
A Century of Turmoil
Diego de Molina Bracamonte
Universidad Iberoamericana Torreon Nueva Vizcaya, Durango
San Felipe y Santiago de Sinaloa 
Government urged to Legalize Gambling 
Learning about Northern Jalisco
Learning about Zacatecas 

CARIBBEAN 
Victims Sacrificed by the Natives of the Marianas Islands 

HISTORY and ARCHEOLOGY 
FOXP2 Gene
Serendipities of Life 
1840 Census of Pensioners Language developed 100,000 years ago 
Sunken Gold
Archaeological conference slated 

MISCELLANEOUS 
This Day in History
Lesson 228 Google Search
Universal Search Portal 1880 U.S. Census, 1881 Canada Census
Arizona Humor
Pajama Genealogy
Somos Primos December 2002

UNITED STATES 
Memories of World War II- Guy Gabaldon
Dr. Hector Garcia 
Veteran's Day
Puerto Rican Soldiers
Praha, Texas Veterans Memorial
WWII Memorial Set for May 2004
David Barkley Cantu, Medal of Honor Recipient
Spain, the U.S. and the American Frontier
Mexican-Americans Take Pride in a Heritage
Siblings in Congress
Law reinforces God in pledge, motto
Andres Rivero
Latino Children at Low Income Schools
Bishops affirming rights of migrants
Laws of Naturalization Tony Garza, Ambassador to Mexico
Census: Salsa Supplants Sauerkraut 
HISPANIC Trends Magazine Debuts
Doctors to be recruited from Mexico 
Teófilo Espinoza Recognized by LULAC
The Home Depot Opens Tijuana Store
Hispanics Developing Their Spending Power
Researchlatino.com
Epcot Center
Spanglish
El Libro de Calo
Lalo Alcaraz, and La Cucaracha
Hispanic Business Rich List 
Hispanic Business 100 Most Influential Hispanics 

SURNAME 
PEREZ

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
Institute for Mexicans Abroad 
Latin American Graphics 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Olvera Street - Las Posadas
LatinoLA Collecting Feature Stories La Historia Society Museum, El Monte
All Relations: Memories of Boyle Heights 

CALIFORNIA 
Special Gravesites
Mexican-American soldiers at State Capitol
Bibliography of Early California
San Fernando Valley History The Bettencourt Family, 1200-1900
Earthquake Website
Immigration Museum of New Americans
National Museum of the Americas 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
New Mexico Sephardics- Michael Stevens Perez
El Centro College, Southwestern Studies
Documentary Relations of the Southwest 
Hispanic Pioneers in Historical Arizona
Western Americana The Ages Project 
Information Recorded in the 1870 Census
A Cuarto Centennial History of New Mexico,
New Mexico maps 

BLACK 
Identifying Slave Owners 
Black women explore a Shift in the Dating 

INDIGENOUS 
The Chichimeca Indians 
by John P. Schmal
Indian Census Schedules available - microfilm
BIA Guide for Native America Research:
Vatican Continues Outreach to Mexican Indians
Native Americans: Genetic markings 
Lenape Language Project Continues 

SEPHARDIC 
JewishGen SefardSIG So you want to Convert 

TEXAS 
Veteranos
Catholic Archives of Texas Overview of Holdings
Texas Spanish Jews Today
Canary Islanders, Cuautitlán, Mex 1730
San Agustin Catholic Church CD
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
1910 Federal Census Index Val Verde Co,Texas
Brownsville and Matamoros History
Texas Marriage GenLookups
Texas General Land Office General
Webb County Heritage Foundation 
The Index to Texas Probate Records
Confederate Indigent Families Index
Frio County, Texas Death Index
TexMex Genealogy
San Jacinto Battlefield and Memorial
Sam Houston knife 
Research in the Lonestar State
Center for American History 
Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin
Val Verde County, Texas - Births
Archivos De Laredo 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Conference: 
The Louisiana Purchase and its Peoples Opelousas Militia in the 1770s - 1780s
Eula Mae Doré, Cajun Kitchen Cookbook 

EAST COAST 
Sephardic Presence on the East Coast
Indigenous Mexicans Find Refuge in Manhattan Unseen America Project 

MEXICO 
Sephardic Web Sites Mexico
B'nei Shaare Zion Congregation
Ancestors of Crispin D. Rendon
Cambian día de fundación de Tenochtitlan
Archivo General de la Nación Mexico
Interactive virtual tour map of Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico History of Mexico's Presidents 
Catholic Church in Mexico: Taro
Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos
Cristeros Became Mexican Martyrs
Conquistador de Cíbola
Jalostotitlan, Jalisco 

CARIBBEAN - CUBA 
Sephardic Jews in the Caribbean
The Puerto Rican Soldier
Puerto Rican Resources 

INTERNATIONAL 
Cash Wiring Grows Despite High Fees
Fabled Northwest Passage
Gibraltar Votes to Remain British
Aztecs in London, England
LUSA Web They Came by Ship
New France
Italian immigrants to the United States
Biblioteca Nacional de España 

HISTORY
WHO AND WHAT WON THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR? 
SEAPOWER, CLANDESTINE AID, UNKNOWN TREATIES, TREASURE SHIPS, 
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE, U-BOATS, OR OTHER?
By Granville W. Hough, 
South Coast Chapter, CASSAR


Somos Primos January 2003

UNITED STATES 
INS alien registration case-files, aka A-Files
Immigrants Critical to Economy
Time 75th Anniversary Celebration 
Census Misses 1 million Children
More Immigrants Filling the Ranks of U.S. Military
Campaigns spending more on ads in Spanish
Immigrants factor in growth of U.S. labor force
No plans for Spanish as Olympic language
Hollywood-style Historical Depiction
Latinas In Science
Business Magazine Influentials follow-up
School plan seeks 2nd language for all 
Latino Immigrants Becoming Better Educated
Cervical cancer double in Latinos 
Latinos May Face Higher Dementia Risks
Search Is on for Hispanic Teachers 
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc.
Men as Nurturers and Caregivers
In Search of Fatherhood
Blockbuster Expands its Spanish Offerings
Drop Anti-American Stance 
Urban Latino TV to Debut
Regions of La Raza
The Hispanic Achievers Website
Record amount of remittances U.S. to Mexico
Study Shows Latinos Marginalized on Networks 
Majority of Latinos, Discrimination Is a Problem
PEW Major Study - Assimilation of Hispanics 

SURNAME 
BLASONES Y APELLIDOS by Fernando Muñoz Altea
Galvez

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
"Search for Aztlan" January 25, 9 am to noon
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research quarterly meeting MASKS: The Spirit of Micoacan" Anaheim 
Join a Discussion Group
Rosie's Garage Documentary
Orange County Archives 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Woodbury University
LatinoLA Seeks Good Writers! Autry and Southwest Museums Merge
THE FIRST ANGELINOS (1781)
Howard Shorr, Promotes Understanding 

CALIFORNIA 
Los Californianos, 35th Year anniversary
Did the Californios Mine Gold?
Scholars Debated Vizcaino's Landing
Los Californios in Monterey: A Forgotten History
Notaries Public Records Sinaloa, Mexico Annual Conference
San Francisco Street Names (A-G)
Rancho Los Cerritos 
A Founding Family of California
Foreign-Born Voters of California in 1872 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Man is Fined $2.5 Million for Looting 
Oral History Sites
Unorganized Territories Martinez-Vergara Family Reunion
Ancestry free maps
Western State Marriage Record Index 

BLACK 
Trivia
Racial Label Surprises Many Latino Immigrants
Finding your African American Ancestors Black Entertainment Television
Kwanzaa is spreading beyond black community 
Go to Look Alike contest - - - Win a trip 

INDIGENOUS 
Stand for Sobriety
1st American Indian Astronaut
GI Joe: Navajo Code Talker How to Trace your Native American Heritage - Video
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet 
Go to Archeology for more - Olmec and Maya 

INDIGENOUS 
Stand for Sobriety
1st American Indian Astronaut
GI Joe: Navajo Code Talker How to Trace your Native American Heritage - Video
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet 
Go to Archeology for more - Olmec and Maya 

TEXAS 
New Retail Shop, for Borderlands Book Store 
TexMex Genealogy Website
San Agustin Catholic Church CD
Unskilled immigrants Swell Texas Population 
Valuable Coins Found - - Whose are they? History of the Lone Star State
Canary Island Descendent Association
San Antonio was a Lively Place Back In 1804 
Texas Marriages, 1851-1900 
Confederate Indigent Families Index 
Gutierrez family tree 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Wisconsin Prima Shares her Joys
Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans The Los Islenos Heritage and Cultural Society 
Georgia Teachers Guaranteed 

EAST COAST 
Face to Face With History Look-Alike Contest 
VACO NEWS: The Civil War Mexican migrants pass Cubans in their rate of relocation to Florida 

MEXICO 
Mexico's Ambassador, Juan José Bremer
Cárdenas, México y los refugiados: 1938-1940
1st International Conference Mexicans Overseas 
Mexico City Tries Cowboy Cops New Owner for Mexico's Excelsior Supplier Caters to immigrants' home projects
U.S. Social Security May Reach To Mexico
LOS SAUTO DE SAN MIGUEL EL GRANDE 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA 
Genealogia 
Cuban Cigars and Rum Dominican Republic Support for Chesapeake Bay/Yorktown 

INTERNATIONAL 
Money Wiring Draws Scrutiny
Bush Praises Spain
Race has no Meaning Genetically. Woodbury University Collaborates 
Modern Language Association
Virreyes de la Nueva España (1519-1821) 

HISTORY 
Soldados de Cuera
Questions/Answers Ignatius Loyola 
(Hiram) Ulysses S. Grant 

ARCHAEOLOGY 
Man is Fined $2.5 Million for Looting 
Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey
Language Developed 100,000 Years Ago Earliest writing traced to Olmecs in 650 B.C.
Ancient skull clue to earliest New World arrivals
Stones may hold Americas' earliest writing 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Genealogy Library Now Open to Public
Vital Search Portal
Genealogy Vocabulary
If you lived as a child in 40's, 50's, 60's or 70's
General Online Biography Sites
Gedcom Strategies Here's Help for Illegible Handwriting.
International Sports
Wow. . Hard to Imagine
Common Mistakes in Genealogical Research Older than Dirt
Those of us who are old enough
A Time For Being Thankful




Somos Primos February 2003

UNITED STATES 
Hispanics Now Largest Minority
Funding for Black/Hispanic Education
Spanish-Language Virtual University
Journalism Program for Gifted Students
A High School Journalism Program
Schools phase in English - Immersion 
Hispanics' Numbers in Clergy Low 
Church-going Hispanics do Better at School Church-going Hispanics do Better 
El Libro De Caló: Dictionary,Chicano Slang
Latinas in Science: Antonia Novello 
They Came to America
My Life As a Light-Skinned Mejicana
Benjamin and the Word
Senator McCain Renews Effort to Honor Cesar
UT Pan-American, Among Best for Hispanics
Winter break to accommodate Hispanic kids
Stilled Voices in America's Education System
"Words During Wartime"
To Obtain Military Awards and Decorations
Americanos: Latino Life in the United States 
Minority Business Issues Married to an Alien
Ancestry World Tree 
Holding On To Spanish?
Seeking Participants for Documentary on Language
Laws of Naturalization in 1881
Federal Writers’ Project (WPA)
America Says Hello to Another Latin Drink
Segunda Juventud
Bank Ways To Charge Immigrant Money Transfers
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships
Denny's Launches Hispanic Television Campaign
Moving Target: A Memoir of Pursuit
Espanglish Chat 
LNESC & Coors Young Readers Partnership 
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office 
U.S. Census
Bush Web site targets Latino businesspeople 
The National Archives Experience 
Cantu Brothers Success Story
Mexicans’ remittances, leads to legal action
Mexico seeks “totalization” agreement
Walt Disney Records Releases CDS in Spanish 

SURNAME 
GARCIA

Bernado de Galvez Somos Primos Project

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
Orange County Pioneer Council
Orange County's Black Population
O.C. Pioneering Black Family Member
"Puerto Rico, the Island, its Heart, its Culture”
8 articles pertaining to black heritage, click Indigenous Mexico: Past/Present: March 29th
History 105-Family History and Genealogy
NARA Schedule of Genealogical Workshops
The Civil War Legacy in Santa Ana
Latino-Vietnamese Coalition Produces Results 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
VISTA LA (ABC TV, Channel 7, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Free Cash for College Day 
Celebrities Discover Their Family Trees 
Southern California Genealogical Jamboree Boyle Heights: The Power of Place
Ghosts of a 1931 Raid, Decade of Betrayal
City of Carson Image Gallery
Los Angeles Public Library, Daily 24 hours Service 

CALIFORNIA 
California's Original Bilingual 1849 Constitution
TIMES Unpublished Letter to the Editor 
Reversing California Amnesia
Official California legislative information
California Quarter Design Finalist Poll 
Did the Californios Mine Gold?
1st Battalion Native Cavalry, California Volunteers
California History Resource Guide
More on the Castro Adobe
History of El Cerrito Links 
Los Californios in Monterey: A Lost History
The Museum of the City of San Francisco
The San Francisco Story Told in Web Sites
San Francisco Genealogy
The first mayors of the City of San Jose
CERES: State Historical Landmarks
Monterey's La Mirada Adobe California's Calaveras County Marriages
California's Calaveras County Cemeteries 
Mission San Carlos de Carmel
"Northern California Marriage Index 1850-1860" 
California Spanish Genealogy
Cupertino Athletes of the Week
Santa Clara Mission
Juana Briones
The Changing Face of Santa Barbara
Southern California House Museums
Rancho Los Cerritos
Rancho Los Cerritos Board Changes Mission
The Footprints of the Padres
History of the Rancho Los Cerritos Matriarch
Teaching with Historical Places
Ayala-Gonzales Reunion Memories 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Center for Basque Studies
Reno vies for U.S. Hispanic Chamber Convention Perpetual Education Fund, Inc.
LDS Church Archives Documents available 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
New Mexico Patriot Frequently Asked Questions
Petra Jimenez Maes, New Mexico Chief Judge
National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque
La Herencia
Sacramental Records of Gallup, NM 1777-1920
Edward James Olmos, to appear, February 8th
Colorado Marriages and Divorces Colorado State Census Information, 1870
Conquistadors of New Mexico
Genetic Disorder, only in New Mexico
Mission 2000
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail 
Mexican History Microforms, Univ. of Arizona 

BLACK 
Josephine Baker, the Daring Diva 
California African American Genealogical Society
Cuambo, Ecuador
Black Catholics on a Mission Homes of Color
What's in a Name
In Search of Fatherhood
Slave descendants to file suit in Texas
3 more articles under Orange County, click 

INDIGENOUS 
"Indigenous Mexico: Past and Present"
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT INDIGENOUS MEXICO? U.S.-Based Groups Promoting Economy of Central America's Mayan Region 

TEXAS 
Joseph Gonzales Memorial
Restoring Churches, Rekindles Faith
Canary Islanders to Bejar 
Mission Concepción
Saltillo Cathedral Exhibit
Judge Denies Balli Family's Claim
Basilica in need of restoration
The New Handbook of Texas
HOGAR of Dallas
Joseph de Urrutia, 1678-1741 Cousins Helping Cousins
A Historic View of the Past: Laredo
The Streets of Laredo
Foundation of the Colony of Nuevo Santander
Two Longoria Family website
Almo de Parras
Dr. Jerry Thompson
The Confederate Army
14th Confederate Cavalry
Galvez Contingent Louisiana Regiment
Galveston Immigration Database 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Muslim History Takes Root in South 
The Center for Louisiana Studies
History of the Cajuns
New Orleans City Archives, 1760-1861 
Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy 
Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana 
The Case of Louisiana Catholic Cemeteries, Archdiocese of St. Louis
Louisiana Archives, Orleans Parish Death Records 
New Orleans Death Index
Louisiana Cemetery Records 
De Soto Cemetery Records
Notre Dame Records 

EAST COAST 
NYU Free Doctoral Program for Minorities: Pre-doctoral business program

MEXICO 
Josefa Zozaya Valdez
Earthquake Damage Records of Colima
The Bank of America, SafeSend
Battle on for Return of Moctezuma's Crown
Archivos General de Nacion, Seville, Spain
Jose Antonio Alzate Ramirez, Ozumba
La conquista espiritual de Mixico
Perez-Quiros 
El Municipio de Nogales, Sonora
Mexican Haciendas Nochistlan, Zacatecas
Diccionario de Geografía, Historia y Biografía 
Sociedad Chihuahuense de Estudios Historicos,A.C. 
Aztec Club 1847
Indigenous Mexico, Past and Present, March 29th
Soldaderas Played Important Roles in Revolutions 
Los Romero de Terreros y Rincon Gallardo Condes de Regla y Marqueses de Guadalupe

CARIBBEAN-CUBA 
Columbus: Caribbean Archaeology
Andres Rivero.com
Military Records El Barco de Colon
Ship Information, 1502-1824
Portal to Puerto Rico Genealogy
U.S. Peace Corps in Dominican Republic 

INTERNATIONAL 
The Hispanic Society of America
Soldados de Cuera
Portuguese Ancestry
Portuguese Hawaiian 
Notes on Spanish Genealogy
Links to Spanish Colonial History
Argentina Archivo General de la Nación 
Sources of Vital Statistics Outside of the U.S.
Tech firms, for Guatamala workers This Day in History
Surname Search
A site for Catalan genealogy
French Connections
Archivo General de Indias
Latin America: Colonial
All-in-one Spanish & scuba diving courses!
Bimonthly Spanish Audiomagazine
En Otra Voz 

HISTORY 
Land Record Reference 
Library of Congress, Map Collection, 1500-2002
Spain's Involvement in the American Revolution
The Brigade of the American Revolution



Somos Primos March 2003

UNITED STATES 

Dame Edna: Humor, Ridicule, or Racism?
Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul 
Honoring POWs 
LULAC 74th Anniversary 
"Kingpin" Reinforces Negative Stereotypes 
Hispanic Babies top California state Births 
More Demographics
Houston High School Drop Out Data Questioned
Opiniones Latinas
'IMAGINE 2003' Latino Success Forum
"Los Californios in Monterey: A Lost History" 
Road signs mark Spanish Explorer's Journey 
Wireless Growth to Come from Hispanic Youths Hispanics being courted by NBA
Ethnic Chasm Separates Factory
Latino to Lead Immigration BureauNuestros Heroes, Best Spanish-Language Book
SíTV, 1st American Latino TV Network in English
National Historical Publications & Records 
Selective Service Records 
Story time, En Español 
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education 
Internship Program Opens Doors For Hispanics 

SURNAME 
RAMÓN

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
March 29th SHHAR Quarterly 
Indigenous Mexico, Past & Present
March 27th Lincoln-Juarez Opportunity Center Grand Opening 
March 1-30th Puerto Rican Celebrations Seeking to Honor POWs - 7th Annual Event 
INS contract workers Shred Records
Mexico's Consul Takes English Classes at Night School
Mendez vs. Westminster 
An Appeal for Family Heirlooms 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
Southern California Obituary Resource Project
Los Angeles Philharmonic Debuts Mexican Piece Enrique Hernandez, Jr. Wells Fargo Co. Board 

CALIFORNIA 
Cesar Chavez youth Leadership Conference
Math/Science Summer School 3 UC Campuses
Latinos, more than half of California Births
Imperial County 72%Hispanic, 90% new births
Brazilian Promotions 
Online Archives of California
Book: California, It's History and Romance
Book: Gateway to Alta California, 
Expedition to San Diego, 1769 Archives for Los Pobladores de Los Angeles Los Californianos Alert 
California Heritage Digital Image finding Aids
Henry E. Huntington Library
Ancestry Census Online
Rancho San Pedro 
Farm Workers Settle Suit
Consuelo Maria Callahan
Napa County California Marriage Index 1850-1905 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Hispanic Immigrants Shaping Nevada
Demand for Hispanic Businesses Growing
Black Pioneer Prominent Role in Early West
Universidad Hispana
Portland Police Immerse Themselves in Mexico

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES 
Soldados de Cuera
Mexico/Arizona project
Electronic Text Projects (By Title) Santa Fe National Cemetery
New Mexico Genealogy, New Mexico History
The Old Spanish Trail 

SEPHARDIC 
Sephardim.com http://www.sephardim.com/namelist.shtml

BLACK 
Contributions of Americans of African ancestry.
Slavery Disclosure Time
Los Angeles African-American Family History Link to blacks in Texas 
link to blacks in New Orleans
link to blacks in the Northwest 

INDIGENOUS 
Ancient Mexico Timeline website Sovereignty and Ceremony in Huatulco, Mexico 

TEXAS 
New Editor of Texas Monthly from Queens, N.Y.
24th Annual Texas State Hispanic Conference
Los Porciones of South Texas
Spanish and Mexican Land Resources
Dedication of Juan Seguin High School 
The Residents of Texas 1782-1836
Texas Death Records and Certificates
Texas State Cemetery 
Borderlands Book Store Official Opening
Atlanta collector traces revolvers to Starr County 
Galveston Immigration Database & Museum 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 
Tyson Foods Smuggled Employees
Letter to Newsweek magazine 
Man charged in Wichita in illegal alien transport 
Oklahoma State legislator fights 'English only' Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Indians 
Spanish-Language Manuscript Materials 
Notre Dame Archives 

EAST COAST 
Affluent Hispanics in Miami
UFW honors two martyrs for farm workers
National Recording Registry
Matrimonials St. Augustine, Florida 1720 and 1721 

MEXICO 
La Grandeza de Quechula
Mexico: Rethinking its Past Family History Library Catalog: Place Search
Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de la Revolución Mexicana 

CARIBBEAN AND CUBA 
More U.S. College Students Studying in Cuba Exports to Cuba, a Boon for U.S. Farmers 

INTERNATIONAL 
Lusa Web, a Portuguese-American Neighborhood
Carlos Juan Finlay, M.D.
Canary Islands Locales & Louisiana Families
La Provincia Digital de Las Palmas
Descendants of French Colonists of North America Links Biblioteca Nacional de España 
Italian emigrants to US, Argentina & Brazil
Institute of Filipino Studies
Genealogía de Venezuela
A Patron Saint for Hopeless Clickers 

HISTORY 
Abraham Lincoln and Prayer
American Forts West: Mexico "Guess Who Fought in the War Between the States (Civil War)? Many, Many Hispanic Confederates!" 

ARCHAEOLOGY 
Dam to flood Maya Ruins
Ancient tablet echoes Bible passage Fossil Hunters Turn-up Sea Monster in Mexico 

MISCELLANEOUS 
Interesting Facts, History is not boring. 
I've Learned.

Somos Primos April 2003

UNITED STATES

U.S. Soldier is Laid to Rest in His Native Mexico
Moment of Remembrance and Prayer
Mexico, U.S. cross line on border security
Park Service covers controversial cross
Activities Honoring Cesar Chavez 
Cesar Chavez Stamp
Latino Power
Nationwide Farm-worker Awareness 
Like Others, Latinos Need Their Public Television 
Latino “Digital Divide” Is Decreasing
Four-year degrees elude poor 
New Alamo movie filming in Hill Country 
Americans for a Fair Chance
We Pledge.com
Fatality Rates Increase for Hispanic Workers 
Mexican radio soap prepares immigrants to US
National Council of La Raza & Citigroup partner
Mexican-Born Treasurer Becomes U.S. Icon
Illegal Immigrants Getting Driver's Licenses 
For Latinos, Race Is a Flexible Concept
United States Hispanic Chamber 
Americans for a Fair Chance
World Congress of Families Update
INS Puts on a New Face
Newspaper and Media Site 

SURNAME 
HERNANDEZ

ORANGE COUNTY, CA 
Lincoln Juarez Opportunity Center 
Lincoln Juarez Opportunity Center History
Lincoln & Juarez: El Paso Courthouse Mural Libreria Martinez
Grijalva Park Grand Opening April 19th 
Huntington Beach Public Library 

LOS ANGELES, CA 
After 35 years little has changed for Latinos 
Commemorative Conference
Journalist Fellowship at USC
Latinologues!
Eastside Monthly LA Co. Raises Fees on Birth, Death Certificates 
Southern California Vital Records, 1850-1859
A Voice For All Students
1st Annual Mi Son Cubano Festival: May 4 

CALIFORNIA 
Cejas, a Success Story
Landmark Federal Court Order 
"California as I Saw It:"
Los Amigos of Long Beach Calendar of Events 
California Cemetery records - US Census
Palo Alto, CA Obituary Index
Spanish Period, 1776 to 1822
California Marriages Menu
California Death Records Vital Search-Calif (USA): Calif State Vital Records
What's New in California Pages
The Presidio of San Diego 1769 - 1835
Otay Mesa Port of Entry
Emigdio Véjar: San Juan Capistrano Mission
SCG Society 1890 U.S. Census Project 
Latino Family Media, Inc
Don Joseph de Zuniga
Author Victor Villaseñor named as inaugural chair 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Sister-Cities: 
Guadalajara, Mexico and Portland, Oregon Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of Utah 1540-1886 

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College
Travail of War: Women and Children in the Years
New Mexico Death Index Project 
Latino Numbers Grow, fewer identify with the Faith 1864 Federal census,1st Judicial District, AZ 
First Families of Trementina
1831 Census for Tucson, Early Historic Records 

BLACK
Zora Neale Hurston
Whites Only' signs comes under fire Slavery Disclosure Time
African Ancestry in California, 

INDIGENOUS
Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association Indigenous Served under Galvez 

SEPHARDIC
Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Francisco Ygnacio Farias 

TEXAS 
History of the Granaderos and Damas de Galvez 
Stamp honoring Col. Juan Seguin
Honorable Irma Rangel
Last Will and Testament of Juana de Ocon y Trillo
Texas Genealogical and Historical Societies
Mapa de Los Estados Unidos de Mejico
New book: El Paso del Norte
Attorney General warns Hispanics of notary scam
Agency Hook-ups with Mexican firms 
The Celtic Connection
San Antonio Canary Islander founding families
Guide to Historical Manuscripts L-M
Refugio County 
Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas 
Knights of Columbus Historical Commission
The Texas Naval Ship Zavala
History of the Barker Texas History Collection 
Villa de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores 
New Alamo movie filming in Hill Country 
Hispanic Texans who died at the Alamo 
UTA Libraries Feature Tejano Voices 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Central North Carolina Cajun Genealogy: 18th Century 

EAST COAST
Not Just Passing Through, Mexicans Preserve Old Libraries throughout the country diversifying 

MEXICO
Mexican island to be kept as nature preserve
Mexico ends short-term fee
Romero de Terreros
Los linajes neovizcaínos Morales, Leza y Ramón 
Tablas Geograficas Politicas de Nueva España
Genealogía de Los Gutiérrez de Velazco
Latin American Manuscripts 
Archivo Nacional Colegio de Abogados 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
Encyclopedia of Cuba - People, History, Culture
New Caribbean Message Board
Remittances to Latin America and Caribbean Argentina and California Connect Historically
Busque sus Apellidos

INTERNATIONAL 
A Dash of Spain in the Philippine Islands
Immigrant Ancestors Project
History of the Grand Canaria
El Museo Canario Virreyes de la Nueva España 
Portuguese Immigrants- Azores to Sandwich Isles
Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Possessions
UNESCO 

HISTORY
Inclusive of Patriotic Organizations
Guidelines for Acceptance Response to Was FDR a Hispanic?
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum 

ARCHAEOLOGY 
Peru Wants Relic Back From Yale Israeli police break newly found artifact 

MISCELLANEOUS
Poema de Borges a los Amigos Given / First Names 
Human Pursuits


Somos Primos May 2003

UNITED STATES
Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia
Army Maj. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez
Guillermo Guevara Jacket 
Guadalupe relic to tour the U.S. 
Coffee with Hector Livin' the Americano dream
Arturo Moreno, new owner of the Anaheim Angels
Latino Think Tank Moves to LA
Top professions for nation’s bilinguals 
English-only Latinos on rise
Crossover Latinos 
Are Americans Embracing Spanish? Study Sees Hispanics Choosing Spanish TV
U.S. Government funds new San Diego State
Census and Other Facts
Hispanic Origin News Releases
Latina Novel Explodes Myths 
A hot ‘Hispanicized’ consumer market: 
Scholarships for Undocumented Students 
University dual degree program with Mexico
Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship Program 
AOL launches campaign aimed at Hispanics Dining at the Ethnicity Cafeteria

SURNAME 
O’DONNELL

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Sergio Contreras Sr and Jr.
Migrant Workers Focus of Exhibit
Bilingual Toastmasters Seeking Family Film/Video on O.C. Hispanics
The Protocol Foundation of Orange County
Talking Circles 

LOS ANGELES, CA
Urban Apocalypse, reception, June 7th
Cuban-American Festival Sunday June 8th
UCLA Latino 6th Scholarship Golf Tournament, June 20th
American Indian Genealogy, June 14th Indigenous Mexico, June 14th
Should Latinos only do Latino? 
Reader's Theatre, Teatro Leído
Mondays in June 

CALIFORNIA
UNIÃO PORTUGUESA 
Grape industry
Los Californianos celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Rancho Guajome Adobe
OLD TOWN DESCENDANT'S DAY
1930 School Census of Sonoma County
Online Archive of California 
Beginnings of San Francisco 
Communities Speak, California Stories: About time for a Latino governor in California 
Click: Allensworth State Historic Park 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Extract: School must click with Hispanic culture

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
DenverHispanic.com
U.S. fees keeping Mexican kids from cultural exchange New Mexico Death Index 

BLACK
L.A. Law would require firms to disclose profits from slavery Allensworth State Historical Park
The Estevanico Society 

INDIGENOUS

Recent message from the Hopi Elders
Uncovering pre-Tempe, Hohokam site Click: Indigenous Mexico June 14th Workshop
Click: American Indian Genealogy, June 14 

SEPHARDIC
Harry Bingham In Italian Dust, Signs of a Past Jewish Life 

TEXAS 
First elegy* written on Texas soil
Marín Annual Feria
Vatican Exhibit in HOuston
First Settlers of Villa de Bejar, 1718
List of Soldiers under Martín de Alarcón
Book: Gallant Outcasts
Book: San Antonio: Story of an Enchanted City 
Power of Attorney by Soldiers
Dallas Spanish language website
HOGAR Friends
El Paso Vital Statistics
Serempresario.com
Hidalgo County Map Inventory
Texas Land Office Map Collection 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
In the service of their country: One family’s patriotism
The Heart of Spain in Louisiana Louisiana Documents Index 
GenWeb Archives Louisiana 

EAST COAST
Una Sorpresa for Children
HINTN-TV: Hispanic Information Living la vida
H2B temporary visa program at work
Firm relies on foreigners for its work force 

MEXICO

Saltillo, 1770-1810
El Colonel Juan Dozal
Elisa Lujan Perez
Rolando Villazón
Batalla en Las Lomas de Santa Gertrudis
Statistics on Religion in Mexico Telephones for Archivos en San Luis Potosí
Legión for María
CIUDADES IMPORTANTES PARA INVESTIGACIÓN GENEALÓGICA DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA EN SUS ARCHIVOS ECLESIÁSTICOS 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
IMPRESSIVE LATINOS




Somos Primos June 2003

UNITED STATES

Dr. Clotilde P. Garcia
Army Maj. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez
Guillermo Guevara Jacket 
Guadalupe relic to tour the U.S. 
Coffee with Hector Livin' the Americano dream
Arturo Moreno, new owner of the Anaheim Angels
Latino Think Tank Moves to LA
Top professions for nation’s bilinguals 
English-only Latinos on rise
Crossover Latinos 
Are Americans Embracing Spanish? Study Sees Hispanics Choosing Spanish TV
U.S. Government funds new San Diego State
Census and Other Facts
Hispanic Origin News Releases
Latina Novel Explodes Myths  
A hot ‘Hispanicized’ consumer market: 
Scholarships for Undocumented Students 
University dual degree program with Mexico
Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship Program 
AOL launches campaign aimed at Hispanics Dining at the Ethnicity Cafeteria

Bernardo de Galvez
May 23 Press Conference in Long Beach
Colonial Re-inactors
Some Galvez Staff and participants 
May 3 Presentation to the Orange Co. Calif. Genealogical Society  
Text: Consul Maria Angeles O'Donnell Olson
Prejudice & Ignorance among American Historians
Sección de Ensayos Históricos
June 28 Presentation to the 28th Annual Event of the San Diego Old Town Descendants 
      
SURNAME  
O’DONNELL   

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Sergio Contreras Sr and Jr.
Migrant Workers Focus of Exhibit
Bilingual Toastmasters Seeking Family Film/Video on O.C. Hispanics
The Protocol Foundation of Orange County
Talking Circles 

LOS ANGELES, CA
Urban Apocalypse, reception, June 7th
Cuban-American Festival Sunday June 8th
UCLA Latino 6th Scholarship Golf Tournament, June 20th
American Indian Genealogy, June 14th Indigenous Mexico, June 14th
Should Latinos only do Latino? 
Reader's Theatre, Teatro Leído
Mondays in June 

CALIFORNIA
UNIÃO PORTUGUESA 
Grape industry
Los Californianos celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Rancho Guajome Adobe
OLD TOWN DESCENDANT'S DAY
1930 School Census of Sonoma County
Online Archive of California 
Beginnings of San Francisco 
Communities Speak, California Stories: About time for a Latino governor in California 
Click: Allensworth State Historic Park 

NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
Extract: School must click with Hispanic culture

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
DenverHispanic.com
U.S. fees keeping Mexican kids from cultural exchange New Mexico Death Index 

BLACK
L.A. Law would require firms to disclose profits from slavery Allensworth State Historical Park
The Estevanico Society 

INDIGENOUS
Recent message from the Hopi Elders
Uncovering pre-Tempe, Hohokam site Click: Indigenous Mexico June 14th Workshop
Click: American Indian Genealogy, June 14 

SEPHARDIC
Harry Bingham
In Italian Dust, Signs of a Past Jewish Life 

TEXAS 
First elegy* written on Texas soil
Marín Annual Feria
Vatican Exhibit in HOuston
First Settlers of Villa de Bejar, 1718
List of Soldiers under Martín de Alarcón
Book: Gallant Outcasts
Book: San Antonio: Story of an Enchanted City 
Power of Attorney by Soldiers
Dallas Spanish language website
HOGAR Friends
El Paso Vital Statistics
Serempresario.com
Hidalgo County Map Inventory
Texas Land Office Map Collection 

EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
In the service of their country: One family’s patriotism
The Heart of Spain in Louisiana Louisiana Documents Index 
GenWeb Archives Louisiana 

EAST COAST
Una Sorpresa for Children
HINTN-TV: Hispanic Information Living la vida
H2B temporary visa program at work
Firm relies on foreigners for its work force 

MEXICO
Saltillo, 1770-1810
El Colonel Juan Dozal
Elisa Lujan Perez
Rolando Villazón
Batalla en Las Lomas de Santa Gertrudis
Statistics on Religion in Mexico Telephones for Archivos en San Luis Potosí
Legión for María
CIUDADES IMPORTANTES PARA INVESTIGACIÓN GENEALÓGICA DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA EN SUS ARCHIVOS ECLESIÁSTICOS 

CARIBBEAN/CUBA
IMPRESSIVE LATINOS 

INTERNATIONAL 
Five new saints canonized by the Pope in Spain
US immigrants remittances - $32 billion
Filipino WWII Vets feel denied 
Gran Canaria costume information 
Book: The Truth Must Be Told— How Spain
And Hispanics Helped Build The United States 

HISTORY
Military Uniforms in America
Our Struggle for Independence SPANISH HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: 
FRANCISCO 
SAAVEDRA DE SANGRONIS

ARCHAEOLOGY
Blow to Neanderthal breeding theory Too many languages are speaking last words 

MISCELLANEOUS
SHHAR Research Database
National Archives & Records Admin: Genealogy
Translation Tools
Don Quijote Glossary Medieval and Heraldic Terms 
Memories of Growing up
Character Counts Network

Somos Primos July 2003

UNITED STATES

An Ode to America
Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez
A General and a Gentleman 
Immigrants on Active Military Duty
Biggest News: Hispanics Largest Minority
Jose Angel Fourquet, Inter-America Bank
Pew Institute Study
Three Faces, Three Ancestral Backgrounds
Americans Embracing Spanish Multilingualism 
Broadcast network don't reflect nation's diversity
HISPANIC NEWS Inaugural Publication
First Hispanic Private Equity Fund
The Leap: Corporate Worker to Entrepreneur
Partnership for Prosperity between Mexico & US 
LAZOS Bilingual E-newsletter VISIBLE Magazine
100 Years of the Latino Image in Hollywood 
Happy To Mix It All Up
Call for Multi-racial writers
Pedro Infante "El Idolo"
National Hispanic Coalition
A Call for Heritage Papers
A Last Hope for W.W. II Reparations 
Retailers Lure Hispanic Buyers
Latino Opinions - New Markets, New Immigrants 
Kansas City High School Phenomenon
NCLA President Raul Yzaguirre Honored
Inter American Development/Floricanto Press
LULAC: Latino Economic and Political Growth 

Bernardo de Galvez

SURNAME: OLMOS 

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
The Wild Blue Yonder June 21, 2003, 
The Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, 12th Annual Awards Banquet Farm Worker Photo Exhibit -Fullerton Museum 
Martinez Book and Art Gallery 

LOS ANGELES, CA
Museum of Latin American Art