Spanish Last Names & Their Meanings
By GenealogyBank on August 9, 2018
In this article, discover where your Spanish last name comes from, what it means, and how you can use this to find your ancestors... (Read More)
Category: Hispanic American History & Genealogy
3 Tips for Researching Spanish-Language Newspapers
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 21, 2017
To help celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how you can do family history research in Spanish-language newspapers... (Read More)
Three Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Cinco de Mayo
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega uses old newspaper articles to explain the origin and celebration of Cinco de Mayo... (Read More)
How to Research Hispanic Ancestors When You Don’t Speak Spanish
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on October 1, 2015
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives practical tips and describes online resources to help you research your Hispanic ancestors... (Read More)
Antonia Novello: First Woman & Hispanic Surgeon General
By Tony Pettinato on March 9, 2015
An article about Antonia Coello Novello being appointed the first woman, and the first Hispanic, U.S. Surgeon General... (Read More)
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by Tracing Your Hispanic Genealogy
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 5, 2014
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for tracing your Hispanic ancestry using GenealogyBank’s Hispanic American Newspapers collection... (Read More)
Hispanic American Newspapers for Genealogy at GenealogyBank
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 20, 2013
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the extensive online collection of Spanish American newspapers available in GenealogyBank... (Read More)
