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Tag: Hispanic American History and Genealogy

Photo: Alcázar of Segovia, Spain. Credit: Armandoreques; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: girl at her quinceañera in the San Francisco de Asís church in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Credit: AlejandroLinaresGarcia; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: Cinco de Mayo parade in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2007. Credit: Rena Dehler; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: girl at her quinceañera in the San Francisco de Asís church in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Credit: AlejandroLinaresGarcia; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: girl at her quinceañera in the San Francisco de Asís church in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Credit: AlejandroLinaresGarcia; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: girl at her quinceañera in the San Francisco de Asís church in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Credit: AlejandroLinaresGarcia; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

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