A Poem by Mother Theresa to bring in the New Year People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you have anyway. You see in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them.
Women-owned firms, by 2002, more than a third of all women-owned firms in California will be owned by women of color, nearly twice the national average. California has the greatest number of both Latino and Asian and Pacific Islander women-owned firms. L.A. Times, 12-18-01
Fifth largest Spanish speaking country in the world is the United States, only behind Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Argentina, with 28 million Spanish speakers, according to data from the U.S. 2000 Census published last week. Source: Emily Robinson LatinoLibrary.comeNews
Glaucoma is the Leading Cause of Blindness Among Hispanics Undetected cases of glaucoma are so prevalent among Hispanics that the disease has become the leading cause of blindness among people of Mexican descent, a university study released Monday found. READ MORE: http://www.hispaniconline.com
Television News Coverage Shortchanges Latinos "Network Brownout 2001" is a shocker. The recently released report found stories about Latinos on evening network newscasts declined from 1.3 percent to 0.53 percent of the stories aired. READ MORE: http://www.hispaniconline.com/a&e/index.html
PBS PRESENTS “AMERICAN FAMILY,” FIRST DRAMA SERIES ON TELEVISION FEATURING A LATINO CAST, PREMIERING JANUARY 23, 2002 AT 8 PM AMERICAN FAMILY, the first drama series ever to air on broadcast television featuring a Latino cast, and the first original primetime American episodic drama on PBS in decades, will premiere on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 8 p.m., with the first episode entitled “American Family,” followed by another episode on Thursday, January 24, at 8 p.m. (Check local listings.) AMERICAN FAMILY reveals the enduring strength of family in America today as it chronicles the lives of the Gonzalez’s, residents of East Los Angeles. Jess Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos), the conservative patriarch, and his daughter Nina Gonzalez (Constance Marie), a feminist attorney, are constantly at odds with each other. Nina has moved back home following a family tragedy. She must make the difficult choice between her dreams of a career in Washington, D.C., or staying home to help raise Pablito, her brother Esteban’s son. Esteban (Esai Morales) struggles to rebuild his life after serving time in prison. Flamboyant Aunt Dora (Raquel Welch) lives next door and adds some spice to everyone’s life. All the while, Cisco Gonzalez (A.J. Lamas), the youngest sibling, secretly videotapes the family’s antics and posts the “family drama” on his Web site. In addition to reaching out to the mainstream television viewer, the national outreach campaign for American Family will also target the Latino community by fostering relationships between local public television stations and strategic community partnerships. Launch partners include: The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), National Council of La Raza (NCLR), MANA, The ASPIRA Association, The National Latino Children’s Institute, National Hispanic Council on Aging, Generations United, Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA), Asociación de Músicos Latino Americanos, National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA). The centerpiece of the outreach campaign will encourage viewers to share stories, have fun and celebrate families by developing their own family album. Wendy Celaya, Publicist wendycelaya@aol.com Reyes Entertainment, 6399 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 307 Los Angeles, CA 90048 (323) 852-1525 office (562) 805-0189 cellular Sent by Anthony Garcia, agarcia@wahoo.sjsu.edu
"History isn't just about the past. It's what makes you you." Samantha Dorsey, high school student Arlington, Virginia Washington Post, 8-28-01	A suggestion for saving a DNA sample for everyone in the family: Store the nail clippings and hair strand samples, for each person, in separate sealed containers. Store in a safe place.
Hispanic Magazine Hispanic American Patriot Contest Winner Retired Command Sergeant Major Roberto S. Rivera Written by his son, Robert Rivera of Mesa, Arizona Read his essay and other inspiration essays recognizing the positive lives of many in the Hispanic community. http://www.hispaniconline.com/lstyles/index_hisp_patriot_cntst_entries.html
From The Editor of American Latino Dear Readers, In the coming days and weeks, the people who brought you PoliticoMagazine.com will be transforming this website to feature a wider variety of Latino news coverage. While we still intend to closely track the critically important developments in U.S. Latino politics, AmericanLatino.net will also become your source for news about trends in business, education, arts and entertainment, sports, culture, style and more. And in 2002 we will be developing a national, monthly magazine, also called American Latino. We have chosen the name American Latino because we believe it helps defines a milestone in the advancement and status of Latinos in the United States. The Latino communities in this nation are vibrant and diverse. Yet despite our diversity we also share a common cultural insight that has been shaped in large part by the blending of our Latin and indigenous origins and the influences on our lives as Americans. The flaws of our society notwithstanding, there is something uniquely venerable about being an American. Explaining the essence of our national spirit is not always easy, but few can deny that we have seen it in action in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Over the centuries, a vast array of people and cultures have helped shape the verve and resiliency of American society. And within that array have been our nation's Latino communities. What is new today is not only the growing sense of empowerment among the nation's Latinos, but a force of spirit that is uniting us -- Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, and a multitude of native and immigrant Latino communities -- into a distinctly American subculture. This publication will document this unifying spirit and help articulate the vision of the "American Latino" community. Respectfully, James E. Garcia, Editor and Publisher www.AmericanLatino.net
Críticas Críticas is the authoritative one-stop source for identifying the best new adult and children's titles from the entire Spanish-language publishing world. Written in English, Críticas gives librarians and booksellers the information they need to stock their shelves and build their collections. Teachers will find it a useful resource for identifying materials for their students. Rights agents and authors will find Críticas a key source for learning about trends and discovering properties in Spanish-language publishing. Adriana Lopez adlopez@cahners.com
Matricula Consulare, or Mexican ID card In an effort to ease the hassle of being a Mexican immigrant in The City, San Francisco became the first city Tuesday to issue the matricula consulare, or Mexican ID card. Mexican immigrants who have been here for at least six months are eligible for the cards, which will allow them to apply for bank loans and open checking accounts, as well as provide identification when asked to by local law enforcement agencies. Sharon Rummery, Immigration and Naturalization Service spokeswoman, said the Mexican identity card will not immunize anyone from being kicked out of the country. "If a person is out of status holding a matricula consulare, it wouldn't prevent them from being removed by the INS." Extracts from article by Nina Wu nwu@sfexaminer.com December 5, 2001 Sent by Zeke Hernandez ************** Hundreds of immigrants braved a rainy five-hour line outside the Mexican Consulate yesterday to take advantage of San Francisco's new policy of requiring all city agencies to accept consular ID cards as legal identification. The ID card is issued by the consulate to any Mexican who produces a birth certificate and proof of local residence. The consular ID cards have long been available at Mexican consulates throughout the United States, but . .now the San Francisco police, hospitals, schools and other public agencies must recognize them as valid ID. With the consular card, which carries a photograph, legal address, birthplace and signature, individuals card carriers will help him open a bank account, get a driver's license, and medical insurance. Extracts from article by Carol Ness, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, December 6, 2001 E-mail Carol Ness at cness@sfchronicle.com Governor Davis has not signed the bill that would allow about 1 million immigrants to obtain a driver's license while they wait out an Immigration and Naturalization Service backlog that is holding up their green cards. Gov. Davis says $8 million is needed for the technology to better secure the licensing system. OC Register, 12-16-01
Latino Legends in Sports New York, NY (Dec. 2001) -- Latino Legends in Sports, publisher of the award-winning on-line magazine www.latinosportslegends.com, , announced its launch of the official website of former Major League pitcher and Hall of Fame candidate, Luis Tiant www.eltiante.com named after Luis Tiant’s nickname, “El Tiante”, will not only feature his illustrious 19-year Major League career, but will showcase his new line of cigars, the “El Tiante” cigars. Cuban-born Luis Tiant was an icon when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox in the 1970s. In his 19-year career in the Major Leagues, Tiant won 229 games, struck out 2,416 batters and was a three-time All-Star for the American League. Known for his unorthodox pitching delivery and his love for cigars, Tiant is still considered a fan favorite and pitching idol to many. To find out more on Luis Tiant and other great Latino sports players, www.latinosportslegends.com.
HISPANIC BUSINESS® magazine, Dec. 2001 How will growing U.S. Hispanic affluence change the political landscape? by Jonathan J. Higuera, As U.S. Hispanics, collectively, have begun to join the middle class, their political agenda has broadened and their political activism has grown. But Hispanic political biases defy easy characterization. Many upwardly mobile Hispanics have moved away from their traditional Democratic political base, but they aren’t necessarily flocking to the Republican Party. Many consider themselves Independents, and most say they base their electoral decisions on specific issues. “They tend to vote along issue lines,” confirms Andy Hernandez, author of a recent study, “The Latino Vote in 2000.” “That’s a point often missed by people who analyze and discuss the Latino vote. [Voters] want to know what the candidates did or didn’t do, not whether they speak Spanish.” http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=5830

Mexican Village Raises Flowers to Stem Migration With the help of Mexican and U.S. academics and foundations, 41 village families in El Trapiche, Mexico have tried for two years to earn at least part of their living. The association of El Trapiche Migrants in San Diego gave a portion of the $5,000 initial investment in the greenhouse. In the past, few of these club have tried to build profit-driven enterprises back home. Raul Hinojosa, who runs UCLA's North American Integration and Development Center monitors 30 such projects in the states of Zacatecas, Jalisco and Oaxaca. He is trying to identify pitfalls and develop workable models. Members of the cooperatives tend to be older than 50, nearly all are women whose husbands are working in the United States. Part of the financing for the greenhouse projects comes from the Mexican government's community development fund. The vision is to create varied industries, with jobs so that the men will not migrate to the United States. Extract from article by James F. Smith, L.A. Times, 12-3-01
A Travel Guide to Basque America, Families, Feasts & Festivals by Nancy Zubiri Guide to America's little-known but thriving Basque-American communities. From California to Florida, Basque communities dot the map, Zubiri provides a brief history of each community as well as a discussion of the historically prominent Basque families in each area.

Antique Historical Documents are collected by David and Marsha Karpeles. Their collection is believed to be the nation's largest private holding of historical documents. The couple say they have amassed more than a million pages, which they store in a climate-controlled vault in Santa Barbara and showcase in a network of small museums they have established in cities around the country, especially "culturally starved" cities. The Karpeles first major purchase in 1978, was a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. L.A. Times, 12-2-01 .
Davis Halts Release of Birth and Death Data Access: Two Web sites posted personal details on California natives for all to see. One has since removed the information. By Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writer, December 9 2001 For the last couple of years, anyone with $900 could purchase state-issued CD-ROMs listing every California birth between 1905 and 1995. Customers included government agencies, attorneys and genealogy services, groups that regularly need the information for accepted business or legal purposes. But at least two genealogy operations posted the information on the Internet. And that made it possible for anyone--free of charge--to access personal information about more than 24 million California natives: full name, county, date of birth and mother's maiden name. All someone needed was a computer and Web site browser. That has recently stirred privacy concerns and last week prompted Gov. Gray Davis to suspend the state release of birth and death indices. He acted after a recent legislative hearing highlighted the instant availability of the birth data. "Twenty-four million-plus records and it took seconds; that's all. It pops it right up," said Richard Steffen, staff director for state Sen. Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough), who chaired the hearing. The matter touches on a question that has received increased attention since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: How public should certain public documents be? The birth index offers key information that would be useful to anyone interested in committing identity fraud--whether it be a petty thief or a determined terrorist. The state Department of Health Services started providing the birth and death index CD-ROMs when it transferred the information from microfiche to electronic storage in 1999. State Registrar Michael L. Rodrian said the department was then advised that under the California Public Records Act, the data had to be available to citizens in the form in which they were maintained. The fee reflected the cost of creating the CD-ROM: $900 for a complete birth index and $600 for the index of California deaths from 1940 through 1999. http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2D000097865dec09 Sent by Alex King
Genealogy Web site removes California birth records by Jennifer Coleman, Associated Press Writer extracts. . . Published 3:45 p.m. PST Friday, Nov. 30, 2001 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A genealogy Web site removed an index of California's birth records Friday after a state lawmaker raised questions about whether the online database could lead to identity theft. www.RootsWeb.com officials said they were removing the database while they discussed if there was a better way to allow people to research their family trees and protect the privacy of those on t he list. In addition to the California index, www.RootsWeb.com also removed a similar list of Texas births, said Craig Sherman, spokesman for the company. Sent by Johanna de Soto

You can order a birth or death record for any state from his site.. The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc. http://www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com/
United States Library of Congress Inquiries: Head Reference and Reader Service, Mary M. Wolfskill. Email: lcweb@loc.gov Collections: The Manuscript Division holds approximately 10,000 collections ranging in size from a single item to thousands of containers. More than forty million individual items are in the division's custody. Although holdings of original manuscripts relating to the Spanish colonial empire in America are limited, the division's resources include a large number of reproductions of documents in Spain's repositories. Most of these reproductions were obtained through the Library of Congress' Foreign Copying Program started in 1905. In the early years of the program, documents were transcribed primarily by hand, but these transcripts are not included in this entry. In 1927, under a grant from Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a more comprehensive project of copying was undertaken. During the years 1927 to 1938, under the Rockefeller grant, and subsequently supported from the Wilbur Fund and the Library of Congress appropriations, 330,836 pages were received from Spain and 66,671 from México. At the commencement of the Rockefeller project, or Project A, a change in the form of copying was made: transcripts were discontinued and photostats or photofilm enlargements were substituted. Since 1935, virtually all reproductions have been made on 35mm microfilm. Overall, approximately 350,000 reproductions have been obtained from Spain's repositories. These holdings do not represent an entire Spanish archival series but are simply documents selected from legajos from various secciones. In addition to archival reproductions obtained under the auspices of the Foreign Copying Program, the Manuscript Division also received photographic reproductions of Spanish archival material through the acquisition of the personal papers of individuals engaged in various scholarly pursuits. Such collections include, among others, the papers of:
Fire at NARA Suitland Facility Damages Records On December 4, 2001 a fire of undetermined origin broke out in stack 12 at the Washington National Records Center, a National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) storage facility located in Suitland, Maryland. A sprinkler system contained the fire which was brought under control within a few minutes but not before damaging some 500 boxes of State Department and other records. National Archives staff is still assessing the extent of the damage. What is currently known is that the State Department passport files appear to have been hardest hit, though Coast Guard and Navy records also appear to have suffered some water damage. A team of National Archives conservators are on the scene and are evaluating what conservation measures need to be taken to preserve the affected records. Sent by Peter Carr Source: H-DEMOG List
Dawes Rolls of Native Americans Between 1898 and 1914, the Dawes Commission had officials in Oklahoma (Indian territory) accept applications from Native Aemri9can to be include on the rolls of "the five civilized tribes" which comprised the Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes. Each applicant was required to prove his or her ancestry and tribal affiliation. Documents submitted as proof are contained in the application files. Fro those with ancestors from the five tribes, these files are a rich source of genealogy data. Albout 50,000 individuals who submitted applications are now listed on the internet. They are from the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole tribes. The records of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes have not been entered, but will be added to the website. To search these rolls, go to the National Archives website at http://www.nara.gov./nara/nail.html Nuggets from Paradise Newsletter via The Family Tree, October/November
Did Franklin Delano Roosevelt have Early California Hispanic Roots? President Roosevelt was the great-great-grandson of Maria Antonia Natalia Elija Carrillo. Maria Antonia, who was known as Josefa, was the daughter of the influential San Diego family of Joaquin and Maria Ignacio Carrillo. Although the governor, Jose Maria Echeandia, was interested in the 16 year old beauty, Josefa fell in love with a young American sea captain, Henry Delano Fitch. Fitch sailed into San Diego as part of a fleet of American-owned merchant ships that entered California ports. The ships carried smuggled sugar, liquor and other exotic merchandise to trade for cowhides which traders called "leather dollars." The politically powerful Echeandia was able to keep the young couple from getting married in California. However with the help of her cousin, Pio Pico (who would eventually become governor) Josefa and Henry fled to Chile where they were married on July 3, 1829. California could talk of nothing else; some people were scandalized, others cheered the lovers. Josefa's mother shut herself in her room for weeks. Almost a year later, the couple returned to California, carrying their infant son. The governor attempted to prove that the marriage was illegal, and arrested Fitch in Monterey for abduction and other "heinous crimes." Eventually the young couple were pardoned. The couple were ordered to attend high Mass for three feast days while holding lighted candles, and to recite part of the rosary for 30 consecutive days. Fitch was also ordered to donate a 50-pound bell to the plaza church in Los Angeles. In 1840 Fitch was granted 48,000 acres of Rancho Sotoyome, at the center of what would become the town of Healdsburg in Northern California wine country. However, the couple settled in San Diego and had 10 more children. President Roosevelt was the great-great grandson of one of those children. Abstract from "A Love That Even the Governor Couldn't Crush" by Cecilia Rasmussen Los Angeles Times, 3-12-01 Sent by Ophelia Marquez Editor's note: Somos Primos is seeking information to substantiate or negate this information.
	Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office DPMO United States Department of Defense This information is current as of 7/16/2000 and additional information may be available on the DPMO Internet Web Site, or war specific as follows: Cold War: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmcold/ Vietnam War: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmsea/ Korean War: http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/pmkor/ http://userdb.rootsweb.com/pow_mia/ Database contains 11848 records: (6916 distinct surnames) Other records contributed by the Orange County, California, CAGENWEB project. Sent by Johanna de Soto
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm U.S. Army Center of Military History: Listings of Medal of Honor Citations
Fisher-Price Making Several of Its Toys Bilingual Because Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group in America, East Aurora toy maker Fisher-Price is permanently making several of its toys bilingual and plans to make more bilingual toys, such as its Sesame Street characters and Elmo. "Given the growing size of the Hispanic market, it makes sense to us to do this group of toys automatically in both languages," said Laurie Oravec, Fisher-Price spokeswoman. "What differentiates this line is that these aren't Spanish-language versions of existing toys. The toys are permanently going to be bilingual." The Hispanic population skyrocketed between 1990 and 2000 by 57.9 percent to 35.3 million, compared with an increase of 13.2 percent for the entire population. An increasing diverse pool of consumers was also why Fisher-Price made its Web site, www.fisher-price.com, bilingual last year. lhaarlander@buffnews.com Extracts from Buffalo News. December 9, 2001 via ProQuest Information and Learning Company
Other toys of color being produced are: GC Toys released Spanish-speaking, as well as African-American, Baby Go Boom dolls. Hasbro created a Hispanic G.I. Joe, modeled after Roy Benavidez, a real-life Vietnam hero Mattel offered a Quinceanera Hispanic-themed Barbie doll. "We live in a multi-race country and there needs to be more diversity in the products that we produce," said Rick Goodwin, Chief executive officer of GC Toys. "No one is focusing on the fact that this a melting pot. It's about the kinds, and the kids are very diverse today." O.C. Register, 12-22-01
National Genealogical Society Peter Carr, Ethnic Chairman for the California State Genealogical Alliance is concerned with the lack of Hispanic presence in the national conference of the National Genealogical Society, particularly because of their size and influence. tcigen@worldnet.att.net The National Genealogical Society, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia had its beginning in 1903. With a membership over 20,000, they hold a yearly national conference at different places throughout the United States. Attendance is anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 genealogists and family history researchers. NGS publishes the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, as well as a bimonthly Newsmagazine. The Quarterly is a professionally edited journal publishing quality articles of various kinds. Their address is 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, VA 22207-2399. Peter has itemized the presentations being offered for ethnic groups based on their mention in program titles for the 2002 NGS Conference in the States to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
Irish - 7 Canadian - 5 German - 5 African/American or Black - 2 French/Canadian - 2 Norwegian - 2 Sweden - 2 Czech/Slovak - 1	English - 1 Finland/Denmark - 1 French - 1 Italian - 1 Polish - 1 Scots/Irish - 1 Scottish - 1 NO- Spain, Mexico, Central or South America
Book: Your Guide to the Family History Library Paula Stuart Warren and James W. Warren have just released a new book entitled, "Your Guide to the Family History Library" and subtitled "How to Access the World's Largest Genealogy Resource - In Salt Lake City, In Family History Centers [and] At Home." I had a chance to read this new "how to" book this week and must say that is an excellent guide. The authors do not live in Salt Lake City. In fact, they live in Minnesota. They have written this book for the 99% of Americans who do not live within convenient driving distance of Salt Lake City. They tell how to use some of the resources of this huge library from the convenience of your own home. Then they tell how to use many more resources by driving to a local Family History Center near your home. Finally, they tell how to plan a visit to Salt Lake City, with advice for making the most of your time at the Family History Library. They even give advice on hotels, restaurants, and sightseeing attractions in the area. The following is the Table of Contents of this new book: Part One: Starting Points and Basic Information What Is The Family History Library? Basics of Family History Research Part Two: Access to the Library Collection FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service Other Sources for Family History Library Information The Family History Library Catalog Family History Centers Going to Salt Lake City Part Three: The Records in the Family History Library Major U.S. Collections Resources for U.S. Localities Records of the World Part Four: Researching On-Site at the Family History Library The Family History Library Building Joseph Smith Memorial Building Working In The Library I Only Have A Few Hours! Group Research Trips Working With A Professional Researcher Part Five: Making the Most of Your Trip to the Beautiful Salt Lake City Area Salt Lake City Basics, A to Z Accommodations Restaurants Attractions and Services Temple Square Other Area Repositories Now What? After Your Trip The book ends with a lengthy Appendix that lists other sources of information, several pages of blank forms that you can photocopy, and a full index. "Your Guide to the Family History Library" is an easy read. The authors wrote this as a reference manual, not as a book that you read from start to finish. You can jump in at any place to learn about a particular topic of interest. One thing that I liked was a two-page checklist near the back of the book entitled, "Give Yourself A Tour." The idea is that you enter the Family History Library in Salt Lake City armed with this checklist and then seek out everything listed. Once completed, you will be very familiar with the facility. The checklist mentions such obvious things as computer workstations, locations of microfilm and microfiche cabinets and viewers, photocopy machines, the snack room area, water fountains and the restrooms. However, this checklist includes other things I never thought about. I have visited the Family History Library many times, and yet I still do not know the locations of the staplers, paper cutters and three hole punches. Anyone who follows this checklist will find them quickly. Of course, it is easy to focus on the services available in Salt Lake City. However, the authors devote a lot of space in this book to telling how to use the resources available there without ever traveling to Utah. The online databases are constantly growing, even though they do not yet contain more than a fraction of all the records available. A lot more information is available at a local Family History Center near your home. There are more than 3,400 Family History Centers worldwide. These Centers provide microfilm and microfiche access to most of the resources in Salt Lake City although certainly those resources are not as easy to obtain remotely. The Warrens describe the remote services available in some detail. "Your Guide to the Family History Library" is an excellent book for anyone beginning his or her family tree research. In fact, some of us old-timers can learn a lot from this 258-page paperback as well. "Your Guide to the Family History Library" by Paula Stuart Warren & James W. Warren is published by Betterway Books, the parent company of FamilyTree Magazine. It has a list price of $19.99 (U.S. funds) and is available from most any bookstore if you specify ISBN 1-55870-578-3. You can also safely order it online from FamilyTree Magazine's secure online Web site at: http://www.familytreemagazine.com/store/display.asp?id=70513 Sent by Lorraine Hernandez lmherdz@aol.com

Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture sits on property assessed in 2000 at $2 million. The Bank of America donated the property to the Museum in 1999. The property sits in a prime downtown location, across the street from City Hall. The city wants to purchase the property. Dr. Juan Gomez-Quiñones, U.C.L.A. professor and president of the museum's board of directors, expressed reluctance to move out of the facility. Severe financial problems have plagued the Museum. It hasn't staged any shows, employed an staffers or maintained any regular business hours at its downtown Los Angeles exhibition space for more than a year.

L.A. Times, 12-4-01

Los Angeles County Archives More than 7 million documents are housed in 82,000 square feet of storage space. On one floor alone, there are 110,000 boxes of files. About 18 million pages of court documents are copied onto 6,000 reels of microfilm each year. Every month, clerks make as many 80.000 copies - at 57 cents a page.
L.A. Times, 12-21-01

All-Hispanic Community College Board December 12, Michelle Yanez and Andre Quintero were swore in on the Rio Hondo Community College Board. This was a historical event - first all-Hispanic Community College Board in the state of California.
Sent by Anthony Garcia

1968 Project Usted, Educational Revolution, Title III

Are Barrio students retarded or disadvantaged if they can't comprehend what the system has to teach them? Or is the system itself at fault? asked Diane Lucero.

According to S. Raymond Mireles, professor of zoology and director of Project Usted, whoever is at fault, it is the students who suffers. Mireles, through the use of federal funds issued under Title III of the Higher Education Act, Public Law 89-329, 1965, initiated an innovative student-help program for Spanish-speaking Barrio student. The project begun in 1968.

According to Mireles, Project Usted was the only program of its kind in the United States, and was designed not only to cure learning difficulties, but to find their causes, especially among Chicano students.

Project Usted had a two-part focus: Learning styles, Culture attitudes related to the learning situation

Specifically, a tape-reinforcement program was developed. The tapes included actual class lectures on one side as given by the instructor, and an outline of the lecture in English and Spanish, with emphasis on the Spanish, on the other side. Accompanying each tape was a film strip, usually in cartoon-type drawings, visually illustrating the lecture on the tape cassettes. Students were able to check the tapes out of the library and share them with their family.

Although the tape-reinforcement system was an important tool in helping Spanish-speaking Barrio students, attitude was considered of equal importance. "Some Chicano students lack confidence in themselves in a learning situation. They have been involved in too many failures to be easily convinced that they are going to succeed now," explained Mireles. Psychology 24 (Mexican-American Studies) was offered as a self-confidence and self-image developing course. "Before we can accomplish anything in life we must learn to like ourselves and each other," Mireles emphasized.

Extract from January 1974 article written by Diane Lucero in the Evening Elan, the official publication of the East Los Angeles College associated student body. Shared by S. Raymond Mireles.

Editor's Note: It is interesting to read that almost 35 years ago, some educators recognized cultural learning styles differ and that a positive self-image is important to success learning.

Students Discovering Roots with Mariachi

Two years ago the Oxnard Union High School District what has become a thriving mariachi program, joining a growing list of school-based ensembles that have sprung up around the state in recent years. More than 100 students are enrolled in mariachi classes available at Hueneme, Channel Islands and Oxnard high schools.

They say youngsters learn more than a collection of Mexican folk songs. They learn who they are and where they come from. And Often where they are going. "I didn't know much about my culture and I wanted to find out more about my roots," said Oxford-born teenager, Jasmine Andrade. "Every time I hear the music, it's like it's calling me," she said.

School board trustee Bob Valles proposed the school mariachi program after watching groups from other areas perform at a school conference. "I think mariachi is a way of cultivating some of the talent we have on campus." . . "The program helps connect Spanish-speaking students to school and helps English-Speaking Latinos find their roots."
L.A. Times, 12-16-01

Tataviam Huts

Student have turned back time in a corner of North Hollywood High School by building three Native American huts, replicas of those found in Tataviam villages that dotted the San Fernando and Santa Clairta valleys more than 1,500 years ago.

"Something like this keeps the tribe's heritage alive and known," said Rudy Ortega, 26, vice president of the tribal board. "A lot of people think the Tataviam have vanished. This shows we're still around."

The Tataviam settled in the area in A.D. 450, coexisting with neighboring Chumash and Tongva tribes. About 6,000 descendants lived in Southern California today, Ortega said.
L.A. Times, 12-1-01

Cabazon Band: brother of tribe's chief executive indicted on embezzling charges
By LOUINN LOTA Associated Press Writer, Nov. 30, 2001

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted the brother of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians chief executive officer Friday for allegedly embezzling more than $500,000 from the Coachella Valley tribe. Although reservations are considered sovereign nations, the United States. government may prosecute crimes on reservation property, said U.S. attorney spokesman Thom Mrozek.

http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/1247013p-1315495c.html The Sacramento Bee
Sent by Johanna de Soto

Cabazon and Temecula Tribes are leading an effort to collect donations for the Santee Sioux tribe in Nebraska, which had it s assets seized by the government in a fight over gambling. The 2,500-membert Santee Sioux opened a casino in 1996 despite failure to reach a federally mandated gambling compact with Nebraska. The tribe was found in contempt of court in February 1999 and ordered to pay a $3,000 daily fines, later raised to $6,000.
Associated Press via O.C. Register 12-18-01

Tía Chucha Book Store.

Author of the award-winning memoir, "Always Running," and latest book, "Heart and Hands," Luis Rodriguez is ready stand still and "get smart with heart".

With a $30,000 grant from the Liberty Hill Foundation, as well as private donations and proceeds from a benefit auction at the Border Book Festival in New Mexico, Luis and his wife Trina, a former newspaper editor, have opened a bookstore in Sylmar, California. Named after a creative aunt, Tía Chucha will mainly serve as a creative outlet for local artists as well as a learning lab for young people who want to develop their talents.

Tía Chucha will be a combination bookstore, art gallery, performance space, computer center and café (where patrons can drink coffees and refreshments with a Latin twist.
L.A. Times, 12-18-01

Knowledge itself is power. - Francis Bacon, Of Heresies

Study finds Hispanic births make up about half in state

Exttacts of article by Robert Jablon Associated Press via San Jose Mercury News, 12-19-01

LOS ANGELES -- In another sign that Hispanics will dominate California's future, a university study has found that the ethnic group accounted for nearly half of all births in the state by the end of the last decade. Hispanic mothers had 247,796 of the 521,265 children born in California in 1998, or 47.5 percent, according to the University of California-Los Angeles study scheduled to be formally released today.

The center's study, based on state health department statistics, confirms the ethnic shift that made 2001 the year that California officially lost its white majority. The U.S. Census showed Hispanics made up nearly a third while non-Hispanic whites slipped to less than half of the state's total population of 33.9 million.

``There's a Latinization of America, but there's also an Americanization of Latinos,'' he said. ``By third generation, a lot of them are losing their Spanish; they prefer American NFL to soccer.''

The babies generally were as healthy as others, based on birth weight and mortality statistics, even though Hispanic mothers are less likely than others to receive prenatal care in the first trimester.

``In spite of low income, low education and low access to care, Latino babies have a healthy profile,'' Hayes-Bautista said. It is unclear why, he said, but other studies have shown that ``in general, Latinas tend to smoke less, drink less, do drugs less -- immigrants, especially.''

The babies tend to grow up healthy as well. Studies have shown that at virtually all stages of life, Hispanics -- at least in California, Arizona and Texas -- tended to suffer fewer major health problems such as heart attacks, cancer and strokes than other ethnic groups, Hayes- Bautista noted.
Sent by Art Pedroza, Jr. apedroza@earthlink.net

ClaraMercedesPiloto.htm

Editor's Note:The following is only one paragraph of an essay on the historical educational experience of the Mexican Spanish-speaking students in California. Includes a bibliography and information on Californio, Jose Maria Estudillo y Gomez.

"The one-time California governor Juan Bautista Alvarado reflects on higher education in the 1800s, as it relates to Latinos, "In my opinion," he wrote "the improvements of public instruction introduced by the North Americans are of themselves great enough to celebrate enthusiastically the anniversary of the day on which Mexican domination was done away with forever in this state."[1] This statement reveals Alvarado's experiences in a California that was never able to produce a quality primary educational system. This opinion was also written without the historical hindsight of today's Latino scholars, many of whom would question the validity of his assertion. Not only does Alvarado's statement overlook the significance of the many negative implications of annexation, it presupposes that the American educational system actually benefited Californios. McKevitt in 1991 noted that the Spanish speaking Californio population, which made up one-fourth of the school aged population at the time, "did not enjoy immediate and universal access to public instruction."[2] As he points out, the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo made no guarantee that the Spanish language would be preserved, nor did it explicitly promise a quality education for the conquered population. For example, instead of attempting to preserve the language, the Bureau of Public Instruction in 1855 expressly prohibited Spanish in the classroom, despite the fact that many children knew only Spanish.[3] This policy exposed American reluctance to meet the needs of the acquired Mexican population."
Sent by Johanna de Soto

President Bush's new Educational Order (13230) focuses on parent and community involvement in the education of Hispanic American children.

The President Executive Order 13230 of October 12, 2001. President's
Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance the development of human potential, strengthen the Nation's capacity to provide high quality education, and increase opportunities for Hispanic Americans to participate in and benefit from Federal education programs, it is hereby ordered as follows:

For more information please contact, zekeher@juno.com or LULAC147InfoNet@yahoogroups.com

THE MARTINEZ HISTORY CENTER

The History Center, 610 Main Street, Martinez, California now has the Naturalization Records for people who became naturalized citizens while living in Contra Costa County between 1852 and 1988. If your ancestor came here and became a citizen we will almost certainly have the records. [Only a tiny percentage may be missing!] The charge to copy everything pertaining to a single name is $10 if you e-mail the request and we mail you the copies[postage included].

If you come into the center and do your own record retrieval the cost will only be $7.50. The copied records will include having any pretty 'framable' pages copied on pretty 'framable' special paper. The pages will be mailed flat to you. To our knowledge these are not available anywhere else. Drop us an e-mail with your request, give us a week or two to get them off to you. If for some rare reason we don't have the record we'll let you know before you send any $. The records begin in 1852 and end in 1988. After 1988 all Naturalizations were confirmed in the Federal district court.
e-mail to: cchistry@ix.netcom.com

We have thousands of original primary source documents, plan to spend a day in the archives digging up a few ancestors. No charge to members for research time and membership is only $20 for a whole year! The archives are open Tues - Wed - Thurs of each week 9 am to 4 pm and the
1st Sat of each month, 9 am to 3 pm. Phone ahead to make sure our volunteers aren't malingering with the flu or something, [925] 229-1042.

epherbeck@juno.com

California Pioneers

http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/1040.htm

This compilation was extracted from the monumental seven-volume History of California by Hubert Bancroft. The information extracted was done with the genealogist in mind and includes lists of inhabitants, lists of pioneers, and a pioneer register. The first section is a list of all male inhabitants from 1769 through 1800 and the number following the name refers to the following dates (1) 1769-1773, (2) 1774-1780, (3) 1781-1790, and (4) 1791-1800. The second section is a list of pioneers with the date they arrived in the territory following the name. In the last section, biographies are given of selected settlers to the area. With such a wealth of information, this database is a must see for researching a California ancestor.

Source Information:
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, California Pioneer Register and Index 1542-1848, Including Inhabitants of California, 1769-1800 and List of Pioneers, extracted from Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California. San Francisco, CA: History Company, 1884-1890.
Sent by Johanna de Soto

Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850

I have just recently purchased a pair of books that I think are an invaluable tool to anyone who is doing research into their early California Heritage, they are "Marie Northrop's Vol 1&2 of 'Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850", I have found that they can be purchased from the publisher, the particulars for such is; Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library, 417 Irving Drive, Burbank CA. 91504, phone# 818-843-7247, e-mail scgs@earthlink.net , the books are sold only as a pair and cost $55 +s&h+tax. they have a web site at www.scgsgenealogy.com . As I mentioned earlier I think these books are an INVALUABLE TOOL for anyone doing early California family research, there is no stories in the books, only facts, names, places of birth and baptisms, children of the most prominent names, and spousal information.
Sent by Jim Hardy

California: This Golden Land of Promise, a new book by Joan Irvine Smith and Jean Stern
An exploration of the history of California from 1453, including the largest collection of pictures on this topic every published. For information: (949) 824-4651 or email fletcher@uci.edu

First Expedition into California, 1769-1770, A Description of Distant roads: Original Journals by Juan Crespi., Edited and translated by Alan K. Brown. San Diego State University Press, 2002

This work makes available fort the first time the complete journals of Juan Crespi, the Franciscan friar who accompanied the first expeditions that esta blished Spanish presence in Alta California. Beginning at the northern edge of the mission frontier of Baja California, the 12769 expedition trekked overland some three hundred miles to establish San Diego. From there, Crespi and the contingent of military personnel and Indian auxiliaries traveled northward on to Monterey and back again. Crespi's journals provide the first detailed observations about the new land of Alta California and its peoples. This book is an essential source for the history of Spanish occupation of Alta California and the native American inhabiting the land.

Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias
San Diego State University, 5500 Compantile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182-4403 irsc@mail.sdsu.edu
Sent by Bertha Hernández bhernand@mail.sdsu.edu

What's New in California Pages http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/

http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/gen/ca/whatsnew.htm
This is just a very small sampling, do look at it.:

Sunday, December 02, 2001: A 1929 Redlands City Directory.
Friday, November 30, 2001: Two Sonoma County City Directories.
Wednesday, October 17, 2001: A 1943 Santa Barbara City Directory.
Sunday, October 14, 2001: A 1933 Bakersfield City Directory.
Saturday, September 22, 2001: A 1901 & 1915 San Francisco City Directories pages missing are added.
Thursday, September 13, 2001: A 1901 Los Angeles City Directory.
Monday, September 10, 2001: A 1949-1959 Bride Indexed Marriages.

http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/ Sent by Johanna de Soto

California Stagecoach Driver, Charlie Parkhurst

Stagecoach drivers were colorful men, and the fame of many of them has persisted through the years. Three of these "knights of the reign" who handled four or six horses at breakneck speed from the box of a careening top-heavy vehicle over mountains and deserts and calmly chewed tobacco and told stories at the same time were: "Hank" Monk, "Baldy Hamilton, and "Uncle" Billy Mayhew. These men were employed mostly by Wells, Fargo and Company and their exploits were mostly in the High Sierra region. But the Royal Highway had a stage driver to rank with any of them, who, like any specialist in the field, considered his employment, not a job, but a fine art. His name was Charlie Parkhurst.

There are accounts in print that call this driver "Cockeyed" Charlie and insist that he wore a black patch over his bad eye. Some say the eye was missing entirely. Regardless of his ocular limitations, Charlie Parkhurst was admittedly the finest and fastest stagecoach driver along the Royal Highway. His section of the road was the Salinas Valley and the area as far north of the valley as Santa Cruz on the Bay of Monterey and San Jose farther inland. Still. unquestionably at times he must have visited San Francisco and probably Los Angeles.

Besides the character of the faulty or missing eye, Charlie was known for his unceasing stream of profanity and a similar, but periodic, stream of tobacco juice. He could put away quantities of whiskey with the heaviest of drinkers, and apart from admitting that he had come to California from the East in 1848, he refused to talk of his past.

Finally Charlie slowed down, not only in his stagecoach pace but in his reactions and reflexes. He retired from driving and opened a little bar and halfway house where he could watch the other drivers come and go. In 1879 Charlie went to bed one night and never woke up. And only then, after his death, was it discovered that Charlie was a woman! She was born Charlotte Parkhurst, in about 1810, in New Hampshire, and as "Charlie" she had voted in an election in Santa Cruz, California in 1866- being the first female to cast a ballot along the Royal Highway some fifty years before woman suffrage went into effect. There are a lot of people in Santa Cruz who do not know this claim to distinction on the part of their city.

Quoted by Jim Hardy from: " The ROYAL HIGHWAY "

Women and Power in Alta California: 1790-1835 By Kathy Hughart

http://history.acusd.edu/gen/projects/women/1Title.html

Apolinaria Lorenzana, Josefa Carrillo, Concepcion Arguello, Eulalia Callis...names from the past, names of women...women we can begin to visualize through testimonies, interviews, birth, marriage and death records, even through burnt pottery sherds, abalone shell pendants and tiny Indian beads found in ruins like those of the San Diego Presidio (Figure 1 at right) We begin to identify their ancestries -- criollas (Spaniards born in New Spain); mestizas (mixed-bloods, dark-skinned Indian-Spaniards); and mulatas (curly-haired African-Indians or Afro-Spaniards). Each in her own way, these women strengthened colonial life; without them Spanish settlement would not have endured. Men like Father Junipero Serra, Lt. Pedro Fajes and Viceroy Bucareli, recognized women's ability to work and produce, to shape the course of events during the Spanish Colonial and early Mexican Republic years. Lots of information. . .
Sent by Johanna de Soto

Hispanic Soldiers in California

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~havnar/ca-hispanic.html

We know the names of nearly all the soldiers, and a few of the sailors, who were under arms from 1779 until 1783 while Spain, along with the American Colonies, was at war with England. For convenience, these can be presented in seven parts, with the first four the garrisons of the Presidios of San Diego, Monterey, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. The fifth group includes those who served in the two mission settlements among the Yuma Indians on the Colorado River, or who were there with Captain Rivera at the time of the Massacre by the Yumas in July, 1781. Some soldiers from Presidios in Arizona and Sonora later took part in Expeditions against the Yumas. The sixth group includes the soldiers who served with the missions and pueblos in Coastal Alta California. It also includes others who appeared in mission records without explanation. They may have been couriers or visitor escorts from other parts of Mexico. The seventh group includes the sailors of the armed frigates the "Princesa" and the "Favorita" who were sent to capture Captain James Cook.

This is a great resource, the names of the soldiers and the source of the information. Having lived in California most of my life , it is fun to read through the surnames and recall people that are carrying those names, descendants of the Hispanic families in California as early as the 1770.
Sent by Johanna de Soto

Arizona Calendar of events > http://www.vivatucson.com/

ARIZONA’S ELECTRONIC ATLAS
Arizona is developing a unique map-making Web site for the public that combines state and federal geographic and census data. http://www.arizonarepublic.com/arizona/articles/1207azweb07.html

Mary Garcia maryr_garcia@hotmail.com

Arizona's Parents of the Year
Ezekiel and Pauline Sanchez have spent the last 26 years teaching their seven children - as well as thousands of others - about life, the Native American culture and Christianity. There were named as the Arizona's Parents of the Year by the American Family Coalition this fall: they are the first Native Americans to receive the honor.

Ezekiel Sanchez is a Totonac Indian from Mexico. He was one of 16 children in a family of migrant workers. He started high school when he was 19 and earned an art scholarship to BYU. Sanchez has served on the American Indian Service Board and was an active member of the President's Council on Children and Youth.

In 1988 Sanchez helped form the ANASAZI, a non-profit foundation best known for its treatment program for youth at risk. He continues to serve as chairman and his wife is on the advisory board.

Extract from article by Jill B. Adair, Church News, week ending December 1, 2001

Mexican residents with U.S. Post Office Boxes

Thousands of Tijuana residents cross the international border to check their mail. They prefer the U.S. Postal Service to the Mexican postal system, which they complain is slow and unreliable.

The mail market is one sign of how border residents thread lives between the two countries. Some box holders are elderly parents awaiting checks from grown children living elsewhere in the United states. Others are Baja California businesses, from hotels to medical clinics, with U.S. customers. Still others are America retirees living in Mexico.

San Ysidro, California, the working-class community of 30,000 is home to more than two dozen private mailbox services. About 26,000 postal boxes cater almost exclusively to Mexican customers. Besides the San Ysidro services, five Mexican-based firms collect mail north of the border for delivery in Baja California.

Extract from an article by Ken Ellingwood, L.A. Times, 12-10-01

Epidemics: Tubac Through Four Centuries: An Historical Resume and Analysis by

Henry F. Dobyns

http://www.library.arizona.edu/images/dobyns/welcome.html

This is a very comprehensive site. Includes a detailed table of contents, with easy links.
Excellent source for research in epidemics. There are 29 epidemics identified.
Sent by Johanna de Soto

History of the Los Cerrillos Mining Area by Homer E. Milford

This material was originally published by the New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Bureau
Reports 1994 - 2 and 1996 - 1 Notes for History Section or Real de Los Cerrillos

NOTE 1: Leagues . . . http://www.nazor.net/cerrillos/mines/real25.htm

Cristóbal de Oñate is not on the lists of New Mexico governors published by the State of New Mexico agencies. However, for a long time there has been little doubt about his being governor from the time of his election by the Cabildo in 1608 until Governor Peralta arrived in 1610, and he has been recognized by some historians. He is entitled to a number of distinctions besides being our second governor.

He was the first New Mexico governor of Native American decent. Though all colonial governors are referred to as "Royal Governors", Cristóbal was our only truly "Royal Governor". Cristóbal de Oñate is the only one that was of Royal decent and in a truly American way. He was the great-grandson of Montezuma, the last ruler of the Aztec Empire, and thus of "Royal American" decent. He was also the great-great-grandson of Cortéz. He also was New Mexico's first elected governor. Thus, if one does not consider Popé (1680-168?, 1688-168?) and Luís Tupatu (168?-1688, 168?-1693) as elected governors, then Cristóbal beats his closest rival for the title of "First Elected Governor of New Mexico" by 304 years.

An argument can be made that the Viceroy did not have the right to appoint a governor to New Mexico in 1608 when Juan resigned as even the amended colonization agreement gave the governorship to the Oñates for two generations. The Cabildo, citizens of New Mexico, and even the governor the Viceroy appointed, Juan Martínez de Montoya, recognized Cristóbal de Oñate as governor and thus he deserves to be recognized as such by the State of New Mexico.

Sent by Johanna de Soto

San Felipe de Neri Church in Albuquerque Deaths- 1726 TO 1776

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ecarnuel/deathrec.html Taken from LDS reel number 0016645

Extracted by Jackie Garcia-Luna. Only the name of the person who is buried or died, identifying information such as age, whether child or adult, residency, ethnicity, and spouse or parents were extracted verbatim as the information appeared in the record. These are not complete records, however, but rather a combination of the information written in the margin and within each record entry. What was excluded in most entries was information such as the cause of death (unless at the hands of enemy Indians, these were included) and whether and which sacraments were received, e.g. penance, extreme unction, beatification, etc. If place of death and/or burial was in Albuquerque, this was not noted, (so assume Albuquerque if not noted) but if it took place elsewhere, e.g. Tome or la Alameda, this was noted. Please verify record by checking original entry on microfilm reel.

1726, 1727, 1728, 1729, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749,1750, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1776

For records beyond those listed on this page, look up the name in the index of death records on LDS microfilm reel 016634 before consulting LDS 016645. The LDS microfilm reel 016645 contains death records from 1726 to 1854. The LDS microfilm reel 016634 contains an Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Death records at the San Felipe de Neri Church in Albuquerque, but the index for the death records only covers the dates 1776 to 1854.

Sent by Johanna de Soto

PRESIDIO OF TUCSON, 1793
Filiation Records

Juan Jose Valencia, son of Francisco [Valencia] and Loreta Hernandez, was born in Arizpe, government of Sonora. He was resident at the Real de la Cieneguilla, (corresponding to that same government,) where he worked as a miner. He was 5 feet, 3 inches and 2 lines tall, his religion Roman Catholic. He had dark chestnut hair, brown eyes, black eyebrows with to scars over the right one, aquiline nose and light beard, being of rosy tan complexion. He was 20 years old when he enlisted for eight years on June 25th 1782 in this Real. He was read the punishments stated in the ordinance, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused, he made the sign of the cross, not knowing how to sign. His enlistment was witnessed by corporal Jose Garcia and soldier Juan Barvariz, both from the same regiment. He declared to be single. This was (a) copy to the letter of his original (file) which was in the record book of this company under my command, which was certified (in the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson, on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Cosme Ogeda [Ojeda], son of Salvador [Ojeda] and Filiciana [Feliciana], was born in the Real of Batopilas, corresponding to the capital of Arizpe, where he worked as a miner. He was 5 feet, 2 inches and 5 lines tall, his religion Roman Catholic. He was of white complexion with black eyes and a fair face. He was 21 years old when he enlisted for ten years on March 4th 1788. He was read the
punishments stated in the ordinance, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused, (he signed). His enlistment was witnessed by corporal Granillo and Manuel Ortega, both soldiers from this same company. This was (a) copy of his original (file) which was in the archive of this company under my command, which was certified (in
the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson, on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Jose Maria Sosa, son of Manuel [Sosa] and Juana Acedo, was born in Tecori dependent of the government of Sonora and was living in this Presidio. He had no employment corresponding to this same government. He was 5 feet, 4 inches and 3 lines tall, his religion Roman Catholic. He had black hair, brown eyes, black eyebrows and sharp nose, being of light tan complexion. He was 21 years old when he enlisted without a time limit on August 13th 1770. Not knowing how to sign, he made the sign of the cross, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused. His enlistment was witnessed by Mr. Juan Maria de Oliva, lieutenant in this same company. He was promoted to second corporal of the company, to continue his service with the ??? Troup on January 31st 1779. This was (a) copy to the letter of his original
(file), that was in the record book of this company under my command, which was certified (in the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Jose Domingo Granillo, son of Salvador (Granillo) and Maria Manuela Sosa, born in Soporidependent from the government of Sonora, and was living in this Presidio. He worked as a peasant, (corresponding to) in this same government. He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, his religion Roman Catholic. He had black hair, brown eyes, black eyebrows, being beardless and of tan complexion. He was 20 years old when he enlisted as a soldier without a time limit at this Presidio on April 5th
1773. Not knowing how to sign, he made the sign of the cross, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused. His enlistment was witnessed by Mr. Juan Maria de Oliva, lieutenant in this same company. This was (a) copy to the letter of his original (file), that was in the record book of this company under my command, which was certified (in the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Juan Antonio Oliva, son of Mr. Juan Maria de Oliva and Maria Michaela [Micaela] Morales,born in the Presidio of Tubac. He was 5 feet 1 inch tall, his religion Roman Catholic. He was of tan complexion, had black hair, black gray eyes, and a thick nose, being beardless. He was 20 years old when he enlisted at this Presidio on June 4th 1775. Not knowing how to sign, he made the sign of the cross, he was read the Penal Laws stated in the ordinance, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused. His enlistment was witnessed by (an) ensign and sergeant. He was promoted to carabineer on January 28th 1783. (Signed) Pedro de Allande. He was promoted to corporal on August 25th 1784, and to sergeant on May 10th 1789. This was (a) copy to the letter of his original (file), that was in the record book of this company under my command, which was certified (in the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Salvador Miranda, son of Juan (Miranda) and Antonia, was born in the village of Oposuradependent from the government of Sonora. He worked as a peasant. He was 5 feet 2 inches tall, his religion Roman Catholic. He was of tan complexion, had brown eyes and black eyebrows, being beardless. He was 24 years old when he enlisted as a soldier for ten years at this Presidio on December 10th 1774. Not knowing how to sign, he made the sign of the cross, and he was read the penalties stated in the ordinance, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused. His enlistment was witnessed by corporal Domingo Granillo and the soldier Manuel Morales, both in this same company. (Signed) Pedro de Allande. He was promoted to carabineer on January 23rd 1791. On April 28th 1791 he was promoted to corporal. This was (a)
copy to the letter of his original (file), that was in the record book of this company under my command, which was certified (in the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Juan Bautista Romero, born in Rancho de Buenavista dependent from the government of Sonora, son of Nicolas (Romero) and Maria Figenia [Ifigenia] Grijalva, and resident in the old Presidio of Tuvac [Tubac]. He was 5 feet, his religion Roman Catholic. He had big black eyes, hair of the same color, a sharp nose, and thick lips, being beardless. He was 22 years old when he enlisted at this Presidio on January 25th 1777 for a period of 10 years. He was read the Penal Laws stated in the ordinance, and not knowing how to sign, he made the sign of the Holy Cross, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused. His enlistment was witnessed by the sergeant in this same company. He was promoted to carabineer on August 25th 1784, and to corporal on December 20th 1786. (Signed) Pablo Romero. This was (a) copy of his original (file), that was in the Archive of this company under my command, which was certified (in) Tucson on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

Javier de la Cruz, son of Manuel (de la Cruz) and Rita de la Peña, born in the old Presidioof Tuvac [Tubac] dependent from the government of Sonora, and resident in said Tuvac [Tubac]. He worked as a peasant. He was 5 feet 2 inches, his religion Roman Catholic. He had light brown hair, brown eyes, black eyebrows, a sharp nose, with a scar underneath the beard on the left side, being of tan complexion. He was 18 years old when he enlisted for 10 years at San Agustin del Tucson on January 14th 1778 as a militia man without enlistment bonus. He was read the penalties stated in the ordinance, and not knowing how to sign, he made the sign of the cross, being admonished that it would be considered (his) recognized (signature) and would not be excused. His enlistment was witnessed by Andres Salazar and Juan de Mesa, soldiers in this same company. He deserted the horse guard on May 12th 1786. (Signed) Pedro de Allande. This was (a) copy to the letter of his original (file), that was in the record book of this company under my command, which was certified (in the) Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson on September 22nd 1793, (signed) Mariano de Urrea.

J. Homer Thiel, Desert Archaeology
3975 N. Tucson Blvd, Tucson AZ 85716-1037
homer@desert.com Phone (520)881-2244 Fax (520) 881-0325
Visit the Center for Desert Archaeology's website at http://www.cdarc.org/
Sent by Eddie Grijalva

Colorado Family Certificates

The Colorado council of Genealogical Societies (CCGS) will issue a certificate signed by the Governor if you can fulfill the requirements for the following (must be a direct line):

First Family, born or settled in Colorado before February 28, 1861.
Territorial Family, born or settled in Colorado between February 28, 1861 to August 1, 1876.
Centennial Family, born or settled in Colorado at least 100 years prior to date of the application.

This process is basically filling out the genealogical data and submitting proof. The CCGS is currently working to try and issue as many of as possible. The process for this application also applies for the Pioneer License Plate, so if you will one out you can also use the same paperwork for the other. Those interested in applying should contact Henrietta M. Christmas, 303-499-7146

Territorial Daughters of Colorado, if your are a female direct descendant of a pioneer who established residency in Colorado before August 1, 1876, consider joining the Territorial Daughters of Colorado. For an application and more information, contact Jacque emery at 303-470-5454.

NSHS Newsletter, November 2001
Shared by Jo Pacheco

The Papers of the Society of American Indians
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ade/nhprc/s.html

Editor: John W. Larner, Jr. Publisher: Scholarly Resources, Inc.

This comprehensive edition of approximately 5,600 items from 45 collections records the work of the Society, the first pan-Indian reform organization in the U.S. During the Progressive Era, the Society publicized Native Americans' aspirations and urged their assimilation into society. This publication includes correspo

Content Areas United States- - 3 Orange Co, CA- -15 Los Angeles, CA- -16 California - -19 Northwestern US- -25 Southwestern US- -25 Texas- -31 East of Mississippi 53 Mexico- -56 Caribbean/Cuba- -78 International 79 History- -81 Miscellaneous- -88 2002 Index Community Calendars Networking SHHAR Meeting Jan26
	Migrantes Mexicanos por el Cambio MimeXca Centers are being established across the nation to serve Mexican migrants by offering programs and services to help in adjusting to living in the United States. The newest center is at 1615 Broadway, Santa Ana, California.

LOS ANGELES, CA
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CALIFORNIA
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Davis Halts Release of Birth and Death Data

Access: Two Web sites posted personal details on California natives for all to see. One has since removed the information.

Genealogy Web site removes California birth records by Jennifer Coleman, Associated Press Writer extracts. . . Published 3:45 p.m. PST Friday, Nov. 30, 2001

Stilled Voices in America's Education System by Clara Mercedes Piloto http://www-mcnair.berkeley.edu/uga/osl/mcnair/93BerkeleyMcNairJournal/ClaraMercedesPiloto.htm

Women and Power in Alta California: 1790-1835 By Kathy Hughart

History of the Los Cerrillos Mining Area by Homer E. Milford

San Felipe de Neri Church in Albuquerque Deaths- 1726 TO 1776

Genealogy Web site removes California birth records
by Jennifer Coleman, Associated Press Writer extracts. . .
Published 3:45 p.m. PST Friday, Nov. 30, 2001

Stilled Voices in America's Education System by Clara Mercedes Piloto

http://www-mcnair.berkeley.edu/uga/osl/mcnair/93BerkeleyMcNairJournal/ClaraMercedesPiloto.htm