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Dedicated
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OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER
2000, Issue 9
Editor: Mimi Lozano, mimilozano@aol.com |
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No one has ever
succeeded in keeping nations at war, Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish Writer (1886-1978) |
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Orange
County, CA Los Angeles, CA California Northwestern United States |
Texas
East of the Mississippi East Coast |
Mexico Cuban's Visibility Puerto Rican censuses Roberto Clemente International News Miscellaneous |
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September events identified in Table of Contents.
Up-coming October/November classes and classes in Southern California, click: |
SHHAR
Board Members: Bea Armenta Dever Edward B. Flores Mimi Lozano Holtzman Gloria Cortinas Oliver Peter Carr Teresa Maldonado Parker Charles Sadler Laura Arechabala Shane Questions and Volunteers: |
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Sincere thanks to all the wonderful submitters: Carmen Boone de Aguilar |
Anthony Garcia George Gause Jaime G Gomez, M.D. Cindy Gordon Granville Hough, Ph.D. Galal Kernahan Jan Mallet Rueben Martinez LaDeane Miller Marilyn Mitchell Gloria Cortinas Oliver Carlos Otero Sam-Quito Padilla Elvira Zavala Patton |
Richard D. Perry Peter Ramirez Maria Rieger John P. Schmal Mira Smithwick Johanna de Soto Lewis F. Stokes Carlos Yturralde
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Santa Ana, Orange County, California Santa Ana, Orange County, California was identified in the August issue of "Hispanic" magazines as one of the top 10 cities for Latinos to live in. Criteria used were varied. Go to: www.hisp.com
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California, the 31st Star September 9, 2000
LOS AMIGOS OF ORANGE COUNTY and California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), will present THE 31st STAR, an event to mark the
150th Anniversary of California Statehood on Saturday, September 9, 2000, 10-11:30 am in the Student Union Conference Center Pavilion "C." |
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It's All in the Frijoles, September 14 Invitation to a book reading by Yolanda Nava This is to invite you to a very special event. We are very proud to announce that we will be hosting a reading and book signing by the renowned author: Yolanda Nava. Yolanda Nava is an Emmy Award-winning television journalist, newspaper columnist, educator, consultant, and community leader. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, she has balanced family responsibilities with a career and broad-based community service. She lives in Southern California. Ms. Nava will be reading a selection from her new book: It's All in the Frijoles: 100 Famous Latinos Share Real-Life stories, Time-Tested Dichos, Favorite Folktales, and Inspiring Words of Wisdom. Yolanda Nava will be appearing at the bookstore on Thursday,
September 14, at 7 pm at: Martinez Books & Art Gallery Invitation from: Rueben Martinez rueben@latinobooks.com Return to Table of Contents |
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Oral Histories Being Gathered Diverse ethnic groups in Orange County are starting to gather family stories. Sherna Gluck, director of the Oral History Program at California State University, Long Beach says, ". . it is extremely valuable for all communities to be documenting their own history on their own terms." Paogoui "Kimo" Sua-Filo says officially there are 2,000
Samoans living in Orange County. However he estimates the number
to be closer to 18,000. "Samoans are known for being big
people who can play football," said Sua-Filo. "Any fool can do
that as far as I'm concerned. We're not branching out as fast as
other races. The main thing I want to find out is,
why?" Vu Pham founded an Orange County society to gather the stories from the 200,000 Vietnamese living in Orange County. "We're having a massive transition in leadership as the older generation begins to gray. We need to prepare and learn from their experiences." Orange County Register, 7-7-00 |
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World War II Mexican-America Veterans Rick and Linda Aguirre are interviewing World War II Mexican-America Veterans to be compiled into a book. Their goal is to document the contributions of Mexican-American Veterans and give positive visibility. If you have friends or relatives who served in the U.S. military at that time, please contact them. RickAguirre@aol.com |
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El Coyote, the Rebel, a Nonfiction Novel
Autobiography by Luis Perez, Story of a Remarkable Life Upon being given a discharge and a twenty-dollar bill, he walked across the border to become an American and to "the beginning of a new tomorrow." This fascinating autobiography has been released as part of the Pioneers of Modern U.S. Hispanic Literature. Luis Perez became a U.S. citizen in 1930 and served with honor in the U.S. War Service Office of Censorship during World War II. Afterwards, while working as a private Spanish tutor, he achieved a life-long goal by completing his often-interrupted formal education with a bachelors degree from Los Angeles State College in 1956. Luis Perez died in 1962.
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Atomic City: Southern California in the Nuclear Age
Invitation from Marshall Duell Return to Table of Contents |
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September
4th, 2000, Members of the Los Pobladores 200 retraced their ancestors footsteps from the Mission San Gabriel to El Pueblo de Los Angeles. The event will start at the Mission at 6 am, with a nine-mile (3 hour ) trek to the Union Train Station and Olvera Street, Los Angeles. There will be a birthday cake cutting celebration and other entertainment at the Plaza. |
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electricity, rather than the automobile, created Los Angeles early in the 20th century." Old Court House, Santa Ana, CA Exhibition, Awakening from the
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Memorial Service for Javier
B. Contreras Fifty-six years after his death, the family of P.F.C. Javier B. Contreras, U.S. Army, who was killed in action in Italy on September 11, 1944 during World War II, will attend a memorial service on the anniversary of his death. The memorial ceremony, with color guard, will be held on September 9,2000 at 1:00 PM at Javier's gravesite at Calvary Cemetery, 4201 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles. On display will be Javier's medals of honor: the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Medal, WW II Victory Medal, Honorable Service Lapel WW II Button, the Combat Infantryman Badge and his I.D. bracelet. Two years of research by nephew Frank X Contreras III of Moreno Valley, past 23rd District Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has culminated with this long overdue ceremony with the receipt of all his distinguished medals of honor. Telephone and fax: (909) 924-2491 Sent by Bea Dever Return to Table of Contents |
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El Salvador and Salvadorans in Los Angeles: Cultural Identity
The Association of Salvadorans of Los Angeles were awarded $10,000 in outright funds for a bilingual community forum to help participants understand and appreciate their connection to their country of origin, and to serve as a cathartic to the development of their own cultural identity in California. Conference topics include immigration issues, cultural transitions, community development, gender roles, and ethnic gang activity. The Salvadoran community is the second largest Latino community in California: an estimated one-and-a-half million Salvadorans and Salvadoran-Americans live in California, most of them in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. The conference will be held at USC on September 23, 2000; admission is free. |
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HispanicEvents Newsletter HispanicEvents.com is an online newsletter available to those who submit their e-mail address to info@hispanicevents.com http://www.HispanicEvents.com HispanicEvents Newsletter contains
information on upcoming sponsor able Hispanic special events, marketing
and promotions. Focus is on Los Angeles events. So, please forward
this to your friends and colleagues. Your support is greatly
appreciated. Thank you. Maricela Cueva cuevam@earthlink.net |
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LATINOLA.COM Published every Tuesday by LatinoLA at http://www.LatinoLA.com. For a free subscription to this e. newsletter, write "Subscribe" and send for a free listing to:amigos@latinola.com. In addition to a calendar of events, other items are included which can be clicked on. The following are example of the diversity of items included: The Politics Behind the Music - A look at the impact of bands that make up LatinoLA's underground music scene, by Amanda Penalosa at www.latinola.com/musicpolitic.htm. Honor Thy Children - An interview with director Francisco Leon
about his new documentary, Outfest, by Marco Antonio Velasco at www.latinola.com/franciscoleon.htm. |
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César Chavez Day On
August 18, many Hispanics attended the signing of the
César E. Chavez
Holiday Bill in downtown Los Angeles. California Legislature approved
César Chavez Day as a paid holiday for state workers. The occasion was
historical. It was the first time in our nation that a Mexican American
or labor leader was honored with a paid state holiday. The holiday will
coincide with
César Chavez's birthday every year on March 31st, either the Monday or Friday closest to March
31st. Orange County Register, 8-19-00 Return to Table of Contents |
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could never have grown into a $24.5 billion per year industry without
inexpensive labor, much of it imported from Mexico."
Old Court House, Santa Ana, CA Exhibition, Awakening from the
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Stockton, California Mexican-American Hall of Fame Twelve prominent Stockton natives were inducted into the Mexican-American Hall of Fame on July 29th. The Hall of Fame was founded in 1990 by Veto R. Ramirez, a counselor, teacher and coach for 43 years in Stockton, who said he wanted to honor and give recognition to the Mexican-Americans of the city who had successful lives. "We are in dire need of role models for our youth," Ramirez said. "They need to realize that they can go on and be what they choose to be." Seven of the twelve were brothers honored for their service in the
military, the Garcia brothers: Among the other recipients were educators Maria Luisa Alaniz, Ph.D., San Jose State University and Stella Lopez, University of the Pacific and community. George Lozano, Linda Garcia Mora, and Perfecto Munoz generously devoted their time and dedication to improving the city of Stockton by involving themselves in a great variety of organizations, from Little League to United Farm Workers, from Hispanics for Political Action to the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce. Founder Ramirez said, "the Hall of Fame creates an opportunity for Mexican-American youths to take note of noteworthy Mexican-Americans in our community." Source: Article by Danielle Samaniego, The (Stockton) Record,
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Los Californianos Web Site By now, I hope you have checked out the excellent Web site for Los
Californianos at http://www.loscalifornianos.org. Mary Ayers
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Protests over Embarcadero Statues The San Francisco Chronicle on June 7th as well as local TV programs reported a sudden outburst of opposition to the placing the two statues of Anza and King Carlos III in front of the Mission Dolores as they are "symbols of imperialism and genocide". The two large statues had been in front of the Embarcadero and were placed in storage when the Embarcadero was redesigned. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has withdrawn the plan to place them at Mission Dolores and sent it back to committee. I have been informed by Debra Lehane that there will be a hearing "sometime in July". She expressed her support for the Mission site. The Spanish Consul spoke at length at the Birthday Ceremony about restoring the statues, and proposed that they be placed at the Presidio. I think either site would be suitable. There is a difficulty with the Presidio site in that the Statues belong to the city and the Presidio is federal land. Here are some of my thoughts: The protestors should be reminded that the Spanish intent was to assimilate the Indians, while the other European powers, the French, English and Russians, preferred to bury the Indians. Indeed five of the Catalan Volunteers married Indian women at Monterey and remained in California, nearly all the soldiers and settlers were Mestizo, and intermarriage both of Hispanic men and women with the local Indians was not uncommon. They should also be reminded that the European diseases that did kill many Indians were diseases that had generations earlier killed the Europeans, and would have arrived in the "new" world with or without the Spanish. As for the Spanish brutalizing the Indians, it is difficult to believe that less than 300 soldiers and a few elderly priests in all of California could have even survived had their relations with the Indians been other than generally peaceful. Send your email with your thoughts to: Debra Lehane, Program Director, Civic Art Collection Debra_lehane@ci.sf.ca.us Supervisor Leslie Katz, Committee Chair, Transportation and Land Use Committee Leslie_katz@ci.sf.ca.us Submitted by Maria Rieger lareina@hotcoco.infi.net Return to Table of Contents |
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Peruvian Shepherds in California Kern County California is home to between 400 to 1,000 Peruvian shepherds. California is the nation's second largest producer of sheep and lamb, according to one industry group. Under a federal guest workers program, the men contracted to work at a monthly salary of about $800, plus room and board (recently raised to $900.monthly). They are on call 24 hours a day and typically contract for a three year period.. Victor Flores, a former Central Valley shepherd-turned advocate voiced concern about unmet medical needs, inferior food, not allowed to participate in any leisure activities because most are expected to work straight through the year week no days off. Industrial Welfare Commission is studying documents to determine why the guest shepherds fall into a little-known grfoup of employees exempt from minimum wage. Douglas H. Bosco, a former U.S. congressman who serves as the commission's public member said, "I think sheepherders fit the classic out-of-sight, out-of-mind category. They don't speak English. They don't have natural allies or communications with people who can help them. So they get forgotten." Their fates differed from the famed Basque shepherds who in earlier decades left their homes in the mountains of Spain and France and flocked to California's Central Valley. The Basque shepherds would work for a few years and receive their pay in ewes, allowing many to slowly amass herds of their own and often obtain residency status. Whereas Peruvian and Chilean shepherds are paid in cash and rarely are able to obtain residency. Source: article by Julie Tamaki, Los Angeles Times, 8-17-00
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Marron Adobe Another alert, once again on the Marron Adobe. The issue has heated up, so letters are needed. The city of Oceanside and Caltrans are moving to put a freeway interchange disturbingly close to the Marron Adobe which is just off State Route 78 in Oceanside. There are ten possible alternatives, most of which would seriously impact the Adobe, including removing the berm which shields the Adobe from the nearby freeway. Neighboring wetlands and several Native American village sites will also be impacted. Many of our members had the opportunity of visiting the Adobe, where the Sunday brunch was held at the April meeting. It is time for us to make ourselves heard! Please write to all of these, one letter, copies to all. Thank you
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D. Rosen District Archaeologist Environmental Division/Caltrans District 11, MS 46 PO Box 85406 San Diego CA 92186-5406 Gary Gallegos, District Director Daniel Abeyta U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Lewis Federal Highways Administration Office 980 9th St., Suite 400 Sacramento CA 94814-2724 Michael Blessing Michael J. Holtzmiller Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game Shelly Caron
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund Offering Financial Aid to College Students CONTACT: Chino Chapa, 415-445-9930 (San Francisco) - The prestigious Hispanic Scholarship Fund, which has provided financial aid to outstanding Hispanic American students pursuing college degrees for almost a quarter of a century, is currently accepting applications from college students for its College Retention program. Applications for scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 will be available on the HSF website at http://www.hsf.net from August 3, through October 13, 2000. Forms also are available at College Financial Aid Offices or by mailing a stamped, self-addressed, business envelope by four inches) to: General Scholarship Program, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, One Sansome St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94104. The deadline to apply is October 15. HSF provides scholarships based on merit, with consideration of financial need, to Hispanic Americans of all races and ethnicities. Qualified applicants are of background that is at least half Hispanic (one parent fully Hispanic or both parents half Hispanic), are a United States citizen or permanent resident, and have already earned at least 15 undergraduate credits at a two-year or four year accredited college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. Applicants must be enrolled on a full-time basis, again at accredited schools, for the upcoming academic year from this fall through spring, 2001. Undergraduates must take minimum course loads of 24 credits per academic year; graduate students must have at least 12 credits per the academic year. All students must have a minimum GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale (3.7 on a 5 point scale). Both undergraduate and graduate students of all majors are encouraged to apply. In many cases, there are specific programs that will apply to certain majors. HSF has collaborative programs with more than 200 corporate sponsors with specialized programs in business, engineering or computer science. Students with these majors and a GPA of 3.0 or higher will be considered for these specific scholarships when they submit their HSF General application packages. All applicants will be considered for funding, whether there are specific programs or not in their majors. Last year's HSF Scholars, who ranged from teenagers to retirees, received more than $9.3 million in grants. A record number of 4,224 students from all 50 states and Puerto Rico were honored as HSF Scholars, more than doubling the number of just two years ago and reflecting increased interest and support for HSF. Both the number of winners and the cumulative amount disbursed were organizational records. HSF's stated mission is to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans. Four years ago, HSF's Board of Directors established the goal to double the current rate of Hispanics earning a college degree to 18 percent by 2006. "As Hispanics continue to grow in number, influence and civic responsibility, the need to support and increase the number of Hispanics earning college degrees becomes a critical necessity to America's future," said Sara Martinez Tucker, HSF President and CEO. "By increasing the number and level of college degrees among Hispanic Americans, we are not only providing tremendous benefit to our communities today, but we are also making a positive impact on America's leaders of tomorrow." The first year HSF awarded scholarships to 115 students for a total of $30,000. Since then, HSF has distributed nearly $48 million. A recent independent study found that an astounding 97 percent of all HSF scholars attain their college degrees. Sent by Cindy Gordon Return to Table of Contents |
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Getting Started with the Internet "Getting Started with the Internet" was a series presented at Brigham Young University in Utah in August. Alan Mann, a supervisor in the automated resources center suggested three sites for beginners: : www.FamilySearch.org, www.Cyndislist.com and www.Ancestry.com The LDS Church's Browse categories section has about 30,000 sites, Cyndislist about 78,000 sites and Ancestry has about 86,000 sites. He also suggested that many county libraries webpages of their catalogues, which can list specialized items such as family Bibles or histories that could prove invaluable. The following are helpful sites for researchers: |
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Brigham Young University's Database to Enhance Genealogical Research
Each individual carries in his or her cells a DNA record of who they are and how they are related to all other people, said Scott R. Woodward, a microbiologist at BYU who is conducting research to build a database of molecular genealogy. The technology is available to test people to determine their relationships, he said. "We have in our cells a history of who we are and were we have come from," he said. "It is coded in our genes in the DNA. We inherit half from our mother and half from our father. We get a quarter from our grandparents; we are actually bits and pieces of ancestors that we are carrying with us. As we correlate with known genealogical information, we can start to define through our genes our ancestors. "We think that a database of 100,000 individuals (of multiple populations) will give us a very good handle on being able to construct many genealogies. Our initial goal is to reach 10,000 by the end of the year. We are looking for families and individuals who will participate. That involves our taking a genetic (blood) sample and receiving a four-generation pedigree chart." More information available at 801-378-1245, or Molecular Genealogy, 788 Widb, BYU, Provo, UT 84602, or http://molecular-genealogy.byu.edu Church News, week ending August 12, 2000 |
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Bringing Back the Bison Though he has lived his entire life on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, Benny Rosales knew little about his tribe's cultural heritage. He took a course called Tatanka management. Tatanka is another name for bison. "Traditionally, the bison always took care of us," says network director Louis LaRose, a member of the Winnebago tribe from Nebraska. "Now it's our turn to help take care of them. They are a symbol of our cultural strength and unity. As we try to restore their numbers, we can also restore a healthy culture for ourselves." The course that inspired Benny Rosales was created by Oglala Lakota College, a part of the Northern Plains Bison Education Network, a group of ten tribal colleges on reservations in the Northern Plains states. The ten schools represent one third of the nation's 29 accredited tribal colleges, which together serve nearly 30,000 American Indian students. American Indians have a high rate of diabetes; an estimated 35 percent of the people who live on U.S. reservations are diabetic. "The Winnebago tribe originally got into bison restoration because of this diabetes epidemic," says LaRose. "We figured that traditional native foods, particularly bison meat, would be better for diabetics." The annual buffalo industry is currently at $500 million. Mark Wexler, Modern Maturity, May-June 2000 Return to Table of Contents |
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Annual Texas Conference on Hispanic Genealogy and History in Corpus
Christi, September 7-10, 2000, Omni Bayfront Hotel, 900 N. Shoreline, Corpus Christi. For information: SAGA@aol.com |
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are pleased to announce that SPAIN'S TEXAS PATRIOTS IN
ITS 1779 - 1783 WAR WITH ENGLAND - Preface 1. Texas Time Line and Activities, 1775-1790
A. Geography and History 2. Missions, Priests, Land, and Prayers for Victory in Texas A. References 3. Beef for Spanish Armies from Texas Ranches During Spain's 1779-1783 War with England A. References 4. Militia Service in Texas During Spain's 1779-1783 War with England A. References 6. Texas Patriots and Near Patriots,
1779-1783 D. Texas Soldier Patriots and Near Patriots at Béxar Presidio,
1779-1783 7. Epilogue 8. References for Descendants of Spanish Soldiers and Other Patriots Who Served in Texas and Bordering Provinces of Mexico during Spain's 1779-1783 War with England A. Ten Most Useful References |
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of SPAIN'S TEXAS PATRIOTS IN
ITS 1779 - 1783 WAR WITH ENGLAND - DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION can be ordered directly from SHHAR Press, P.O. Box 490, Midway City, CA 92655-0490 $14. for one copy, $25. for 2-copies. Postage: $2.50 for first book, 75 cents for additional copies. |
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PADRE ISLAND Texas HEIRS WIN 1.2 MILLION The August issue of Somos Primos included an article about a lawsuit being filed against a New York lawyer who cheated Padre Island heirs of the mineral rights to land sold to him in 1938. The promise was a cut of the royalities for any minerals extracted from the island, but the family members never received anything. After six decades, the dispute was finely settled in court. The 278 plaintiffs, Balli descendants will receive $1.2 million. The Balli lawyers will receive $1.5 million which will be paid by New York lawyer, Gilbert Kerlin, the defendent. "This is certainly a
revolutionary decision," said Armando C. Alonzo, associate professor
of history at Texas A&M University in College Station. "It
will open the door to a lot of other Hispanic and Tejano claimants, and it
vindicates their historic claims that they were defrauded of their land
titles," he said. The Ballis lost their claim to Padre Island
during the turbulent century following the signing of the Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848. Alonzo said a new generation of well-educated Mexican-Americans has made all the difference when it comes to a historical recounting. "This victory for them (the Ballis) is meaningful," he said. "This is a newer generation of Hispanics, and many are lawyers and judges themselves. They've done their research, banded together and gone to court."
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The Old 300 Genealogical Database The "Old 300" database actually includes a core listing of all settlers who had received land grants in Austin's Colony by the eve of the war for independence from Mexico. Over time, this list will be expanded to include ancestors and descendants of those settlers. If you are related to one or more members of the core group and have information about your ancestors, please share it with the Museum at bchm@bchm.org so that it can be added to this listing. You can access an alphabetical index of the people in this database, an index of last names, or search for a specific name. http://www.bchm.org/Gene/gene.html Submitted by Johanna de Soto |
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http://www.mindspring.com/~dmaxey/l/flors_9l.htm Index to MILITARY ROLLS of the REPUBLIC of TEXAS There is an Example Muster Roll The webmaster, H. David Maxey includes several other large files. Comments to: dmaxey@mindspring.com |
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http://www.Texascultures.utsa.edu/mystery/mystery
Texans
One and All Chinese
Texans Hidden
History Tejano
Ranching The
Mystery of the Disappearing Indians of Texas At
the Alamo New
Texans Texas Memories: Oral Histories ONLINE This site offers students, scholars and the general public selected oral histories and photographic images from the Institute's library collections. Instructional methods are included as a guide to conducting oral histories. The Oral Histories ONLINE collection is a long-term project of the Institute of Texan Cultures. The
University of Texas
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Directory of Borderlands Research at the University of Arizona Documentary Relations of the Southwest (DRSW)Arizona State MuseumContacts:
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Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail Feasibility Study for public review and comment by the National Park Service for a 90-day period beginning July 17, 2000. The National Park Service was directed by Congress to evaluate the feasibility and eligibility of designating the Old Spanish Trail a National Historic Trail under the National Trails System Act. The Old Spanish Trail was primarily a horse and mule pack route between Los Angeles, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Parts of the route went through the present-day states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. The history, background, and significance of the Old Spanish Trail have been researched and analyzed in accordance with the requirements of the National Trails System Act. The study concludes that the Old Spanish Trail meets all but one of the criteria of the National Trails System Act for eligibility as a national historic trail. The study finds that, with respect to the historic theme of trade and commerce and its effects on broad patterns of American culture, there is currently insufficient information upon which to conclusively base a determination of national significance. With respect to a number of historic themes and uses that were evaluated, the Old Spanish Trail is found to be of state or local significance. Therefore, the trail does not meet the criterion for national significance in section 5(b)(11)(B) of the National Trails System Act. There is a marked lack of consensus among historians consulted to date as to the significance of the trail, due in part to the paucity of historical documentation about trail use and its effects, especially with respect to the New Mexican trade caravans. The draft study report presents an alternative that could be implemented by private organizations and the states to help preserve and interpret the Old Spanish Trail. Federal land management agencies could participate using existing authorities, or Congress could prescribe additional federal involvement. A limited number of copies of the draft study report are available by
contacting the John Paige, at the address below. The full draft study
report is also available on the National Park Service web page at http://www.nps.gov/planning/lodi. National Park Service 12795 W. Alameda Parkway Contact information: John Conoboy, National Park Service Email: lodi_administration@nps.gov Information sent by Sam-Quito Padilla G. at:
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http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/desertdoc/murder.htm TUCSON'S FIRST MURDER TRIAL [This is the introduction to a very long and very interesting site. The details are a bit graphic.] The record of the Tucson murder trial of 1813-1814 is a storehouse of information concerning the social standards and legal practices of the Spanish colony in this desert. These are among the least known years of Spanish occupation. The military scene is clarified as well. The trial record assures us that even during the golden years of Apache peace, a regular offensive was kept up against renegade bands. The trial officials themselves testified that frequent Apache campaigns slowed down the judicial process, which lasted the better part of a year and a half. Reading between the lines one concludes that Lieutenant Ignacio Sotelo with a Tubac detachment was on his way to Tucson to take part in an "imminent Apache campaign" when he captured the escaped prisoner at La Casita. The elusive succession of commanders at the Tucson presidio is clarified by signatures at different sessions of the trial. These same signatures point up the hegemony of the military with the commandants designating themselves as civil judges as well.There is a notable contrast between the swift and summary justice, supposedly characteristic of the Anglo frontier, and Spanish preoccupation with legal refinements. One notes also the awkwardness of frontier officials in dealing with these technicalities. Submitted by Johanna de Soto |
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The MEN IMPLICATED IN THE DEATH OF GOVERNOR
ROSAS,
Written by LaDeane Miller ?Nicolas Ortiz; Born in Zacatecas, Mexico in 1618, he came to New Mexico in 1634. He Married
Maria de Bustillo, niece of Antonio Baca, whom he accused of infidelity with
Governor Rosas while he was away with the Santa Fe-Mexico City wagon train.
Upon his return from Mexico City in 1642, his wife was visibly pregnant. On
January 25, 1742, Nicolas murdered Governor Rosas. After being acquitted in Santa Fe, he was sent to Mexico City for a final
verdict. But alas, he was arrested by the Governor of Nueva Vizcaya, (retired), and sentenced to hang.
However he escaped from prison and was not heard from again. So they say! ? Juan Ruiz de Hinojos; ? Francisco de Salazar; ? Antonio de Salas; ? Francisco Lopez de Aragon; ? Francisco Lujan; ? Juan Tapia; |
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New Mexico Resources LaDeane Miller has written 20
volumes on New Mexican families, approximately 19900 pages and over
135,000 names. (Index in August issue of Somos Primos). His work covers Spanish
history dating back to early 1400's from Abeyta to Zamarano. It
has 108 different families with an index for each family.The largest
family is the Baca family, which is 3000 pages, and the Martin Serrano
family, 2200 pages. This information is now available on CDs. Contact: lwmiller24@home.com There are 370 MB of information on one CD in RTF format, or the
equivlent of 27 volumes of books in the full New Mexico Families.in the six and ten selected families, they are special ordered but take onlya week to compile and are also on one CD. The information on these depend on
what families you select. To begin, the Bonus families contain eighty MB or
Ida writes that her books are being converted to CDs and will soon be available. Please look at her site for an index of families covered and contact her directly. www.idaquintana.com
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Catholic American Indians In 1676 Kateri Tekakwitha was the first American Indians to be baptized into the Catholic Church. Sarah Berridge, growing up on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in northeast Nebraska said, "My ancestors believed in that higher being. We believed that before the white man came and taught us about God. Rev. Steve Boes, director of the St. Augustine Indian Mission in Winnebago said, "Most of the elders. . I've spoken to accepted the teaching of Jesus as being in line with their ancient beliefs . . and that is true for a great number of native Americans. Jesus is the new part. . . . It's a matter of believing that the Holy Spirit was at work long before white Christian missionaries showed up." However, it wasn't until the church' Second Vatican Council, in the
1960s, that church leaders began to reach out to native cultures across
the globe. Sarah Berridge said she was scared to be an
Indian as far as the Catholic Church went. "I was scared of
my Native American beliefs." She recently served as chairman at a conference of 1000 with a focus to identify and promote Kateri Tekakwitha as the first declared saint by the pope. Extracts from article by Kevin O'Hanlon, Orange County Register, 8-19-00 |
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A Good History lesson.., This is an actual case. A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client. He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title to a parcel of property being offered as collateral. The title to theproperty dated back to 1803, which took the lawyer 3 months to track down. After sending the information to the FHA, he received the following reply (actual letter): "Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have prepared and presented an application, we must point out that you have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to 1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to clear title back to its origin." Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows (actual letter): "Your letter regarding title in Case 189156 has been received. I note that you wish to have title extended further than the 194 years covered by the present application. was unaware that any educated person in this country, particularly those working in the property area, would not know that Louisiana was purchased by the U.S. from France in 1803, the year of origin identified in our application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the title to land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France, which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain. The land came into possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by then reigning monarch, Isabella. The good queen, being a pious woman and careful about titles, almost as much as the FHA, took the precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her jewels to fund Columbus' expedition. Now the Pope, as I'm sure you know, is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. And God, it is commonly accepted, created this world. Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that He also made that part of the world called Louisiana. He, therefore, would be the owner of origin. I hope to hell you find His original claim to be satisfactory. Now, may we have our damn loan?" They got it. Submitted by Lewis F. Stokes srsman1@gte.net Return to Table of Contents |
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Primos sends Congratulations to The Hispanic Genealogical Society of New
York and their webjefe, Chaz Fourquet Batiz, for having their
outstanding website chosen as a Family History Favorite by Ancestry.
"In recognition of excellence in providing the genealogical community with these valuable research tools, Ancestry.com is happy to announce the following "Family History Favorites." Hispanic Genealogical Society of News York/Hispanic Genealogy Center http://www.hispanicgenealogy.com/ This group, which began in Compuserve's Genealogy Forum, has laid the groundwork for a great resource to those researching their Hispanic ancestry. The site currently contains lists of helpful publications, organizations, and Web sites, down-loadable forms (pedigree, family group sheets, and census), messAge boards, and articles. An events calendar, and chats are in the works." http://ancestry.com/dailynews/04_14_99.htm#4 The Hispanic Genealogical Society of New
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New York City 911 Can't Handle Spanish Callers Spanish-speaking New Yorkers who call 911 in an emergency have to spend almost twice as much time on the phone to get help as English speakers. The reason? Only two of New York City's 74 on-dut5y 911 operators on average - or 3 percent -speaker Spanish, police say, despite a city population of almost 2 million Hispanics. The Hispanic population in New York is approaching 27%. So the NYPD spends precious time transferring some 179 Spanish 911 callers every day to a California translation company, Language Line Services, which in turn patches operators and callers to interpreters as far away as Utah and Florida. Article by Dave Saltonstall, New York Daily News via Orange County Register, 7-3-00 |
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universities?
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American Indian Music goes Mainstream For years, American Indian music has been relegated to the folk, world and new age bins at record stores, but a recognition is finally coming. The most recent development in Indian music is an embrace of contemporary European and American styles, such as rock, jazz, blues, techno, even rap. All of this mixing of genres has left some traditionalist shaking their heads. Some American Indian music is considered sacred, and sampling a chant, combining it with electronic sounds or even playing it on the radio is forbidden. The New York-based Native American Music Association has been lobbying the Recording Academy for the category since the mid-1990s. The number of albums released every year since 1994 has almost tripled. Tribes have been performing powwow, peyote and ceremonial songs for hundreds of years. But recorded music by Indians for Indians (and a broader audience) isn't much older than rock `n' roll itself. Extracts of article by Richard Chang, Orange County Register, 8-18-00 |
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Hardtack Cracker produced in Boston
Re-enactor buffs are big on authenticity, and they're able to go online to find the kind of Hardtack crackers that Union soldiers ate. G.H. Bent Co., a 199-year-old cracker make in the Boston suburb, wouldn't sell much of the stuff at all if it weren't for Civil War re-enactors - spend their weekends re-creating battle scenes in meticulous detail and go online to stock up on boxes of the biscuits. The crackers, once a staple for hungry Union soldiers are as dry as a bone and hard as a brick. "Since this Internet thing, it explored," said Gene Pierotti, 71, the retired owner of Bent, who son runs the company now. "It's amazing because it keeps the history alive." There are roughly 50,000 Civil War buffs. Whereas in 1999 only about 140 boxes were sold each year. Sales are now projected at 4,000. The Bent sister cracker, Cold Water Cracker was sold on trains and ships since 1801. It also supplied American troops in the War of 1812 and fed the Navy in the 1940s and 1950s. Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, 8-5-00 |
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Sovereign Status Considered for Hawaiian People Acknowledging "less than honorable" actions by the United States against native Hawaiians more than a century ago, the federal government recommended August 23 that indigenous islanders be given the same sovereign status as most American Indians. Five years after the United States helped to overthrow Queen Lili'uokalani, the United States annexed Hawaii. Hawaiian sovereignty movement's goals range from restoring the monarchy and declaring independence from the United States to creating a state-with-a-state government for Hawaii's 200,000 indigenous residents. Source: Article by Jean Christensen, Orange County Register, 8-24-00 |
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A Petition of Support for the > National Cemetery Protection Act To: United States Congress We the undersigned citizens, call upon the Congress of the United States of America to introduce and pass a National Cemetery Protection Act that would ensure the protection and preservation of our nations historic cemeteries by defining specific rules and regulations pertaining to: A) Cemetery Use, Care, Control and Protection, including but not
limited to: B) Restricting, Limiting and Regulating the use of a cemetery,
including but not limited to: Such legislation would call for enforceable penalties including but not limited to monetary fines and/or jail time. Sincerely, The National Cemetery Protection Act Petition to United States Congress was created by Saving Graves - supports and encourages the protection, restoration, and preservation of endangered cemeteries and written by William Spurlock. This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no express or implied endorsement of this petition by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. The petition scripts are created by Mike Wheeler at Artifice, Inc. View the Current Signatures. For Technical Support please use our simple Petition Help form and write a letter too. http://www.PetitionOnline.com/sg0001/petition.html |
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My History Is America's History My History Is America's History, a national millennium project invites family historians to share their family history on the Website. "We feel like every American is a historian at heart," says William R. Ferris, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which is sponsoring the project, and these stories are "a microcosm of the history of our nation." National Endowment for the Humanities director Ferris wants "My History" to help make American history come alive for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. "It animates history when you can see your own family lodged in it, whether it's the civil rights movement or World War II," Ferris says. The guidebook "My History is America's History," with tips ranging from "playing detective with family photographs" to uncovering history in the attic," may be downloaded from: http://www.myhistory.org or ordered for /shipping/handling fee from (877) NEH-HISTORY Los Angeles Times, 8-22-00 |
Chronology of Filipinos in America Pre-1898http://www.personal.anderson.ucla.edu/eloisa.borah/filfaqs.htm The following items are only a very small component of this outstanding website which explores both the past and present of the Filipinos in America. Excellent for Filipinos who are just beginning their family history research. The information was compiled by: Luzon Indians" were among the crew and
landing party of the Spanish galleon, Nuestra Senora de Buena
Esperanza, with Captain Pedro de Unamuno landing in Morro Bay, along
the central California coast, on October 17, 1587 Filipino sailors were aboard the San
Agustin, commanded by Sebastian Rodriguez Cermeno, when it shipwrecked
near Point Reyes by the mouth of San Francisco Bay, California on
November 6, 1595 according to Raymond Aker of the Drake Navigators
Guild. Filipino sailors were aboard "Manila Men" and their 50-year-old village, St. Malo, on the outskirts of News Orleans, Louisiana were described in detail by noted journalist, Lafcadio Hearn, in the national magazine, Harper's Weekly. Marina Espina, in her book Fillipinos in Louisiana (Laborde, 1988), traces seven generations of descendants from these "Manila Men," who settled in Louisiana in 1763. Harper's Weekly, March 31, 1883. "Saint Malo, A Lacustrine Village in Louisiana," by Lafcadio Hearn. At the California mission in Monterey, none other than Fr. Junipero Serra himself confirmed Vicente Tallado, Indio de la Panpangua en Philipinas, marinero, on August 10, 1779. Confirmation records from the mission, Sajn Carlos de Monte-Rey. The Thomas Workman Temple II Collection. (Courtesy of the library of The Californios) "Manila men" descendant Antonio Mirando Rodriguez, a 50 year old widower born in Sonora, and his daughter Juana Maria, 11, were among those chosen to be the founding settlers of the city ofr Los Angeles in 1781. He was a soldier, soldado de cuera, and became the ironsmith for the Santa Barbara mission, where he lived until his death. He is buried in the church at Santa Barbara Mission - a forthcoming publication by William Mason, Curator (retired). History Division, Los Angeles County Museum. At least one "Manilla man" was aboard the
British ship, Iphigenia Nubiana, under the command of Captain
William Douglas, when it arrived at Cook Inlet in Alaska on June 17,
1788. "Manilla men" were also on the ships, Eleanora and
Fair American, of Captain Simon Metcalfe, an American fur-trader
from New York, when these ships arrived at the Pacific Northwest coast
of American on June 5, 1789. John Mando, a "Manilla man"
was cabin steward on the Gustavus III, owned by Captain John
Henry Cox, when it came to Sitka Harbor in 1789 and in 1791. Filipinos were also part of the Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794, according to historian Donald C. Cutter, who can name at least four of the; and cites one Filipino seaman who had previously made three trip to Acapulco on Manila galleons, who may have joined the crew in Lima, Peru. Malaspina also recruited replacement crew in Acapulco among "Filipino mariners who were in Acapulco as a result of the galleon trade wsith Manila" (Cutter, Malaspina & Galiano, University of Washington Pr., 1991), Filipinos in Alaska: 1788-1958 by Thelma Buchholdt (Aboriginal Press, 1996). "Manila men" were reported to have been the major population of the "Vanished Camp of Tulitos," one of the earliest gold camps in Mariposa county during the California Gold Rush, which stated in 1848. Stockton Daily Evening Record (Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA) December 15, 1934, page 20. "Vanished Camp of Tulitos Is Forgotten by Historians," Mother Lodelets by Matthew Hamilton. (Courtesy of California State University, Stanislaus, University Library). The
Mariposa Sentinel (Mariposa Museum & Historical Center), Second
Quarter 1989, p.15 As early as the 1850s, Filipinos were crew
members aboard ships in the Alaska whaling boom that followed the start
of whaling off the coast of Alaska in 1848. Crew lists of the
whaling ships that sailed the Alaskan Arctic from 1848 to 1910 at the
New Bedford Whaling Museum positively identifies these seamen as "Manilla
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How to Regain Your Mexican Nationality and Retain Your US Citizenship! Los Angeles, California (July 6, 2000) - La Voz de Aztlan has published complete information on how you can regain your Mexican Nationality and yet retain your US citizenship. Many countries in the world have a similar system including Israel. The Mexican Congress passed a law that allows those who have become naturalized US citizens to regain their nationality. Also if you were born in the US of a Mexican parent or parents you can also regain your nationality even if one or both of your parents have since become naturalized citizens. There are many advantages in regaining your Mexican Nationality including the right to own land in Mexico which is denied to many "Anglos" retired in Mexico. The deadline to apply is March 20, 2003. There is full information on
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ACTAS-SACRAMENTALES CUIDAD DE MEXICO, SIGLO, XVI Wonderful News! In a breathless project directed by historian Augusto Vallejo, the Consejo de la Cronica de la Ciudad de Mexico/INAH has finished the integration of a database for twenty-four thousand sacramental records--baptisms and marriages administered in Mexico City during the 16th century. The product, a set of four printed volumes plus a CD-Rom, will become available to the public in 2001. Since the edition will be limited, it is advisable to let the Consejo de la Cronica know, ahead of time, if you would be interested in obtaining a copy (or more) upon release. Carmen Boone de Aguilar To sign in for copies or further information, contact: |
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Exploring Colonial Mexico This summer we feature the grand 18th century church at Yaxcaba, Yucatan, near Chichen Itza. Used as a fortress during the Caste War, it still retains most of its fine colonial retablos. ESPADANA PRESS http://www.colonial-mexico.com Submitted by Richard D. Perry |
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The AGES Project A binational effort to preserve and share the historical archives of Sonora, Mexico The AGES Project (TAP) will preserve the basic record of Arizona and Sonora. TAP will scan the historical documents in the Archivo General del Estado de Sonora (AGES), or General Archive of the State of Sonora, in Hermosillo, and make them available free-of-charge over the World Wide Web. These images also will be converted to microfilm for long-term preservation. Several institutions in Sonora and Arizona, listed above, are cooperating on this project. The AGES Project addresses many interests. Since Arizona was part of Sonora during the Spanish and Mexican periods – that is, until 1854 – these documents contain Arizona’s legal records. Government agencies use information from such documents in making decisions about present-day access to resources. Also, tribal and family historians in Arizona are anxious to obtain more information about their ancestors here and in Sonora. For example, groups such as the Pascua Yaquis will be able to use this information to reconstruct their tribal history and to evaluate membership applications. Indeed, professional historians have identified the AGES as a particularly rich archive. It has survived a variety of upheavals relatively intact; thus it contains rich information about U.S. economic relations in Sonora, U.S. and Mexican relations with Indian groups, invasions by private armies from the U.S., and the early careers of several Mexican revolutionary leaders and presidents, among many other topics. Mexican researchers have similar interests to those in the United States. In addition, for Sonorans, this project represents an opportunity to organize their central archive, to preserve its treasures, to provide intellectual access to them through indexing, and to make them physically accessible to the world in ways that will not harm the fragile documents. Indeed, researchers around the world will enjoy unprecedented access to this region’s historical sources. The first three sections to be scanned will focus on Arizona and Sonora’s relations and their joint legal heritage:
This represents only the beginning: TAP will continue until the remaining multitude of historical documents is preserved and publicly accessible. This is a monumental project of great urgency. The AGES houses millions of pages of documents. Many of them are crumbling into oblivion because they are made of highly acidic paper and stored under inadequate conditions. Time is of the essence for us to preserve the information in these documents. But this is also the right time because of technological innovations. Now, with the combination of scanning, microfilming, and the Internet, we have methods for making long-lasting, high-quality copies of these documents that will be easily accessible to the public. TAP is a cutting-edge project that will serve as a model for other archives interested in both preservation and access. Even without major funding, work has already started on this project. A group of "passports and safe conducts" for 1917-1922 (Pasaportes y Salvoconductos) has been microfilmed and indexed, and we will soon digitize these images and place them online. The archivists in Sonora have organized and indexed several sections of the AGES to prepare for future scanning. In Arizona, several leading cultural institutions have backed this project. The University of Arizona Libraries, the Arizona State Museum (ASM), and the Tucson-Pima Public Library (TPPL) have joined forces to apply for a planning grant from the state’s Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records (DLAPR). DLAPR also will hold a week-long training session for Sonoran archivists in February 2000 and will serve as a microfilm repository. The UA Library is providing technical expertise and computer support for the project, and TPPL will serve as an additional online gateway to the materials and as a microfilm repository. Dr. Tracy Duvall, from ASM, was named project director, and ASM will index sections of the archive. Political support is strong on both sides of the border. In Mexico, ‘Los Amigos del Archivo,’ an organization appointed by the governor of Sonora, will work in conjunction with the AGES to oversee that end of the project; the members of ‘Los Amigos’ will include researchers from both countries who are interested in Arizona-Sonora history. In Arizona, Margie Emmerman, Governor Hull’s policy advisor for Mexico; Emilio Gaynor, executive director of the Arizona-Mexico Commission; and Augustine García, director of the Tucson-Mexico Project, have facilitated our efforts. For more information about the AGES Project, email ages@ages.library.arizona.edu, or contact Tracy Duvall at:
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My name is Tess Gamez, I recently learned of "Instituto Sonorense de Cultura" whose activity is to preserve all culture in Sonora, MX.. In this "Instituto" Mr. C. Gilberto Escobosa is "El Cronista de la Ciudad de Hermosillo." His work is to assist any person who is looking for information about Sonora. Mr. Escobosa is able to provide information about places, offices and other cronistas (believe these are persons located in each of the cities, towns, villages who are in charge to keep records and preserve history of familias and municipio) through- out Sonora who can assist with your research. I am looking for anyone that has used the services provided by these "cronistas" in their search for Sonoran, MX. ancestors and could provide advise, knowledge, information in the use of these services. Thanks, Tess TessGamez@aol.com |
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Puerto Rican Censuses Puerto Rican Censuses for 1910 and 1920, for every town in Puerto Rico, are now available on CD ROM from Heritage Quest. A company dedicated to providing genealogical materials for the researcherl. Depending on which town you are researching, CDs are $20.00 each, with some CDs containing more than one town. For more information, visit Heritage Quest's website at: www.heritagequest.com Nuestra Herencia, Summer 2000, Vol 3.3
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Cuban and Cuban-Americans Cuban and Cuban-Americans are having a very visible year on TV (not counting Elian Gonzalez). No fewer than eight movies, specials and documentaries on topics ranging from the history and culture of Cuba to the story of popular jazz musician Arturo Sandoval will have aired on national television by year's end. The documentary, "The Cuban Americans," illustrates how strong memories of pre-Castro Cuba affect the lives of many Cuban-Americans four decades later. The show visits Cuban-American enclaves in Union City, N.S. and West New York, but the primary focus is Miami and Little Havana. Extract from article by Terry Jackson, Knight Ridder News Service via San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Fin! / the "Roberto Clemente Commemorative T-shirt"
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Visit website for photo of the final artist rendition which will be printed on Black T's. Since we believe in economic empowerment for our community, we will offer these shirts first to community organizations and Little League's that would like to raise funds for themselves. We will offer the shirts at $1.00 dollar above our production cost which will be under $10.00. The shirt will have a suggested retail price of $17.99. We want to get the word out to as many organizations and Little League's as possible since this will allow us to help circulate proceeds from the shirt in our communities before we offer the shirts to the chain stores in Oct/Nov. In keeping with our company mission, we want our community to benefit from our business as well. Please pass the word out. We can be reached at 718-402-9310, or email:
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San Isidoro de Sevilla, Internet Saint News is confirmed, thanks to Mary T. Ayers, historian and editor for Los Californianos, who became intrigued about my recent e-mail circular and decided to follow it up. San Isidoro de Sevilla has become the patron saint of Internet. The following are some sites to research San Isidoro de Sevilla Patrono del Internet. http://www.catholic.org/isidore/ |
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Doing research in Colombia or Chile? Rosario Penroz Rousseau, a Chilean living in Bogota, Colomiba has offered to help researchers interested in Colombia or Chile. He says he will do his best. I will do my best to help. nrparis@col1.telecom.com.co Submitted by Laurie E. Castillo |
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El V Centenario de el Hijo mas Ilustre de España - Gomez Pereyra, El 14 de Agosto de 1554 vio la primer a luz la obra mas importante de la Filosofia Hispana. Fue escrita por el Licenciado Gomez Pereyra quien tenia 54 años. Lamentablemente la ocasion pasara desapercibida una vez mas por la "incuria proverbial de los Españoles" a la cual se referia Guardia hace mas de cien años. Ni el Gobierno de España, ni las autoridades de Castilla y Leon, la provincia de Valladolid, la villa de Medina del Campo, ni la Universidad de Salamanca, Alma Mater del Licenciado Pereyra han hecho nada para celebrar el V Centenario de su hijo mas ilustre, gloria de la Hispanidad. El unico homenaje para Gomez Pereyra vino de Galicia y de Oviedo con
la reedicion de Antoniana Margarita en edicion bilingue (Santiago de
Compostela, 2000). Este libro que hoy cumple 446 añs de haber salido de
la imprenta de Medina del Campo es una joya desconocida en las Americas
aun cuando bien discutido en Europa. Solamente hay cinco articulos en
Ingles sobre esta obra en el cual el Licenciado Pereyra sienta las bases
del metodo Cientifico en el Siglo XVI. Loor a su memoria! Jaime G Gomez, M.D. Presidente |
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If Biology Is Ancestry, Are These People Related? By NICHOLAS WADE The crime scene was bare of clues. Even DNA fingerprinting scored no hits in the databases. The police had no leads. As a last resort, they sent a DNA sample to a private company -- which soon supplied the surname of the man who had left it. Science fiction as yet, but the company, Oxford Ancestors, exists and has applied for a patent on the idea of deriving surnames from DNA. Its founder, Dr. Bryan Sykes, is a geneticist at the University of Oxford in England who has made an intriguing discovery about English surnames: many of them once had a single bearer. Surnames came into use in England between 1250 and 1450, probably in connection with the development of inheritable property rights and trades. "The surname acted like documentation a time when they didn't have forms," said Dr. George Redmonds, a historian of place names and surnames. It is not known how many people took the same surname, but those based on common trades, like Smith, may have had many original owners. Dr. Sykes, who analyzes DNA to track ancient population changes, wondered if he could trace the origins of his own surname. The word comes from a type of moorland stream used to mark land boundaries. Genealogists expected that as a landscape feature it would have been adopted by many people in search of surnames. Nearly 10,000 Sykeses are registered as voters in the United Kingdom, many near the town of Huddersfield in Yorkshire. Dr. Sykes sent out letters to a random sample of his male namesakes, asking them to send him cells brushed from the inside cheek on a cotton swab. His interest lay in the subjects' Y chromosomes, which of course are bequeathed from father to son in the same pattern as surnames, except in the case of what geneticists delicately refer to as a "non-paternity event." Unlike the other chromosomes, the Y is transmitted unchanged and would remain identical from the Adams of the human race to all of their sons, except for the rare mutations or accidental changes that accumulate over the centuries. Because each lineage of Y chromosomes carries its own signature set of DNA changes, these mutations provide a perfect system for tracking male genealogies, and that is what Dr. Sykes looked for in the cotton swabs mailed back to him. Only one DNA signature was common among his namesakes' Y chromosomes, Dr. Sykes reports in the current issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics. This means there was only one original Mr.Sykes, at least as reflected in today's population. The first Sykeses on record lived in the 13th century in Flockton, Slaithwaite and Saddleworth, three villages close to Huddersfield. Sykeses who do not carry the genetic signature have presumably had a non-paternity event somewhere in their ancestry. In fact, 50 percent of the modern-day Sykeses did not have the signature. Despite appearances, this is a remarkable testimony to the fidelity of the Mrs. Sykeses of past centuries, because it amounts to a non-paternity rate of 1.3 percent per generation. The non-paternity rate in the present English population is conjectured to be between 2 percent and 5percent. From court records, it seems Dr. Sykes's ancestors, at least in the 14th century, were "quite a rough lot -- always being fined for cutting down trees and stealing sheep." "Nonetheless," Dr. Sykes said, "their wives were faithful through all this." Asked if he was a true Sykes or an out-of-wedlock Sykes, he replied, "I'm proud to say I have the aboriginal chromosome." Sykeses who live in the United States would not necessarily bear the original chromosome in the same proportion as their English cousins because the emigrants might not have been a representative sample, Dr.Sykes said. He has analyzed three other surnames in the same way and found that, as with the Sykeses, all can be traced to a single bearer of the family name. Even the ubiquitous Smiths and Clarks might trace their surnames to just a handful of very prolific early ancestors, not the hundreds that might be presumed, Dr. Sykes said. This suggests it would be feasible to construct a library of DNA signatures linked with English family names. The library could be used forensically to provide a surname that matched a DNA sample, and for genealogy. Dr. Redmonds, the historian, said a library of DNA matched to surnames would be useful in connecting branches of a family that lacked historical records to document their kinship. The library might be of particular interest, he said, to Americans of English ancestry seeking to identify their origins; their Y chromosomes might link them directly to the villages where the first bearers of their surnames once lived. "Bryan had no interest in genealogy whatsoever before this started," Dr. Redmonds said of his geneticist friend. "When I was able to take him to the precise place in Yorkshire where his ancestors came from, he was hooked." New York Times, April 9, 2000 Submitted by: Elvira Zavala Patton > elviraz@elpasonet.net |
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History of Opera in Spain Abstract of article by Alicia Garcia Clark Opera began in Spain in the first third of the seventeenth century, but the name "opera" was not used until 1698 when, in January, two companies in Madrid united to give a "fiesta de opera." Before opera, Spain already had an artistic tradition that combined music and drama. Comedias, autos sacramentales, zarzuelas are all dramatic forms with music. Guitar music, popular songs, dances accompanied by singing and instrumental music were all integrated into drama, with simple music serving the text. Opera in Spain emerged from this tradition which was enhanced by musical artists' awareness of opera in Italy. It seems certain that the first opera performed in Spain was writer Lope de Vega's La selva sin amor, performed at the Coliseo del Buen Retiro, the theater in the royal palace, Madrid, on December 18, 1627, with stage machinery by Lotti. Que Viva L.A. Opera newsletter, No18, September 2000 Return to Table of Contents |
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The Steamer Denbign
The steamer was not only a technological marvel but an example of the Civil War's impact on the rest of the world. In 1997, the Denbigh wreck was discovered by a team from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M. U.S. News & World Report, 8-14-00 |
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Black Slave stories on CD-Rom Gwen Midlo Hall, a retired history professor at Rutgers University, New Jersey, is on a mission to shed light on America's slaves and their personal histories thorough thousands of pages of handwritten colonial-era documents salvaged from courthouse basements across Louisiana and as far away as France and Spain. The records now compiled on a CD-ROM database, cover more than 100,000 slaves in what is believed to be the largest collection of its kind. Hall's project started in 1984, doing research for her 1992 book, "Africans in Colonial Louisiana: The Development of Afro-Creole Culture in the 18th Century." While searching court records in New Roads, La, she found documents written by French-speaking notaries detailing the specific African origins and ethnicities of slaves. "The data she provided is totally revolutionary and we didn't know it existed until she discovered it", said Tony Burroughs, who teaches genealogy at Chicago State University. In her searches, Hall has found court transcripts with testimony from slaves, documents that recount how slaves either bought or were granted their freedom, and even papers listing thier birth countries and languages they spoke: Creole, French, Spanish, English, African languages and even American Indian languages among them. By the time her book was published, hall had collected 3,000 slave names and was determined to expand the project. The National Endowment for the Humanities contributed $300,000 in grants. Source: article by Brett Martel, Associated Press via Orange County Register, 8-6-00 Submitted by Gloria Cortinas Oliver Return to Table of Contents |
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Slave Ancestry Exhibit The Integration Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry plan "A Tribute to Our Enslaved Ancestors" (The People's Exhibit). They are soliciting photographs of formerly enslave ancestors from citizens across the nation for the purpose of developing a comprehensive traveling photo exhibit. Photos are need of ancestors who were born from slavery times through the year 1867. When you send information, please include the names of the ancestor's pictured, year and place of birth and place of death and date- along with any other information and the submitter's name, address, and signature. Sent to: PO Box 436937, Chicago, IL 60643-6937. ISDSA@aol.com or visit the website at http:member.aol.com/isdsa/club/index.htm Family Tree, August/September 2000 |
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Associations Available for African-American Research
African-American Family History Association Afro-American Family History Project Afro-American Genealogical & Historical Society of Chicago:
Dusable Museum |
Afro-American Genealogical &
Historical Society P.O. Box 13086 T Street Station Washington, DC 20009-3086 Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society Burton Historical Collection Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 Registry of American Black Ancestry Rhode Island Black Heritage Society
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index to resources for advanced researchers. Below is a very small
portion to demonstrate the diversity included.
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Letter
to General Chamberlain describing the surrender of General Lee's Army
written by Col. Whittaker, General George Custer's aide 819 Mass Ave., N.E. General J.L. Chamberlain, Dear General Chamberlain, I trust you will excuse my neglect of my promises when I tell you I have been very sick and a long time recruiting my health. Your esteemed favor of the 26th inst. Duly received and contents fully noted. You were the first person to receive the announcement of the unconditional surrender of General Lee's Army at Appomattox Court House at 9 O'Clock, April 9th, 1865, under the following circumstances. General Custer's 3d Cavalry Division had advance of Calvary Corps, Army of Potomac, and was moving up Column of Squadron from under Artillery fire of Everyone on our left flank. After passing the artillery as General Custer was about to order a charge, a rebel officer, named Capt. Sims, of Gen. Longstreets Staff met us (I was riding by General Custer's side ahead of the column) and said General Lee asks a suspension of hostilities. General Custer, (as quick as lightening) said Whitaker take the flag go with this officer to General Lee with my compliments and tell him I can not stop this charge unless he announces an unconditional surrender as I am not sole in command on this field. Capt.Sims guided me to where he left Generals Lee, Gordon and Longstreet. I found there only Generals Gordon and Longstreet who explained tat they were in command as General Lee I gallopped off to the rear to find General Grant immediately after authorizing a request for a suspension of hostilities. These generals both assured me of an absolute surrender and that they were personally satisfied of the result the night before, but that General Lee still had hope of being able to get through to Lynchburg and with that expectation ordered the charge by Gordon's (?) which had been repulset by infantry. I was suspicious of their good faith as all firing had not stopped and artillery with smoking guns was passing us, and while hesitating about my report to General Custer they very impatiently begged me to hurry and to first stop that infantry line with the announcement. I consented to do so only stipulation that a rebel officer go with me. I gallopped over to the infantry line and steared for what appeared to be the Commander's flag and announced the surrender of Lee's Army. I understood the officer to be yourself commanding that portion of General Cd's line. I learned later that is was you as your lectures and describes the appearance of the towel in my hand. The moment the surrender was announced the greatest, loudest cheers I ever heard went up right to left along your line. I left the Confederate Officer on your line, he had no message, or any authority to deliver one, as I simply asked that an Officer accompany me. I at once gallopped across the field to General Custer to whom I repeated the announcement of an unconditional surrender of the rebel army, and there was repeated that shout of joy all along the cavalry line. Do not be disturbed by any of the statements of General Gordon early or late. He dare not confront me with a denial of any of my statements. I furnished him with a copy of my first public statement on this matter, and have twice invited him to compare notes and correct errors in his lecture, and he has never attempted to dispute me. General Longstreet admits his error in putting General Custer in my boots, and I suppose we must excuse both him and General Gordon for bad memory "on the details" as the latter puts it in a letter to me "on account of momentious excitement and responsibility" of the occasion. He could remember how difficult it was to find a truce when General Lee suggested it and how by good luck Sims found a white towel in his saddlebag. But this is enough of detail. You now have my statement of the fact that the surrender was first announced to you in such haste at the "for Gods sake" request of Gordon who was impatient at my hesitation. E. W. Whitaker late Lt. Col. 1st Conn. Cav. Submitted by Deane Miller > lwmiller24@home.com |
It has been said that a people has arrived when it can laugh at itself. It appears with the young Latino stand-up comedians and the cartoonists that are sharing their thoughts and statements on life, we have arrived! RAISING HECTOR My name is Peter Ramirez and I'm the creator of a family based Latino comic strip called RAISING HECTOR. I'm sending this message around indiscriminately. For the last nearly 6 years I've been trying to give ALL people a comic strip about Latinos that is both funny and informative and one Latinos can be proud of. Currently, there is only one Latino strip being offered by newspaper syndicates and many of those syndicates believe that one is enough but we all know that Latinos all have different voices we need to share. I also have been offering my strip to papers and currently have about 20 papers under my belt. Tribune Media Services, one of the country's biggest newspaper syndicates is now running my strip in a Reader Poll at www.comicsedge.com now through the end of August 2000. If enough people like the strip then it will be syndicated and offered to everyone. I ask for a moment of your time to help me fulfill a life long dream. I used to be a NY City police Officer but I was injured in the line of duty and forced to retire. The 'Good Lord' was kind enough to spare my drawing hand and let me pursue my dream. I've spent over $25,000 of my life's savings and have invested over 6 years of my life. Now I need your help. Please visit www.comicsedge.com or my site at www.raisinghector.com. Take a look at the gags then send me an email and let me know what you honestly think. My strip was created not just for Latinos but for EVERYONE who have meddlesome parents to rambunctious kids. This will be my only chance to impress Tribune. If you like my work then please pass it on to your friends. The greatest joy for me is to have the world enjoy my humor and my work. With your help, it can be possible. Thank you and God Bless. Peter Ramirez pjramirez@earthlink.net |
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Touch Signatures Increasingly, U.S. Banks are requiring non-customers to leave their thumbprints on the faces of checks before they can collect their cash. Banks say the practice, now seen in all 50 states, cuts fraud. Banks that require fingerprints seen an average 60% drop in bad checks being passed. Although the practice had a brief life in the 1980s, it wasn't until 1997 that the Bank of America resurrected in in Las Vegas. From there it spread to California and Texas where some banks reported 75% to 80% drops in check fraud. Source: Vernon Silver, Bloomberg News, via OCR, 8-2-00 |
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Roman Soldiers in the Gobi Desert Ancient documents hint that Roman soldiers were the ancestors of some Chinese in the Gobi desert. The history of the small village of Zhelaizhai may be the "Roman city in ancient China." Many theories have been suggested and ever new bits and pieces of circumstantial evidence: In AD 5, there was a Chinese city named Liqian (or Li-jen), the ancient Chinese word for Rome or the Roman Empire. It is believed that the Roman mercenaries joined with Jzh-Jzh, a Hun leader. Their influence being seen in protection of Jzh-Jzh's citadel by a double palisade of wood stakes, as a defensive barrier, used by the Romans. The Romans also used a fighting formation with linked shields, "fish-scale formation," called testudo. To test such claims of a Western connection, a Beijing geneticist took blood and urine sample from 200 villagers last year and ran DNA tests. No results have been formally announced, but some kind of genetic link with Europeans has been found among 40 test subjects. Among some of the villagers in the town of Zhelaizhai are people with curly brown hair or reddish hair and light-colored eyes. Source: Article by Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 8-24-00 |
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Who Would You Choose? (A Rhetorical Question) It's is time to elect a world leader, and your vote counts. Candidate A: consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day. Candidate B: was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of brandy every evening. Candidate C: is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and hasn't had any illicit affairs. Which of these candidates is your choice??? Don't Peek. . . . until you've chosen.
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