If you don't have Mexican ancestors, this book will make you with you had. If you are one of the millions of Americans who can trace your heritage across the Rio Grande, then get ready to come face to face with your own history. In Finding Your Mexican Ancestors, you will discover direct, easy-to-follow instructions that will lead you through Mexico's carefully preserved records. George and Peggy Ryskamp's easy style and dynamic approach make finding and using parish records, civil records, and other useful Mexican resources as simple as it is thrilling.
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George R. Ryskamp, J.D., AG, teaches Latin American and southern European family history at Brigham Young University, where he also serves as director of the Center for Family History and Genealogy and the Immigrant Ancestor Project. He is a fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association, a Miembro Academico of the Acedmia Americana de Genealogia, and a corresponding member of the Academia Real Matritense de Genealogia y Heraldica.
Peggy Hill Ryskamp has done Hispanic family history in the United States and on numerous trips to Spain and Mexico for more than twenty years. Coauthor of A Student's Guide to Mexican-American Genealogy, a speaker at local and national conferences, and former coeditor of The Genealogical Journal, she juggles client work and writing.
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This is one of the best genealogical how-to books that I've used. It's so annoying to buy a book you hope will really help you do or learn something and find that it's stuffed with filler and generalities. This one doesn't dumb-down the subject and doesn't waste your time explaining genealogy. If you are a true beginner, however, you probably could use this as an introduction to genealogy, as long as you're only looking at your Mexican ancestors.
Unlike other Hispanic guides, this one is specific to Mexico, which I like. Chances are, if that's your ancestry, you won't be interested in the archive system in Argentina, and if you're just getting going in Mexico, it will take you quite a while to get back to Spain. The authors assume that you either have or are smart enough to figure out how to get a working knowledge of enough Spanish to use the records effectively; but, there is also a good glossary as well as explanations in the various sections of the terminology you need. Mexican genealogical researchers are particularly fortunate due to the fact that so many records, particularly parish registers, have been extracted and are available for free online; the authors give good explanations for searching and using those records, and then they wisely stress the necessity of then researching in the original or microfilmed records. Individual chapters and sections are devoted to the various types of records you will probably use at first, and those that you should use: parish registers and civil registration records, other governmental records, other church-related records, records stored in archives, U. S. records (such as home sources, immigration records, naturalization records, etc.). Where to find and how to access the different records is covered thoroughly. The different records are illustrated along with transcriptions as well as translations. Mexican record-keeping systems are also discussed in historical context. Determination of the actual place of origin for an immigrant is one of the most difficult of genealogical problems. There is a particularly good chapter devoted to just that issue: what to do if your home sources don't give you the answer you need. Anyone planning to do, or in the midst of doing, Mexican genealogical research should have this book.
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This book has very useful examples. I find very useful tips. It explain very well all I need to know to start my genealogy. This book improves presentation over other books written by the authors. To the authors, please keep writing!! You are doing great!
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This is a great book. It has many helpful tips. It is very easy to find the information you are looking for.
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