PBS Researcher Needs Help

If anyone in the group would like to work on this project it would be great
if you would bring some attention to the http://NuestrosRanchos.com group if
the findings get presented on PBS.

Here is some information I received directly from Aaron with some info
posted on the Zacatecas rootsweb group included at the bottom:

As stated before, I am a researcher for a PBS show called Finding Your
Roots, that explores race, culture, and identity through the genealogies and
family histories of notable celebrities.
I am trying to trace the line of Jose de La Lus Ramirez, born March 1781 in
Jerez, Zacatecas, and the line of Joseph Antonio Luciano Caldera, born
December 14, 1755 in El Durazno, Zacatecas, and died Jun 19, 1799 in El
Durazno, Zacatecas.
We're trying to see if we can take these two people's families back to
Spain, which would probably be about two or three generations. We've already
checked the obvious places for records but have turned nothing up, so if
there is anyone with any leads or who would be interested in helping out, we
would be enormously appreciative.
I did some searching on your site and found Miguel Caldera, who has obvious
ties to Spain (through his father) and while it is entirely unknown whether
Joseph Antonio Luciano Caldera is related to him, it could be a lead?

Joseph

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Joseph Puentes
Clean@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html

Today's Topics:

1. PBS Researcher looking for Zacatecas Genealogist
(gc-gateway@rootsweb.com)

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:40:22 -0000
From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com"
Subject: [MEX-ZACATECAS] PBS Researcher looking for Zacatecas
Genealogist
To:

Author: akalischerco
Surnames: de la Lus Ramirez, Caldera
Classification: lookup

Message Board URL:

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.mexico.zacatecas/2051/mb.ashx

Message Board Post:

I'm working on a PBS show and am trying to take the lines of Jose de La Lus
Ramirez of Jerez, Zacatecas, and Joseph Antonio Luciano Caldera of El
Durazno, Zacatecas, back to Spain (probably about two generations). Is there
anyone who could attempt to do this? The answer may lie in civil or church
records, but I have been unable to find any that help.
Aaron