Indian Paintings from Welester Alvarado
Sorry it took so long Welester, but I have finally uploaded the pictures
I was suppose to upload back in early May.
these pictures are fabulous and everyone should see what our ancestors
were up to many many hundreds of years ago:
Indian Paintings from Welester Alvarado
Sorry it took so long Welester, but I have finally uploaded the pictures
I was suppose to upload back in early May.
these pictures are fabulous and everyone should see what our ancestors
were up to many many hundreds of years ago:
petroglyphs - Joseph
Hi Joseph ,
Glad you liked them and I'm sure the members will like them as well . I will try and get fotos of the petroglyphs , they show a lot of creativity .
Welester
> > Sorry it took so long Welester, but I have finally uploaded the pictures > I was suppose to upload back in early May.> > these pictures are fabulous and everyone should see what our ancestors > were up to many many hundreds of years ago:> > http://www.nuestrosranchos.com/node/16075> > joseph>
Latin in Marriage Record and veiling ceremony
Victoriano,
I can think of various translations of the verb "velar."
1.- [common] To stay awake, not to sleep; even as when "working the 'third
shift.' "
2.- [religion] To keep vigil. As in Rosaries and accompanying the body
Latin in Marriage Record
I had some difficulty translating a couple of phrases found in parish
marriage records. I discovered they are Latin phrases that seem to be
terms used in parish documents that have specific meaning. I found some of
Another Newbie
Being new to this group, I am somewhat hesistant to post anything and, thereby, annoy the membership! However, it doesn't make any sense to join and then sit back and wait...Anyway, I can find no more info on my great-grandparents and thought someone here might have some suggestions on how to find something when the information is so sparse. So, here goes...
Diaz de Tiscareno
Does anyone know anything about this Family in aguascalientes. I had a Diaz line in Jalisco which eventually made it self back to Aguascalientes into the compund surname diaz de tiscareno:
HEre is my information
Chalchihuites: Paez, Romero, Zamora and Goitia
Greetings All,
Does anyone have any of the above surnames in their genological tree in the Chalchihuites, Sombrerete, Zacatecas area? What I have so far is:
Jose Goitia married Dolores Zamora around 1865.
Age of Eighteen Hundred brides
I have just uncovered an ancestor who was married prior to her 12th birthday in the early eighteen hundreds. My genealogy software keeps giving a warning on this record. It seems many women were married around 15 or 16 years old during this time. This is the first one that was so young, but I know that it happened in Appalacian Mountains even up to the 1900's. I have not ordered the films yet to check for the accuracy and whether this is the right family, but has anyone else run across marriages where the bride was so young?
Parish Records
My last posting where I listed names of ancestors marriage records for Guadalajara, I found out from my mother that she has their photos, so I will be able to add those to my album on Nuestros Ranchos, as well. She has a photo of Ysmael Martin del Campo and many others I had not known she had pictures of before.