History, Culture and General Discussion

thanks John for this submission. I like jokes but #2 always was special
in my house "2. The party is separated into women cooking, men drinking,
and kids playing."

Other than on Thanksgiving I can't remember my mom EVER sitting down to

Hola Daniel, Juan Pablo y Enrique:

Gusto en saludarlos, y que bueno que estan tocando el tema de
los Ruiz de Velasco, ya que por via materna me interesa mucho
este linaje, y yo no he avanzado mucho en el, es un gusto leer que

I don't know who added the Casta's paintings but they are wonderful! A real eye opener to the dress and living standards of the day.

I've added a photo to my album (Linda Castanon-Long) of my grandmothers cousin, Juan Jose Mendez in a death photo drawn abt 1923 in Tamazula Jalisco Mexico. It gives an idea of the burial customs and dress of the day at that time.

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> I grew up hearing stories of La Llorona from my parents, as well as, Aunts
> and Uncles. My family is from Jalisco, so I had assumed that's where it
> originated, but I don't know for sure.
>

Our Oral Historian Frank Moreno Sifuentes has another group of Oral
History stories for us. Please have a listen and send your feedback to
Frank at: conzafos@msn.com

http://nuestrafamiliaunida.com/podcast/oral_history.html#kiko

Has anyone heard of the story "La Llorona?" I found it in a book, though it
doesn't say which part of Mexico it originated from. Apparently, it is
about a woman who drowns her own children in a river to keep their father

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Esperanza,

You mentioned someone's grandmother buried alive? Do you know more about that? How did they discover that?

When I was studying Italian, our instructor, a native of Italy, told us that she never wanted to be embalmed, that they didn't do that in Italy because of known cases where someone thought to be deceased was buried alive. How they knew that I don't know.

Hi, all. I don't know if this would interest anyone, but I sumbitted my DNA for the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Project and they sent me a code for discounted DNA Analysis through Relative Genetics (see below for details) for participating (open to friends and family upon participation). If you've been thinking of getting your DNA tested for genealogical purposes, then maybe this is worth a look-see. If anyone has heard of this lab, will you be so kind as to give us your input and thoughts on this "deal?" Thanks!

I came across this article this evening (as I was looking for something else) on the MexicoConnect site. It is brief, and includes a bibliography. It can be found at:
(note: I am putting URL twice - one is copy & paste - c&p)