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Dr. Ellen Fernandez-Sacco

Latino Genealogy & Beyond aims to share culturally relevant information and history regarding POC genealogy. Join me as I decolonize family histories through context and deep dives into archival research.

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Vale Ancestors of Camuy: Estevan Vale May 3, 2025
Celebrating My Phyllis Wheatley Award Recognition April 25, 2025
New Scanned Documents on FS 2: The Municipalities! April 13, 2025
New Scanned Documents for Puerto Rico on FamilySearch! April 12, 2025
The Story of Moses Williams: on Bernice Bennett’s Ancestor’s Footsteps March 23, 2025
Not Yet Completely Free – An Evening with AAHGS Journal Writers: 12 Feb 2025 February 9, 2025
Black History Month: a guide for the perplexed February 4, 2025

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Vale Ancestors of Camuy: Estevan Vale
A few weeks ago, I saw a hint on my Ancestry family tree for Estevan Vale Caban. To my great surprise, it included a photograph! Could it be my great uncle? After finally locating the origin of a foto for Estevan Vale in Ancestry’s Passports database, I was struck by how much of a desire […]
Celebrating My Phyllis Wheatley Award Recognition
Thrilled to announce that I was awarded the Phyllis Wheatley Award for my article "Not Yet Completely Free"! The post Celebrating My Phyllis Wheatley Award Recognition appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
New Scanned Documents on FS 2: The Municipalities!
Part 2 of the 865 new uploads, listed by municipality: Isabela, Camuy, Vega Baja, San Juan, Utuado, Guayama, Juncos, Lares, Hormigueros, Manati, Rio Grande, Comerio, Carolina, School Personnel The post New Scanned Documents on FS 2: The Municipalities! appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
New Scanned Documents for Puerto Rico on FamilySearch!
Did you know that 865 sets of documents were recently uploaded to FamilySearch? The post New Scanned Documents for Puerto Rico on FamilySearch! appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
The Story of Moses Williams: on Bernice Bennett’s Ancestor’s Footsteps
I’m happy to share that my interview with Bernice Bennett on her podcast, Ancestor’s Footsteps will be on air, tomorrow, March 24 on Spreaker– the link is below. In “Moses Williams, his Family & Gradual Emancipation. ” I offer a brief overview of what I learned about the Williams family in Philadelphia in the Early […]
Not Yet Completely Free – An Evening with AAHGS Journal Writers: 12 Feb 2025
On 12 February 2025, join AAHGS members to hear about articles from the Winter 2025 issue. I'll discuss Not Yet Completely Free, on the family of Moses Williams and partial freedom. The post Not Yet Completely Free – An Evening with AAHGS Journal Writers: 12 Feb 2025 appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Black History Month: a guide for the perplexed
Confused as to the importance of Black History Month? Here's a handy reference guide The post Black History Month: a guide for the perplexed appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Moses Williams: The First Black Museum Professional
Not Yet Completely Free in the latest issue of the AAHGS Journal looks at the effects of gradual emancipation on the family of Moses Williams (1776-1830) silhouette artist and museum assistant in Philadelphia. The post Moses Williams: The First Black Museum Professional appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Remembering enslaved ancestors purchased by Pedro Pellot, Aguadilla, 1822
This post, based on transcriptions of a notary document from Aguadilla, speaks the names of several enslaved ancestors held in Aguadilla by Pedro Pellot. Pellot, one of four Peugeot siblings from Fuenterrabia (Hondarribia in Basque), Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of the Atlantic Pyrenees in Spain. The siblings arrived in Puerto Rico in 1804.[1] By […]
AAHGS Journal’s Author’s Forum: 19 September 2024
I'm participating in the AAHGS Journal's Author's Forum on 9/19/24 7-9PM! The post AAHGS Journal’s Author’s Forum: 19 September 2024 appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.

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