UpcomingCourse Thirteen – Fundamentals of Hispanic Genealogical Research
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Course Thirteen | $545.00 (USD) | Goes On Sale March 6, 2021 |
- Course Thirteen
July 25, 2021 - July 30, 2021
10:30 am - 2:30 pm
Course Thirteen — Fundamentals of Hispanic Genealogical Research
Registration opens Saturday, 6 March 2021 at 9:30am ET
[Maximum: 30 students]
Course Coordinator
Lynn Turner, AG®
Description
The Spanish Empire covered areas of the world from as far East as the Philippines to North America and South America. This course will cover fundamental record types and methodologies to discover your Hispanic ancestors regardless where they lived in the Hispanic World. Topics will include specific record types and methodologies, Spanish paleography, and hands on case studies.
Prerequisites, textbooks, and other student information
Prerequisites:
1) Familiarity of Spanish language (fluency not required)
2) Familiarity of genealogical principles
Required textbooks:
Ryskamp, George R., Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Chapters 5-13.
Course Schedule
Monday | ||
10:30 – 11:00 | Course Overview and Introductions (Turner) | |
11:00 – 12:15 | Hispanic Genealogy Foundations (Greene) | |
12:15 – 12:30 | Break | |
12:30 – 1:45 | Understanding Jurisdictions – Using Gazetteers, Ecclesiastical Guides, and Maps (Baird) | |
1:45 – 2:45 | Lunch | |
2:45 – 4:00 | Spanish Paleography, part 1 (Greene) | |
4:00 – 4:15 | Break | |
4:15 – 5:30 | Spanish Paleography, part 2 (Turner) | |
Tuesday | ||
10:30 – 11:00 | Homework Review – Finding Jurisdictions case study (Baird) | |
11:00 – 12:15 | Catholic Parish Registers – Baptisms, Confirmations, Communions (Greene) | |
12:15 – 12:30 | Break | |
12:30 – 1:45 | Catholic Parish Registers – Pre-marriage Investigations to Marriage Dispensations (Turner) | |
1:45 – 2:45 | Lunch | |
2:45 – 4:00 | Catholic Parish Registers – Burials and Ordinations (Baird) | |
4:00 – 4:15 | Break | |
4:15 – 5:30 | Census and Census Substitutes (Baird) | |
Wednesday | ||
10:30 – 11:00 | Homework Review – Catholic Parish Registers case study (Baird) | |
11:00 – 12:15 | Civil Registration Records – Births, Marriages, and Deaths (Greene) | |
12:15 – 12:30 | Break | |
12:30 – 1:45 | Immigration, Emigration, and Migration: Hispanics on the Move (Gurtler) | |
1:45 – 2:45 | Lunch | |
2:45 – 4:00 | Introduction to Spanish Notarial Records (Turner) | |
4:00 – 4:15 | Break | |
4:15 – 5:30 | Strategies for Researching Your Mexican Ancestors (Greene) | |
Thursday | ||
10:30 – 11:00 | Homework Review – Mexico case study (Greene) | |
11:00 – 12:15 | Researching in the U.S. During the Spanish Colonial Era (Gurtler) | |
12:15 – 12:30 | Break | |
12:30 – 1:45 | Research Techniques for Cuba and Dominican Republic (Baird) | |
1:45 – 2:45 | Lunch | |
2:45 – 4:00 | Discovering Your Puerto Rican Ancestors (Gurtler) | |
4:00 – 4:15 | Break | |
4:15 – 5:30 | Discovering Your Spanish Ancestry (Turner) | |
Friday | ||
10:30 – 11:45 | Research Basics for South America (Gurtler) | |
11:45 –12:00 | Break | |
12:00 – 1:15 | Course Recap (Turner) | |
1:15 – 1:30 | Break | |
1:30 – 2:30 | Questions and Answers (Turner) |
Course Faculty
Lynn Turner, AG®, Course Coordinator
Brandon Baird, MEd, AG®
Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
Debbie Gurtler, AG®