Nuestra Familia Unida: History And Genealogy - History And Genealogy - Mexico, Latin America, La Raza, Chicano, Chicana, Hisp

I am so happy to introduce Paulette Atencio to the Nuestra Familia Unida podcast. Paulette is a Professional Story Teller and published author. Her webpage: http://www.pauletteatencio.com

This Podcast was conducted by Bazooka Joe of the Small World Podcast. Please visit his site to find many many high quality inteviews on a variety of topics. http://www.smallworldpodcast.com Interview with Dr. Dona De Sanctis of the Order Sons of Italy in America about the Columbus: Fact vs. Fiction report which presents a series of documented facts on the life of Columbus, his explorations and their significance, as well as the history of Columbus Day in the United States. We discuss the controversial charges about the explorer that have been levied in recent years, accusing him of racism, genocide and slave trading; how Columbus was considered a hero for most of U.S. history; pictures, painting and postage stamps of Columbus; the reputation of Columbus which they say has suffered at the hands of special interest groups since 1992 to further their 21st century political and social agendas; the true accomplishments and mistakes of Columbus; who really discovered Amercia; John Cabot; Giovanni da Verrazano; Amer

The Engadgets Podcast is usually about technical reviews of different electronic "gadgets." On show #18 they stepped off the path of truth and onto the path of the erroneous mainstream teaching by repeating that it was "ONLY THE FRENCH" that came to the assistance of the United States in the Revolutionary War. Listen to Lila Guzman PhD. refute this heresy.

'The Grass Widow of the North' is a title that is analogous to a hunting and gathering culture where the men of a tribe or village go hunting and their wives/women stay in a temporary communal hut...married women but without their men. Such women were known as "grass widows." When the hunters triumphantly return with their "trophies" of flesh, there is a huge celebration and all the people celebrate with a huge feast that culminates in the burning of hut. In this poem, this woman is apart from her husband because he's gone to look for work in the North. The words are also sound effects and, if you listen carefully, you can hear "La Llorona" in the wind and a reference to the children's rhyme, "Que llueva, que llueva, la Virgen en la cueva" I sang with my playmates when it rained. 'Tempus Fugit' Stopped in Its Tracks is an oxymoronic reference to time flying but going nowhere because it is stopped. The poem also refers to a popular 1930s song generally played on an accordian. The poem also refers to the Quetza

I am very happy to introduce Richard Fusick Archivist in the Public Land Records department at the National Archives. Archivist Fusick presents a great presentation on Public Land Records and what records NARA has and doesn't have. As for Spanish Land Records Archivist Fusick gives information on the limited records that NARA owns and other places where they can be found.

I am very pleased to introduce Professor George Ryskamp, Jurist Doctor Accredited Genealogist. Professor Ryskamp has been an Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University since 1993 after many years as an Attorney at Law in private practice in Riverside, California. His keynote presentation at the Hispanic Family History Symposium was titled, "Finding A Place." As many who have researched their family history know "Finding A Place" is the major battle. Once Victorious in this battle the path to success in researching family history is near at hand. I'm sure you will all enjoy and find great value in the presentation.

Her second message was a power house presentation on the subject of one of her main work projects at the National Archives, "Mexican Border Crossing Records." I'm sure you will all agree that these two messages are worth their weight in gold especially if you are just starting off in Genealogy or have hit a brick wall because you don't know "where" in Mexico your family came from. If the latter is your situation there is a strong chance you can find the information you need to get started in the many rolls of "Mexican Border Crossing Record" films that NARA owns. The website associated with Archivist Claire Prechtel-Kluskens' presentation is: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/border-mexico.html

Professor Ryskamp's second presentation was titled, "Archives." This presentation is very valuable for those researching abroad or those in search of finding valuable online resources.

I am very proud to introduce Claire Prechtel-Kluskens, Archivist at the National Archives. Archivist Kluskens made two presentations at the Hispanic Family History Symposium on September 24, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The opening presentation of the Symposium was titled, "Getting Started."

This interview of Professor George Ryskamp took place immediately after the Hispanic Family History Symposium at the National Archives in Washington, DC on Sept. 24, 2005 and is the first in the New Podcast Series called Nuestra Familia Unida.

A story about how my Abuelita Virginia Diaz (dob: 1886; Ranchos de Animas, Santa Maria de Los Angeles, Jalisco) and my Mom wrestled some Castor Oil into me.

This is a short story by Ernesto Uribe about his experience Chamuscando, burning the thorns off Nopales as taught by his grandfather Carlos B. Ortiz on his farm close to Laredo, South Texas

Today's show is really a family affair. First I want to thank my Tio David Quesada and Abel Solano for their help with the Intro and Outro. . .at the end of the interview you will hear their complete rendition of the classic, "Sabor A Mi." I'm so happy to introduce to you a top caliber researcher who happens to also be my 6th cousin, Rosalinda Ruiz. She has a database of discovered relatives that numbers in the thousands. I'm very proud of her and her research abilities as she was able to find the common link in both of our genealogies and thus increase the number of my relatives by about a thousand individuals. In another line of her genealogy she was able to trace her family tree back to Spain via "her Governor" and ancestor Juan Fernandez de Cordoba the Governor of Nueva Vizcaya. She is not only a seasoned researcher but is a cordial and fun person to be around.

Gary has an information packed website that he's had up since the late 90's. You will find great information on the conquest, a coat of arms section, surname lists, and several lists of the men who campaigned with the conquistadores: Cortes, Coronodo, Luna, Montejo, and Onate. Here is the URL to his site:http://members.tripod.com/~GaryFelix/index1.htm Gary also has a section called the "DNA Surname Project" I would encourage everyone to read this section and consider having your DNA checked along with some of the DNA from your Auxiliary lines of Genealogical decent. Here is the URL for that section of his site:http://members.tripod.com/~GaryFelix/index63.htm

My first interview and i'm so happy that my first choice for this interview, Mimi Lozano agreed to participate. Mimi Lozano is the editor of the Somos Primos Internet Newsletter: http://www.somosprimos.com. Unfortunately this interview took place via my computer telephone during a thunderstorm here in NC. The two sides of the conversation became slightly out of alignment and I worked hard to get them as close as they are. My apologies for the slight overlapping that is obvious from time to time. I'm sure that future efforts will improve

My first interview and i'm so happy that my first choice for this interview, Mimi Lozano agreed to participate. Mimi Lozano is the editor of the Somos Primos Internet Newsletter: http://www.somosprimos.com. Unfortunately this interview took place via my computer telephone during a thunderstorm here in NC. The two sides of the conversation became slightly out of alignment and I worked hard to get them as close as they are. My apologies for the slight overlapping that is obvious from time to time. I'm sure that future efforts will improve