The We Are Cousins Podcast: South Texas and Northeastern Mexico Genealogy

In this episode, Moises talks about the AncestryDNA results of his wife Clarissa Perez. He also talks about the book Real Stories of Starr County, The Real Starr Website, and the death record of his 8th Great Grandfather Blas Canales. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 19 Today’s main topic will be my […]

Wilson P. Bourgeois provides a great presentation of Tejano’s involvement in the American Civil War, especially South Texas Tejanos. Moises talks about the book 246 Testamentos de Monterrey, Lists of Pasajeros a Indias, and the baptism of Margarita Gutierrez, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 18 Today’s main […]

Dr. Chance gives a short overview of the History of Texas land titles. Moises talks about the volume 10 of The Families of Saltillo, Coahuila, The Vital Contribution of Texas in the Winning of the American Revolution, and the 1689 Church Marriage of Antonio Lopez Prieto and Maria Rodriguez de Montemayor in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, […]

Moises recaps the presentations that he attended during the 35th Texas Hispanic Genealogical, talks about his ancestors Juan Bautista Perez and Maria Guadalupe Lopez Prieto, Texas Almanac 2014 – 2015, and U.S. Latino Patriots: from the American Revolution to Afghanistan. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 16 Today I am going to talk […]

Learn about the land records for Hidalgo County, Texas that are available online. Moises also talks about the Mexican Genealogy Academy and how it can help you, the marriage of his 7th great grandparents, and the book, The Genealogy of Edna Garza Brown. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 15 Today I am […]

Moises talks about the Texas County Microfilmed records, the information you can expect to find, and where to get a hold of these microfilms. He also talks about Sync Toy to back up your genealogical data, Raul Longoria’s Website, and the book Aquellos Primeros Saltillenses. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 14 Today […]

Play Podcast: Summary: In this episode Moises talks about five ways to keep your genealogical data safe, the We Are Cousins community, WorldCat.org, new commenting system at We Are Cousins blog, Find a Grave, and the Spanish Patriots eight volume book series. Show Notes: This is session number 13 Today I am going to talk […]

This episode contains the audio of the presentation of Carlos Cantu done in June for the RGVHGS titled “Do you have a Cavazos connection”. Also, Moises talks about the Mier Padron Project, the book about Alonso De Leon, and Transcript, a tool to help you transcribe images. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number […]

In this episode, Jesus “Chuy” Correa talks about The Real History of Starr County from prehistoric times to present times. It is a recording of his presentation to the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 11 Today’s main topic will be a Jesus “Chuy” Correas presentation to […]

In this episode, Moises talks about the Church Padrones (censuses) of Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and how they can help you in your research. He also talks about the 1930 Mexico census and using Evernote for Genealogy. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 10 Today I am going to talk about the Church Padrones, […]

In this episode, Moises talks about the Municipal Archives of Saltillo, their catalogs, and how to request a document from them. He also talks about the book Origen de los Appellidos Garza Y Trevino en Nuevo Leon and backup service Dropbox. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 9 Today I am going to […]

In this episode, Moises talks about the online archives of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and books that contain information on documents held by the archives. FamilySearch Tree app and the U.S. Marine Casualty Cards Online Database are talked about. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 8 Today I am going to talk about […]

Facebook is very often overlooked as a tool and resource for genealogical research. Moises talks about how he uses Facebook for Genealogical Research and encourages others to use it too. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 7 Today I am going to talk about Using Facebook for Genealogical Research           Send us your question […]

Moises talks about how he went paperless in Genealogy and provides tips so that you do too. He also briefly talks about Google Alerts and the Texas General Land Office land grant search. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 6 Today I am going to talk about Going Paperless in Genealogy – How […]

In this session of the We Are Cousins Podcast, Moises talks about 10 Hispanic Genealogical Societies that exist in the state of Texas. Moises also talks about his upcoming speaking engagement and a blog post to help you find your Mexican Ancestors prior to the 1880s. Play Podcast: Show Notes: 1 What’s new at we […]

In this session of the We Are Cousins Podcast, Moises interviews Welester Alvarado the current president of the Genealogy Society of Nuevo Leon. Welester tells us how his passion for Genealogy started among many other things. Play Podcast: Links Mentioned in Show: Ancestry.com Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1514-1970 Families of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico […]

In this session of the We Are Cousins Podcast, Moises talks about a tool that he uses on a daily basis while doing his research, Spanish Colonial Documents of Northern New Spain, and his own AncestryDNA results among other topics. Play Podcast: Links Mentioned in Show: ITunes – (Link to We Are Cousins podcast on iTunes) […]

In this session of the We Are Cousins Podcast, Gene Fernandez speaks about The Yolanda Gonzalez Papers, The Indexing of the Sacred Heart Church Sacramental Records, and the need for creating a Centralized Library in the Rio Grande Valley. Play Podcast: Links Mentioned in Show: Transcript – http://www.jacobboerema.nl/en/Freeware.htm Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests, 1903-1955 Texas, Probate Records,...

In this session of the We Are Cousins podcast, I welcome you to our new podcast, talk a bit about my self, and provide an overview of what you can expect in each episode. Play Podcast: Links Mentioned in Show: wearecousins.info/session001 (will just bring you back to this podcast) Show notes: You can expect a new […]