{"id":24041,"date":"2013-01-07T21:24:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T03:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=24041"},"modified":"2013-01-07T21:24:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T03:24:37","slug":"mexican-american-genealogical-research-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=24041","title":{"rendered":"Mexican-American Genealogical Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So many of the books we come across focus on tracing one\u2019s ancestry to Europe. And why not? For hundreds of years Europeans represented the majority of immigrants into North America. Ellis Island alone saw 12 million enter this country from 1892 and 1954. Of course, not everyone is descended from European immigrants, or at least not Europeans alone. Immigrants have come to the U.S. from just about every country in the world. Not all in mass migrations or by the millions; yet, here they are. One country from which many millions have immigrated to the U.S. lies not across oceans, nor even from another continent, but rather it shares a common border, Mexico.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Mexican American genealogists aren\u2019t without help. There are experts and authors to help family historians trace their Mexican ancestry. Mexican-American Genealogical Research: Following the Paper Trail to Mexico<\/a><\/em>, by John Schmal & Donna Morales, was written to help descendents find records of their ancestors from governmental sources and through the Family History Library.<\/p>\n

According to the authors, \u201cMexico probably has the most detailed records in the world, stretching back more than 400 years.\u201d This is a great boon for researchers focused on Mexican research. This book focuses on helping genealogists find and access this wealth or records.<\/p>\n

The authors declares the most important piece of information to obtain is the location name from were one\u2019s ancestors in Mexico came from.\u00a0Authors Donna Morales and John Schmall collaborated\u00a0 to help the reader discover these ancestral home towns by covering such records as Naturalization papers, alien registration forms, border-crossing documents, death certificates, obituaries, and mortuary documents. As the authors state, “In this respect, the search for Mexican roots is exactly the same as that of every other ethnic group that came to America.” Through samples and explanations, the book also details the information one may find among Mexican church and civil records. There is even a discussion over the problems associated with racial classifications found in documents prior to the 1822 independence.<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/h3>\n

Dedication<\/strong><\/p>\n

Table of Illustrations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acknowledgements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preface<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 1 \u2014 Following the Paper Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 2 \u2014 Finding Vital Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 3 \u2014 Other Sources of Vital Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 4 \u2014 Naturalization Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 5 \u2014 Alien Registration Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 6 \u2014 Crossing the Border<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 7 \u2014 Best Records in the World<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 8 \u2014 Passengers to the Indies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 9 \u2014 The Indians of Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 10 \u2014 In the Service of Their Country<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter 11 \u2014 Getting Prepared<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n

Index<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author Biographies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mexican-American Genealogical Research: Following the Paper Trail to Mexico<\/a> is available from Family Root Publishing; Item #: HBS2139, Price: $20.58.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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