Finding Spanish Records from Your Couch-Encuentra Registros Españoles Desde Tu Sofá

Date:

Saturday, Mar 23

Time:

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Room:

155C

Session ID:

G59

Type:

Presentation

Difficulty:

All

Track:

Getting Started

Syllabi:

Sonia-Meza-EnSp (DOCX)
Sonia-Meza-video (PDF)

Description

Perhaps you think that this class will only be of interest to those Hispanics/Latinos that have identified in their family history an ancestor of Spanish origin or nationality. All who colonized Hispanic America were Spaniards so sooner or later your research will be in Spain and its rich historic records. Unless the blood of your ancestors never mixed with colonizers, political exiles or emigrants from Spain, which did happen in the majority of cases, sooner or later you will have to cast your eyes on Europe and review the shared history that has united Spain and America for six centuries.
Fortunately, numerous Spanish archives have saved hundreds of thousands of documents and historic records, and many are accessible via the Internet. Search among them and you might find your own piece of history.
Are you ready to find Spanish records at home from the comfort your own couch?

Presenters

Sonia Meza

Sonia Meza ha sido capaz de compaginar en los últimos años su condición de madre de tres hermosos y traviesos hijos con la puesta en marcha de su blog Red de Antepasados . Además, de una forma que aún resulta totalmente inexplicable para su familia y amigos, ha logrado encontrar tiempo para ser uno de los creadores y profesores del Curso de Introducción a la Genealogía de HISPAGEN (Asociación Hispana de Genealogía), escribir artículos en diversas publicaciones, participar como voluntaria en un CHF o en Soporte de FamilySearch y mostrar un empeño incansable en que miles de miembros de la comunidad hispana aprovechen la tecnología como un recurso más en la Genealogía e Historia Familiar.
Sonia pertenece a la APG y a HISPAGEN (donde, además, ha sido recientemente nombrada Socia de Honor). Su blog, ha obtenido varios reconocimientos, entre ellos el de la revista FamilyTree Magazine, que lo ha incluido entre sus “2012 Best Genealogy Blogs”.
Mientras baña a sus hijos le da vueltas a nuevas ideas y proyectos, que continúa madurando cuando lleva al colegio a Selene, cambia el pañal a Adriel o acuna a Abril.
Los que la conocen saben que es imparable y que muestra un increíble talento para liarse con cualquier actividad que incluya en su definición las palabras Genealogía o Familia. Si se encuentra con Sonia en Rootstech y charla con ella unos minutos, la conversación muy probablemente terminará con una propuesta loca o necesaria para potenciar la genealogía hispana. La mayor parte de las veces, ambas cosas a la vez.

Bio in english

Debbie Gurtler

Debbie Gurtler has been involved in family history research for over 30 years. She became fascinated as a teenager working on her own ancestry. She graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Genealogy and Family History. While a student at BYU she served two internships, one in Boston with the prestigious New England Historic Genealogical Society. The other was spent in Spain visiting the archives of Spain and performing family history research. She is fluent in Spanish, having lived in South America for over five years. She is the mother of three children and the grandmother of two beautiful grandchildren. Prior to her job with FamilySearch, Debbie worked as a genealogist for the “Generations Project” for BYU Broadcasting. As an employee of ProGenealogists she worked with teams of genealogists on celebrity pedigrees for the popular program “Who Do You Think You Are?” She is currently employed by FamilySearch at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City as a Latin America Research Consultant.