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Finding Your Hispanic Roots
by George R. Ryskamp
From Booklist , 05/01/97:
Readers interested in genealogical research will be pleased to know
that much of the information contained in Ryskamp's classic Tracing
Your Hispanic Heritage (1984) is readily available again in an
updated, revised version that addresses recent developments (computer applications,
microfilming, development of family history centers, and the centralization
of parish records, to name a few) and continues to provide an excellent
introduction to genealogy in general and Hispanic genealogy in particular.
The author teaches history at Brigham Young University and writes and lectures
extensively on genealogical research.
The first four chapters could serve as an introduction to anyone beginning
to compile a family history, offering suggestions on where to begin, how
to set up a filing system and understand the Sosa numbering system (a system
devised by Spanish genealogist Jeronimo de Sosa in 1676 and later adopted
worldwide), selecting a computer program, and using the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints family history centers. The remainder of the
book explains specific aspects of research using Hispanic materials, including
language and handwriting, naming systems, and records in Hispanic countries
(civil, church, military, and notaries). There is a glossary and a directory
of Hispanic genealogical societies in the U.S.
The new version compresses nearly 1,000 pages of information plus new
material into a 290-page paperback, which is less expensive and more portable
than the 1984 work. However, libraries fortunate enough to own copies of
the 1984 work will want to consider keeping it for its durable binding
in a larger format and its wealth of sample letters and explanatory material.
Libraries should also consider acquiring Paula Byer's Hispanic
American Genealogical Sourcebook [RBB My 15 95], which features
an extensive directory of sources of Hispanic genealogical information,
including libraries, archives, public and private organizations, print
sources, and other media.
Copyright© 1997, American Library Association. All rights reserved
Midwest Book Review :
Learn how to examine basic documents which reveal Hispanic origins
through a title which covers all the types of records found in all Hispanic
countries, and how to use them in a genealogical search. Any with Hispanic
roots who want to learn more about family origins will find Finding Your
Hispanic Roots an essential document of just how to go about the research
process at home, and through overseas contacts.
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