Happy Cinco de Mayo! In honor of the day, Og's bringing back some old favorites. In Ancestors: Getting Started, Victor Villasenor, bestselling author of "Rain of Gold", shares how his life was transformed by his search for his Mexican roots. And in our Roots Books interview with George Ryskamp, author of "Finding Your Hispanic Roots," you'll learn some helpful hints for Hispanic research.
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Roots Television is live on location today at the Hispanic Research Series presented by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT. You can already view interviews from Friday's session, and we will be on location again capturing several of Saturday's lectures. The Hispanic Research series covers basic, intermediate, and advanced research techniques, with some lectures presented in both English and Spanish. Whether you're interested in Hungarian, Czech, Swedish, Hispanic, or any other genealogical topic, the FHL probably has a class that will interest you. Plus, the classes are absolutely free (Og's favorite price)! Check back on our Hispanic Roots Channel as we begin to post more content from this lecture series.
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Og always wanted to be a paleographer, and now with Lynn Turner's help, he can! In the latest video from our Roots Lectures Series, Lynn Turner teaches a course on "Spanish Paleography" during the Hispanic Research Series at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Lynn gives tips for reading and understanding Spanish parish records, including common phrases you need to know, parish book history and organization, basic rules and guidelines, most common abbreviations, vital records, and helpful resources. You can even view his lecture handout here. It's a paleographic paradise!
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A few months ago, Roots TV introduced its first video presented entirely in French. This week, we're excited to share the latest lecture from the Family History Library's Hispanic Research Series, and our first video shown in the original Spanish. Lynn Turner's presentation on online Mexican family history research, Buscando ancestors Mexicanos en el internet, gives tips and advice for finding and using the best sites and resources on the web. And if you're still working on Spanish as a second language, Og hopes to add subtitles to Lynn's excellent lecture in the near future.
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In the latest clip from the Hispanic Research Series at the Family History Library, George and Peggy Ryskamp present a lecture on Mexican genealogical research. The lecture covers Latin American family history resources including reference materials and websites. En espanol.
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