Join Me for Legacy Family Tree Webinar’s 2022 Mexico Research Series

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I am excited to share that Legacy Family Tree Webinars and I have developed a Mexico genealogy series for 2022. This six-part webinar series runs every-other-month and dives into some of the most critical records for researching Mexican ancestry – in Spanish colonial New Spain, the independent country of Mexico, and the U.S. If you research Mexican or Mexican-American ancestry, you do not want to miss this series.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars and I have collaborated the past couple years on webinars focusing on Mexico research, as well as additional topics that feature Mexican research examples. They approached me last year with the idea to host a dedicated series on Mexico in 2022. I was thrilled about the idea, and about Legacy Family Tree Webinar’s commitment to include genealogy education offerings that focus on diverse communities and topics.

Instead of teaching all six slots myself, I wanted this series to benefit from colleagues who bring in additional expertise that compliments my own. Henrietta Martinez Christmas is THE authority on colonial Spanish genealogy in New Spain and what is now the U.S., and we have team-taught in the past at conferences and institutes. Lisa Medina is a new speaker with solid experience in Mexican research, as well as being a former stellar graduate student of mine.

The 2022 Series Lineup

Registration is open for the Legacy Family Tree Webinar 2022 Mexico Research Series. That web page will allow you to bulk register for the entire series all at once. Register today on the Legacy Family Tree website!

Can’t make the live broadcast times? Recordings will be available in the Webinar Library.

1) Mexican Catholic Parish Records, Part I: Baptisms, Confirmations & Burials

Spanish colonial and Mexican Catholic parish registers are rich in genealogical information. This session will discuss the laws, customs, and significance of these particular Catholic records that essentially “bookend” the life of your ancestors; as well as where to find and how to analyze them.

• Date & Time: Friday, January 21, 2022 (2:00 p.m. Eastern)
• Instructor: Colleen Robledo Greene

2) Mexican Catholic Parish Records, Part II: Pre-Marital Investigations, Marriages & Dispensations

Spanish colonial and Mexican Catholic marriage records are rich in genealogical information. This session will discuss the laws, customs, and significance of pre-marital investigations, dispensations, and marriage ceremony records, as well as where to find and how to analyze them.

• Date & Time: Friday, March 18, 2022 (2:00 p.m. Eastern)
• Instructor: Henrietta Martinez Christmas

3) Working More In-Depth with Mexican Civil Registrations

Mexico implemented federal registration of births, marriages, and deaths in the 1860s. These records are packed with genealogical information about your ancestors. This presentation will help you make the most of understanding and analyzing these records.

• Date & Time: Friday, May 20, 2022 (2:00 p.m. Eastern)
• Instructor: Colleen Robledo Greene

4) Colonial Spanish & Mexican Censuses & Census Substitutes

Learn about the different types of census records and substitutes that can place your ancestors in New Spain or Mexico. This class will discuss why the records were created, where to find them, and what type of information they contain.

• Date & Time: Friday, July 15, 2022 (2:00 p.m. Eastern)
• Instructor: Henrietta Martinez Christmas

5) Essential Immigration Records for Researching Your Mexican Ancestors

Did your Mexican ancestors immigrate to the United States in the 20th century? This period of history witnessed significant waves of Mexican immigration to the U.S., both permanent and temporary. The types of immigration records introduced or refined during this era, provide a wealth of information.

• Date & Time: Friday, September 16, 2022 (2:00 p.m. Eastern)
• Instructor: Colleen Robledo Greene

6) Newspapers in Mexico

Did you know that there are hundreds of Mexican newspapers available in an online searchable database dating back to the 18th century? Learn tips and tricks for adding the Hemeroteca Nacional Digital de México (HNDM) to your list of sources for Mexican research, as well as a few other online collections of newspapers from México.

• Date & Time: Friday, November 18, 2022 (2:00 p.m.)
• Instructor: Lisa Medina