I love the feeling of finding new family records. It helps grow my family tree, but it also helps those that are researching the same ancestry, my close and distant relatives. More recently, I have started to match non-related Puerto Rican families on the free genealogy website Family Search. Though these new records will notContinue reading “Help Find Families in Puerto Rico”
Category Archives: Genealogy
The Ruiz Family of Mayaguez and Las Marias, Puerto Rico
My maternal grandmother’s maiden name was Ruiz and her family came from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. As of the date of this post, I have been able to trace the Ruiz Family line back to about 1822. My grandmother, Carmen Maria Ruiz y Santiago de Gomez, who gave birth to 17 children and was known mostContinue reading “The Ruiz Family of Mayaguez and Las Marias, Puerto Rico”
FamilySearch – A Great FREE Website to Start Researching Your Family Tree
When it comes to choosing a genealogy website to search your family history, no site comes close to FamilySearch when you consider the total monthly cost associated with membership. While you can pay up to $25 per month for some genealogy search sites, FamilySearch is in a league of its own with the unbeatable monthlyContinue reading “FamilySearch – A Great FREE Website to Start Researching Your Family Tree”
WikiTree: A Genealogy Community Collaborating to Create a Single Global Family Tree
As a new amateur genealogist, I have come across a great number of websites, tools, and software that aim to assist me in growing my family tree. There is a wealth of resources in the field of family history and it is easy to get lost in all the research possibilities. As a beginner inContinue reading “WikiTree: A Genealogy Community Collaborating to Create a Single Global Family Tree”
Welcome to Puerto RiKin!
Puerto RiKin is a blog that will concentrate on Puerto Rican genealogy. The aim is to showcase the ancestry of various Puerto Rican families beginning with my own heritage. I plan to blog about the Velez-Padilla Family of San German, the Gomez-Ruiz Family of Mayaguez, and the Viera-Carmona Family of Rio Piedras. My Puerto RicanContinue reading “Welcome to Puerto RiKin!”
Puerto RiKin 