TIGR 2023 Coordinator: Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
Format: Virtual, pre-recorded, and live lectures. Daily, live Q&A.
Maximum Registrants: 40
Description:
This course focuses on sources, strategies, and essential background information for researching families of Mexican origin. It covers colonial Mexico (New Spain), the independent country of Mexico, and people of Mexican ancestry living in what is now the United States. Families of Spanish and then Mexican origin have been repeatedly crossing and living on both sides of what is now a 2,000-mile-long border for centuries, which has created situations unique to Mexican and Mexican American genealogy. The course emphasizes records available online while also introducing lesser-known records that need to be viewed at or requested from physical archives. It is suitable for those still new to Mexican research yet challenging enough for those with more advanced knowledge. Case studies, problem solving techniques, and active learning exercises will deepen student learning. Fluency in Spanish is not necessary, but some familiarity with reading it is helpful.
Prerequisites: Registrants need not be familiar yet with doing Mexican or U.S. Southwest research. However, registrants do need to already be familiar with basic U.S. record collections as well as how to search and navigate around major genealogy websites such as Ancestry and FamilySearch.
Faculty:
Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, Coordinator
Henrietta Martinez Christmas
Judy G. Russell, CG®, CGL(SM)
Paula Stuart-Warren, CG®
Lynn Turner, AG®
Marian L. Smith
Arturo Cuellar, AG®
Schedule Course 5 – “Researching Families of Mexican Descent on Both Sides of the Border”
| Start Time* (Central time) |
Topic | Instructor |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Welcome & Introduction | Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 AM | Catholic Records, Part 1: Records, Depositories, and Strategies | Robledo Greene |
| 11:30 AM | Catholic Records, Part 2: Repositories and Strategies | Christmas |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | Records for Colonial Mexico: Collections and Repositories | Christmas |
| 2:45 PM | Laws of the Indies: Spanish Colonial Laws and the Records They Produced | Russell |
| 4:30 PM | Developing Step-by-Step Research Plans | Stuart-Warren |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Q&A and Homework Debrief | Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 AM | Colonial Mexico and U.S. Southwest Case Study | Christmas |
| 11:30 AM | Problem-Solving Strategies for Borderlands Genealogy | Christmas |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | A Primer on Spanish Paleography | Turner |
| 2:45 PM | Civil Registrations: Records, Repositories and Strategies | Robledo Greene |
| 4:15 PM | Chronology, Context, and Challenges Relevant to Mexican and Mexican-American Families | Robledo Greene |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Q&A and Homework Debrief | Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 AM | Crossing Over: U.S. Laws and Records Impacting Immigrants Arriving via the Land Border | Smith |
| 11:30 AM | Other Essential U.S. Immigration Records and Strategies for Obtaining These | Smith |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | Naturalization: Laws and Records Impacting U.S. Citizenship | Smith |
| 2:45 PM | Incorporating Manuscripts into Your Research | Stuart-Warren |
| 4:15 PM | Overcoming Language Barriers: Tools and Techniques for Boosting Spanish Comprehension | Robledo Greene |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Q&A and Homework Debrief | Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 AM | Working in the United States: Railroads | Stuart-Warren |
| 11:30 AM | Working in the United States: Farms and Ranches | Stuart-Warren |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:15 PM | 20th Century U.S. Challenges and Strategies | Robledo Greene, Smith |
| 2:45 PM | Records in Mexico: Collections and Repositories | Cuellar |
| 4:15 PM | Mexico Geography, Jurisdictions, and Localities: Reference Tools | Robledo Greene |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Q&A and Homework Debrief | Robledo Greene |
| 10:00 AM | 20th Century Mexico and Mexican-American Case Study | Robledo Greene |
| 11:30 AM | Hands-On Scavenger Hunt | Robledo Greene |
| COURSE ENDS | ||
*Schedule subject to change.
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