Joseph,

What "casetas" are you most interested in?  

There is a chance that the information might be available or 
requested through Telmex.

Victor

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> wrote:
> thanks much for this information. I'm hoping to find out things 
like the 
> phone numbers to the "cassetas" in the ranchos out in the country. 
I 
> would very much like to find a source of phone books. I thought a 
Social 
> organization of some sort might be able to help me either by 
mailing me 
> a phone book or photocopying pages of their phone book for the 
surnames 
> I need. I'd prefer to purchase the whole phone book but have 
understood 
> they are not available even for purchase unless you live in the 
> community. I also thought that if there are books like the ones you 
> mention these organizations/historical-genealogical societies would 
be 
> the best ones to know about them. 

Victor,

I have a copy of the Valdez book.  My great-grandparents are in it.  
But their line stops with them.  I guess he doesn't know any of their 
descendants.  I also have a book on the Campos-Jara family.  My 
family descends from this same Campos family, but not the Jara 
family.  I have a third book written by Esteban Valdes Salazar on the 
Grano family that again, my family descends from.  I have been 
curious what other books he has written.  Would you happen to have a 
list?  I wonder where I could get a list of book titles?

I believe his sister is in Momax, Zacatecas which is very close to 
Totatiche, Jalisco.  I think she has written several books about 
Momax.

Thanks,
Angie


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "vela_este" <vela_este@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Joseph,
> 
> Not genealogical societies in the strict sense, but I understand 
that most of the cronistas locales or "town chroniclers" have an 
national association of their own that includes all of México.
> 
> Last summer I made a trip with a brother to Totatiche and Villa 
Guerrero, Jalisco, and we met Don Esteban Valdez, the chronicler of 
Totatiche.  He has a very good Valdez genealogy book and I understand 
he's currently working on a new book that will include other local 
surnames.  He also mentioned something about this chronicler 
association, in fact he said that one of her sisters was also a 
chronicler but in a nearby town, not sure if he said Colotlán.
> 
> Anyway, I'm going to try to write Don Esteban a few lines and ask 
him if he knows about genealogical societies in Jalisco and nearby 
states.
> 
> Victor
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> wrote:
> > 
> > Is anyone aware of Genealogy and/or Social Societies in Mexico? 
In 
> > particular for the states of Jalisco, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes 
and 
> > Chihuahua?
> > 
> ...