Puentes Bros. Store in San Jose, CA
Joseph,
I had been meaning to ask you about that picture of the men in front of the "Puentes Bros" store.
My husband and I were brought from the Southwest to San Jose as children right after WWII (he from El Paso, age 12, and me from New Mexico's Mesilla Valley, age 8). We lived there, went to school (St. Joseph's, Washington Elementary, Wilson Jr. High, SJ High, SJCC, SJSU), worked there, and retired there before moving up to the Northwest in 1996. Our families in San Jose always bought the corn tortillas at Puentes Bros. since Safeway didn't sell any Mexican products, and I remember my mother would pick up the masa, chiles, etc. for tamales there too.
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Introductions
There have been quite a few new members that have joined the list since
we moved to the new site.
If you haven't had a chance yet please do introduce your self on the
Research list: research@nuestrosranchos.org
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Name that does not follow traditional surname progression.
I've run across a surname that does not comply with the traditional Mexican progression of surnames. In other words, the name of the person is not followed by the surname of the father, then the surname of the mother.
Puentes Brothers in San Jose, Ca
if you saw a little boy running around the store sometimes then it might
have been me. Then again it could easily have been one of my many
cousins. You never know but you and I might have met or as little kids
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Missing Messages
Arturo,
I just noticed that Linda's messages regarding her new DNA test results
aren't listed in the Ranchos website.
Previously I also noted that one of my posts apparently was truncated on the
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Mongolian Blue Spots
"Mongolian blue spots are common among darker-skinned races, such as
Asian, East Indian, and African. They are flat, pigmented lesions with
unclear borders and irregular shape. They appear commonly at the base
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Another Homevideo
this one is full of relatives from Jalisco, Zacatecas and Chihuahua
joseph
ps: you'll have to have Windows Media Player to view. . .sorry Mac folks,
but if you have QuickTime you can try this: http://blip.tv/file/15482,
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DNA: The Genealogy of Mexico Project
Linda with DNA the geographical areas are easier to cross and still make connections. A great
database has already been set up and it would be good to make your contributions there on
Gary Felix' site.
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La China Poblana aka Mirrha aka Catarina de San Juan
In reference to Chinese immigrants in Mexico prior to 1650... one of the most Mexican of traditions originates with an Asian immigrant...
http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/lachina.html
ASIAN INFLUENCE IN MEXICO STEMS FROM SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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In Search of the Jalisco Bridge
HI,
I am a new member to Nuestros Ranchos and already I made contact with a distant Tisnado relative. Based on the IGI found in www.FamilySearch.com, migration and settlement patterns, I am searching for the Tisnado ancestor who migrated from Jalisco to Sonora.
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Los Altos Genealogy
Most of my research originated in Calvillo and Aguascalientes,
Aguascalientes. This is my fathers paternal side. My surname is Gonzales,
below is my father Antonly Richard Gonzales. The following are two pages of
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Films Database
Thank you, that answered my questions. I am trying to learn. Helen
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> Helen:
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> The films database on Nuestros Ranchos has two basic functions... the first is
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Accurate Transcribing: was-gedcom files
I've standardized all my spellings to conform to today's language.
At first I left the old names, they are quaint and add a certain flavor to my tree.
But my tree is too large and unwieldly for that now. Too many alternate names cause confusion and chaos.
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Maria Ruano's Siblings
Actually, I found five individuals whom I believe are siblings for Yolanda's grandmother, Maria Ruano. There may be more, but the IGI database for Nochistlan only goes up to 1875. Unless the microfilms for the years after 1875 are indexed, it will necessitate going through them entry by entry to find any others.
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Jerez and de la Torre
I am trying to trace my de la Torre's in and around Guadalajara and
Tepatitlan de Morelos. What I know is Jose de la Torre and Elena
Romero had at least four children: Sofia (b. ca. 1881), Adolfo,
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Femat Family in Aguascalientes
Thank you so much for your help. Helen
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> Helen:
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> It appears someone at LDS is researching your family as well, since there are a
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femat, Reyes, Richarte,
I would like to research the Femat, Montanez,Reyes, Perez, and Richarte surnames. Helen Femat Fisher
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Emilie Garcia's Trees in the GEDCOM database
Emilie Garcia's GARCIA-CERVANTES and OLAGUE-TINAJERO [FELIX] trees are now in the GEDCOM database. These trees are also available on Ancestry.com but now they are searchable from within the Nuestros Ranchos site along with over a dozen other members' trees.
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DC Parade
Isn't that you, Joseph, and Figen, in photo #18? I
hope you had a good time while in DC, and didn't get
caught in that sudden gully-washer of a storm that we
had on the afternoon of the 4th.
Regards,
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DC Parade Photos 07-04-2006
Here are the pictures of the Texas Connection to the American Revolution
Associations' DC parade float on July 4th, 2006. If anyone wants to save
any of the pictures they will be online through July but will be removed
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keeping track of changing surnames
<<<"......I've standardized all my spellings to conform to today's language.
At first I left the old names, they are quaint and add a certain flavor to my tree.
But my tree is too large and unwieldly for that now.........">>>
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Help
Help:
Does anybody out there knows an easy way to find a member's E-mail address so he (she) can be contacted directly?
I sure miss the "who is who" members directory from the old site...
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Worldconnect website
I've tried several times but I can't get connected to worldconnect.
What is the url? I've tried http://www.rootsweb.worldconnect.com but
it doesn't work.
Linda
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Haplogroup R1B1. Haplotype 99.
I got my expanded 67 marker YDNA test results this week from Family Tree, over a month late. Apprentely, they are still fine tuning this latest test. The most expansive YDNA test on the market. When I signed on for it they only offered 59 markers, but they decided to extend it.
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