Ed, 
Glad to know that you liked those two links that I posted.

About "my secret methods" to search on the internet, well that's what 
they are: Secret.

Just kidding, Edward!!!

No big secret really.  I regularly use Google because I get the best 
results with it.  The key lies in the search expressions that you use.

It is what I would call the "shovel approach" versus the "tweezers 
approach".  In other words, using a single search expression or a 
couple of generic expressions will get you a scoop of information but 
not necessarily what you're looking for.  

What I try to do is to combine several selected words and/or phrases 
in my search expressions, sometimes even using exclusion filters, to 
narrow down the search results.  

In these particular case the reason you didn't find the same sites 
could've been that I used the letter "ñ" instead of the "n" in Peña.

And for other group members who are also interested in this and who 
haven't yet read Google's search tips, you can find them here:

http://www.google.com/help/basics.html

Victor

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Serros" <ed@s...> wrote:
> 
> Victor,
> 
> Thank you for your two emails. They are very interesting. One more 
question. How did you 
> get this information. I "searched" all over the place and you 
seemed to find this without 
> much difficulty. Please tell me your secret methods. Do you search 
via Mexico site? Search 
> engine?
> 
> Ed
> 

Ed, besides the link from my previous post, there's another one that 
refers to a "ghost comunity" by the same name of Peña Blanca, near 
Valparaiso.

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2001/may01/010521/044n1con.html

Which one could it be?

Victor

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Serros" <ed@s...> wrote:
> 
> My grandmother was born on the hacienda Pena Blanca. Does anyone 
have
> any information on this hacienda and whether it exists in any form 
at
> present? Per birth records the hacienda had to be close to 
Valparaiso,
> Zacatecas. My guess is that it belonged to the Felguerez family but 
I
> am not certain.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Ed

Ed, 

My guess is that it does exist still but not under a single 
ownership.  I found references to it in this website:  

http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/zacatecas/recnat/reldicta.shtml

Victor


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Serros" <ed@s...> wrote:
> 
> My grandmother was born on the hacienda Pena Blanca. Does anyone 
have
> any information on this hacienda and whether it exists in any form 
at
> present? Per birth records the hacienda had to be close to 
Valparaiso,
> Zacatecas. My guess is that it belonged to the Felguerez family but 
I
> am not certain.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Ed