A Visit to Florida Internation University's Special Collection PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING MEMBERS ONLY   FIU's Special Collection includes books, manuscripts, archives, artifacts, and media and spans the history, development, and culture of Latin America, the Caribbean, Miami, and South Florida. Primary source materials are available in the reading room for discovery […]

Building Sources - Cuba - Las Villas Province Alina Garcia-Lapuerta, a long-time CGC Member and contributor, will share her knowledge about the town of Álvarez in the province of Las Villas. Álvarez is located 123 miles east of Havana. Members Only: You can access the link via the email sent to you or by logging […]

Building Sources - Cuba - Santiago de Cuba Juan Tamayo, a long-time CGC Member and contributor, will share his knowledge of Santiago de Cuba. Members Only: You can access the link via the email sent to you or by logging on to your account and clicking on "Event Registration." If you are a non-member and […]

TOPIC: "Nuestro Árbol Genético. Los perfiles genéticos y cómo utilizarlos" Speaker: Victor Paz Gonzalez PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS IN SPANISH ONLY. Members Only: You can access the link via the email sent to you or by logging on to your account and clicking on "Event Registration." If you are a non-member and would like […]

TOPIC: DNA Tools - A Tour Learn about the six categories of DNA tools. What they are, how to use them, and what they can do for your research. This talk is an overview of multiple DNA tools of use to researchers. They include Notes, tagging, sorting, filters, combining matches, clustering, painting, and phasing. Speaker: […]

TOPIC: GEDMatch: What is It and How Do I Use It Did you take a DNA test at 23andMe, but your cousin took a test at Ancestry? You cannot compare the two, nor can you see the results for other cousins that test at MyHeritage or FamilyTreeDNA, or LivingDNA. GedMatch allows you to look for […]

A presentation of some Isleño families that were bound for Louisiana in 1779, but because war broke out, they had to wait out the war in Regla and Havana.   Many families never made the trip to New Orleans.  Many attempted to settle in Pensacola but most left back to Cuba by 1785.  To this day, […]