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SUMMARY:Online Event: Caribbean Genealogy
LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library
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DESCRIPTION:Is finding genealogical information about the Spanish-speaking
  Caribbean possible? What kind of resources are available? Join us as gene
 alogist Irisneri Alicea Flores provides valuable tips on how to start your
  research journey. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to 
 registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. For more information\
 , please contact 305-375-5572 or email specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 
 12 yrs.+.\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/11260493
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Presented by the Special Collectio
 ns &amp\; Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System\, loca
 ted at the Main Library.</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Program
  Description</strong></p>\n<p>The main reason that many of us in our commu
 nity do not begin our family trees is the doubt.&nbsp\;Is finding informat
 ion possible? Are resources available? And if they are\, what are they and
  how much is it going to cost me?&nbsp\; In this program\, we will go over
  the following:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Four Steps on How to Start Genealogy Resear
 ch</li>\n<li>Types of Documents in Hispanic Genealogy and the information 
 they can provide.</li>\n<li>Terms universally found in the documents that 
 can help navigate the documents.</li>\n<li>Tips and Cautionary Tales</li>\
 n<li>FamilySearch and its Resources\, and other free to little cost resour
 ces\, such as Public Libraries and Genealogical Societies.</li>\n<li>Speci
 fic Resources for Cuba\, Dominican Republic &amp\; Puerto Rico</li>\n</ul>
 \n<p><br /><strong>About Irisneri Alicea Flores</strong></p>\n<p>Irisneri 
 is a Professional Genealogist with a Certificate in Genealogical Research 
 from Boston University. In seeking her own family history\, she discovered
  how empowering and healing reclaiming your own family history and reconne
 cting to your roots can be. For the first time\, the grandmother she never
  met became real to her and she was able to meet her through the documents
 . She founded Descubre Tu Historia with the hopes of helping more people i
 n her community to do the same. While she does help others by doing the re
 search for them\, she is also passionate about speaking and highlighting t
 he resources that many are not aware of that are out there for free or for
  very little cost. Also\, she shares her own tips on how to start research
  and how to navigate Hispanic documents.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>About th
 e Division of Special Collections &amp\; Archives</strong></p>\n<p>Miami-D
 ade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Division of Special Collections &amp\; 
 Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical materials for the benefit
  of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florid
 a Collection\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuban Collection of Rare Books &amp\
 ; Ephemera\, Genealogy Collection\, Vasari Project archive\, and Rare &amp
 \; Antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division's pri
 mary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their
  request. Its collections include rare books\, original manuscripts\, over
  18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and el
 ectronic media.</p>\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/11260493
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