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Hispanic, Central & South America, & the West Indies
Including Mexico, Latin America & the Caribbean
Category Index
- General Resource Sites
- History & Culture
- How To
- Language, Handwriting & Script
- Libraries, Archives & Museums
- Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat
- Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information
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- Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services
- Publications, Software & Supplies
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- Religion & Churches
- Societies & Groups
- WorldGenWeb Project
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- Academia Yucateca de Genealogia "Francisco de Montejo"
The official website of the "Academia Yucateca de Genealogia Francisco de Montejo " from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. In Spanish.
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Ancestry.com - Catholic Marriage Records: Discovering an Immigrant's Place of Origin Article by George Ryskamp.
- Anillo de Genealogía Hispana (Hispanic Genealogy Ring)
Paginas de Genealogía Hispana en Español. Hispanic Genealogy pages in Spanish. Lots of great resources for those searching their roots in Spain or Latin American countries.
- AOL Hispanic Genealogy Group's Home Page
- Belize Genealogy and Family History Resources
- Bermudian Genealogy & History
Bermuda surnames, as well as lists of ships passengers to Bermuda and various other things of interest to a person researching ancestors from Bermuda.
- Bibliography for Researchers of Jamaican Genealogy and History
- Caribbean Genealogy Research
Country by country links and addresses for genealogy.
- CASBAH
Research resources relating to Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian peoples in the UK.
- CEMLA - Centro De Estudios Migratorios Latinoamericanos
To promote and disseminate academic study of migration to and from the Americas. Over twenty years of migration studies in Argentina.
- CLNET Genealogy Sources
List of Hispanic published resources.
- Court Web Sites - Brazil
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts.
- Court Web Sites - Mexico
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts.
- Dutch Antilles
- Family History of Jamaica, West Indies
From Madeleine Mitchell. ARSCOTT, COVER, MURRAY, LEVY.
- Family Tree Connection - Peru Resources
Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
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Family Tree Maker's How-To Guide - Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America
- Genealogia
Spanish and Cuban genealogy links.
- Genealogía Española e Hispana / Hispanic Genealogy
- Genealogía Salteña
Genealogical site for the province of Salta, Argentina.
- Genealogia - Website da Lista de Discussão Brasileira de Genealogia
- Genealogía en Chile
- Genealogia Paranaense
Sections of a book on genealogy in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
- Genealogical Research in South America
With an emphasis on British settlement.
- Genealogica.Net Portal de enlaces sobre genealogía española e hispana
Portal de enlaces a recursos genealogicos en toda España y el mundo hispano.
- Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe
- Genealogy in Costa Rica
- Genealogy of the Cayman Islands
- The Genealogy of Mexico
Over 500 surnames of Mexico and research references. List of the Conquistadors that served the King under Cortes. Biographies of the conquistadors. Surnames origins.
- German Genealogy: BRAZIL
German migration to Brasil.
- G Spot United States Adoption Registry for Chile
- Hispanic Genealogy Address Book by Country
- Hispanic Genealogy Crossroads
Categorized resources from the AOL Hispanic Genealogy Group.
- Hispanic Genealogy - The Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America
- Hispanic Immigration to Maryland
A scholarly review of immigration into Maryland from the very first colonists to modern immigrants.
- Hispanic Records Research
From the National Archives and Records Administration.
- Imigrantes Italianos
Genealogy resources for those who research Italian ancestry in Brazil.
- Index to "Historia de Familias Cubanas, Vols 1-9" - (Histories of Cuban Families)
- Inmigrantes Alemanes al Sur de Chile
German immigration to southern Chile and genealogical data of the immigrant families.
- Jamaican Family Search
A Jamaican genealogy reference library containing Lists of Proprietors and Properties and Civil and Military Lists from 19th century Jamaican Almanacs, extractions from Wills and Registers, and useful Jamaican research tools.
- Jamaican Jewish Genealogy
- The Jatibonicù Taino Tribal Nation of Borikén
- Jewish Genealogical Researches in Argentina - Jewish Genealogy in Argentina
- Jewish names in Suriname between 1666 and 1997
- Key West Conchs' Webpage - The good old days in Key West, Florida
This site is a place to discuss genealogy, history, recipes and old memories of Key West. The site contains a surname list and information on the Key West and Bahama Island heritage of the natives of Key West, Florida.
- Kindred Trails - Brazil (Brazilian) Genealogy: Resources for Family History Research
- Lower Rio Grande Valley / Northeast Mexico Genealogical Research
Bibliography of materials which are useful to those doing Hispanic genealogical research on families connected with South Texas and Northeast Mexico. Many materials are avaiable through interlibrary loan.
- Mexican Migration Project / Proyecto Sobre Migracion Mexicana
An ongoing binational research effort that aims to study and document the process of Mexican migration to the United States.
- Moving Here - 200 Years of Migration to England
Online searchable database of digitized photographs, maps, objects, documents and audio items recording migration experiences of the past 200 years.
- Nacion.com. Columna Raíces
News paper La Nación Digital periodic publication of Costa Rican genealogy/genealogist and philologist Mauricio Meléndez Obando in charge/family history, surnames changes, immigrants (Irish, Nicaraguan, Spanish, etc.), FALLAS, ROJAS, ARIAS, CARTIN, SOTO, BARQUERO, etc., full information about Costa Rican origins.
- Projeto Imigrantes - Tudo sobre imigração ~ Brazil
- Puerto Rico en breve: sección de Genealogía
- Roots Television
Roots Television is an online television network by and for avid genealogists. Videos include how-to demonstrations, conference lectures, and region-specific programming including Irish, Hispanic, British, Jewish, African-American research and more. Videos are available online, on-demand, and virtually all of them are absolutely free.
- Somos Primos: Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues
Monthly online magazine of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research (SHHAR).
- Spain In America
An Ibero-American history site, which focuses on the post-Colombian period (ca. 1500 - 1750).
- Spanish California Genealogy
- St. Kitts - Nevis Genealogy Page
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy Research
A genealogy guide to researching your roots in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, complete with old newspaper articles containing many individual names. Also includes pages profiling individual families including Alexander, Cox, Dalzell, Guilding, Hackshaw, and others.
- Surinam Jewish Computer Genealogy
Provides settlement history for the Jews of Dutch Guyana.
- Surname Navigator Argentina
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Argentina, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Argentina, Geneanet Argentina, Google, genealogy Argentina, Google News Genealogy Argentina, Rootsweb message board Argentina, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Argentina, White Pages Argentina.
- Surname Navigator Brazil
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Brazil, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Brazil, Geneanet Brazil, Google, genealogy Brazil, Google News Genealogy Brazil, Rootsweb message board Brazil, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Brazil, White Pages Brazil.
- Surname Navigator Chile
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Chile, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Chile, Geneanet Chile, Google, genealogy Chile, Google News Genealogy Chile, Rootsweb message board Chile, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Chile, White Pages Chile.
- Surname Navigator Colombia
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Colombia, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Colombia, Geneanet Colombia, Google, genealogy Colombia, Google News Genealogy Colombia, Rootsweb message board Colombia, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Colombia, White Pages Colombia.
- Surname Navigator Ecuador
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Ecuador, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Ecuador, Geneanet Ecuador, Google, genealogy Ecuador, Google News Genealogy Ecuador, Rootsweb message board Ecuador, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Ecuador, White Pages Ecuador.
- Surname Navigator Mexico
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Mexico, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Mexico, Geneanet Mexico, Google, genealogy Mexico, Google News Genealogy Mexico, Rootsweb message board Mexico, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Mexico, White Pages Mexico.
- Surname Navigator Peru
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Peru, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Peru, Geneanet Peru, Google, genealogy Peru, Google News Genealogy Peru, Rootsweb message board Peru, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Peru, White Pages Peru.
- Surname Navigator Uruguay
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Uruguay, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Uruguay, Geneanet Uruguay, Google, genealogy Uruguay, Google News Genealogy Uruguay, Rootsweb message board Uruguay, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Uruguay, White Pages Uruguay.
- Surname Navigator Venezuela
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Venezuela, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Venezuela, Geneanet Venezuela, Google, genealogy Venezuela, Google News Genealogy Venezuela, Rootsweb message board Venezuela, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Venezuela, White Pages Venezuela.
- Taino Jatibonicù Tribe of Puerto Rico
- Transportation to America and the West Indies, 1615-1776 ~ United Kingdom
Public Record Office information leaflet.
- Venezuela Genealogia - Genealogía de Familias Venezolanas
Genealogy of Venezuela, search of last names, familiar historical exchange of information, link to associations and genealogical pages of Venezuelan families, photos, archives, and chat.
- Venezuelan Genealogy Resources / Recursos de Genealogía en Venezuela
- Where to Find Jamaican Genealogical Information
- Yahoo! Clubs Genealogía Hispana
- Yahoo! Clubs - Hispanic Genealogy
- Yahoo!...Hispanic...Genealogy
- Yahoo!...Mexico...History
- History of Suriname
Jewish history in Suriname, South America.
- The Latin American Alliance
- Núcleo de Estudos Paranaenses
History and genealogy of the state of Paraná, Brazil.
- Spain In America
Historical texts and illustrations from the First Spanish period in North America.
- Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Zapotec Capital ~ Mexico
History and culture of the Zapotecs indigenous tribes in Southern Mexico. Interactive pages about the archeological site of Monte Alban, the former capital of the Zapotec tribes for 1,500 years, and more recently a burial ground for the Mixtecs tribes. The Zapotecs occupied the valley of what is now Oaxaca, from around 700 BC until the arrival of the Spaniards.
- French Genealogical Word List
- French Letter Writing Guide
For genealogical inquiries from FamilySearch.org.
- Online English to French to English Dictionary
- Online English to Portuguese to English Dictionary
- Online English to Spanish to English Dictionary
- Portuguese Genealogical Word List
- Portuguese Letter Writing Guide
For genealogical inquiries from FamilySearch.org.
- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- Spanish Letter Writing Guide
For genealogical inquiries from FamilySearch.org.
- Yahoo! Babel Fish - Text Translation and Web Page Translation
Input a URL for a web site or a block of plain text and this site will translate it for you: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
- Archivo General de Centro América
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes de Guatemala, Gobierno de la República de Guatemala.
- Archivo General de la Nación
República Argentina.
- Archivo General de la Nación Mexico
Sistema de consulta de acervos catalogo en linea (ARGENA II y III) Basicamente Colonial tiene ademas informacion de S XIX y S XX.
- Archivo General de la Nación del Perú
- Archivo Histórico de la Arquidiocesis de Monterrey
Records (baptisms, marriages, and deaths between the years 1668-1900) from the northern part of the Mexican state of Nuevo León (area immediately around Monterrey and north to the Texas border).
- Archivo Nacional ~ Chile
- Arquivo Nacional ~ Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil
- Arquivo Público do Distrito Federal ~ Brazil
- Archivo y Biblioteca Nacionales de Bolivia
- Bancroft Library ~ Berkeley, California
University of California at Berkeley.
- Bermudian Heritage Museum ~ Bermuda
Home of the Bermudian Heritage Association.
- Bermuda Historical Museum
- Bermuda Maritime Museum ~ Mangrove Bay, Bermuda
- Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación - República Argentina
- Biblioteca Nacional de Chile
- Biblioteca Nacional de Guatemala “Luis Cardoza y Aragón”
Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes de Guatemala, Gobierno de la República de Guatemala.
- Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina
- Biblioteca Nacional del Peru / National Library of Peru
- Biblioteca Nacional de Maestros República Argentina
- Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela
- Center for American History ~ Austin, Texas
From the University of Texas at Austin.
- Research and Collections Division
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
Nearly 900,000 books, periodicals, & pamphlets, 2,500 linear feet of manuscripts, 19,000 maps, 21,000 microforms, 11,500 broadsides, 93,500 photographs, & 38,000 other items from & about Latin America, & on materials relating to Latinos in the US. Latin America is here defined to include Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean island nations, South America, & areas of the US during the period they were a part of the Spanish Empire or Mexico. From the University of Texas at Austin.
- Newspapers
The Center's Newspaper Collections contain more than 4,500 Texas, Southern, U.S., and non-U. S. titles and is the largest collection of its kind in Texas.
- Subject Guides to Collections
- Dirección General Archivo Nacional
The National Archives of Costa Rica.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- Family Search - Family History Centers
- FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE - Directorio Web de Archivos Iberoamericanos
- Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Instituto Histórico
Archivo Histórico, Biblioteca, Historia Oral.
- Hispanic Genealogy Address Book: Mexican State Archives
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- H-Latam Archives
A list of information about Latin American archives, submitted by visitors to the H-Net web site.
- The Latin American Library at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
- LibDex - The Library Index
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Libraries & Archives in Latin America LANIC
- The Lower Rio Grande Valley Historical Collection
At the University of Texas - Pan American Library. Holds materials dealing with the geographic area from Laredo to Corpus Christi south to Brownsville, Texas and the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León and Coahuila
- National Library of Jamaica
- National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico ~ Albuquerque, New Mexico
- The Nevis Historical & Conservation Society - Library and Archives
The Society maintains the Archives of Nevis, situated at the Nelson Museum next to Government House in Bellvue.
- Paso al Norte Museum ~ El Paso, Texas
Preserves the history of El Paso as the "Ellis Island of the Southwest".
- Repositories of Primary Sources: Latin America and the Caribbean
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- Rio Grande Valley Library System - Special Collections Branch
Albuquerque. Strong in the areas of New Mexico and Hispanic genealogy.
- Spanish Colonial Research Center ~ Albuquerque, New Mexico
From the National Park Service and the University of New Mexico.
- Tempe Historical Museum ~ Arizona
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
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ANTIGUA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Antigua and Barbuda. Archives: browse or search.
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Argentina-L Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Argentina.
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AUSTRIAN-BRAZILIAN Mailing List A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Brazilians with Austrian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
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BAHAMAS Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the country of the Bahamas. Archives: browse or search.
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Bahamians Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Bahamas including the sharing of surname interests and the exchange of genealogical and historical information.
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BARBADOS Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the independent state of Barbados, the easternmost island in the West Indies. Archives: browse or search.
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BARBUDA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Barbuda, one of three islands that make up the independent state of Antigua and Barbuda in the West Indies. Many early settlers on Barbuda stayed a generation or two and moved on to Charles Town, South Carolina. Archives: browse or search.
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bay-island-genealogy Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Bay Islands (e.g., Roatan, Utila, Guanaja, Cayos Cochinos) off the northern coast of Spanish Honduras.
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BRAS-NET Mailing List For Brazilians, conducted in Portuguese, with no specific subject orientation.
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BRAZIL-AC (State of Acre) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-AL (State of Alagoas) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-AM (State of Amazonas) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-AP (State of Amapa) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-BA (State of Bahia) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-CE (State of Ceara) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-DF (Federal District) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-ES (State of Espirito Santo) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-FREEDMEN Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Brazil from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Caucasian, indigenous natives) including American slaves transported to Brazil who later became free. Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-GO (State of Goias) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL Mailing List For anyone with genealogical interest in Brazil. Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-MA (State of Maranhao) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-MG (State of Minas Gerais) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-MS (State of Mato Grosso do Sul) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-MT (State of Mato Grosso) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-PA (State of Para) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-PB (State of Paraiba) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-PE (State of Pernambuco) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-PI (State of Piaui) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-PR (State of Parana) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-RJ (State of Rio de Janeiro) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-RN (State of Rio Grande do Norte) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-RO (State of Rondonia) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-RR (State of Roraima) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-RS (State of Rio Grande do Sul) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-SC (State of Santa Catarina) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-SE (State of Sergipe) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-SP (State of Sao Paulo) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRAZIL-TO (State of Tocantins) Mailing List Archives: browse or search.
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BRITISH-VIRGIN-ISLANDS Mailing List Sponsored by the British Virgin Islands GenWeb Project, for anyone with a genealogical interest in the British Virgin Islands. Archives: browse or search.
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Caribbean-AfriGeneas To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of those researching African ancestry in the Caribbean region.
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CARIBBEAN Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the West Indies and the Caribbean. Archives: browse or search.
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CARIBBEAN-FREEDMEN Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in the Caribbean from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Caucasian, indigenous natives). Archives: browse or search.
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CA-SPANISH Mailing List For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the ancestors and descendants of the California Spanish families and the tools employed to research them. Archives: browse or search.
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CATRACHOS Mailing List A list that unites Hondurans and people interested in topics related to Honduras throughout the world.
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cayman-connections Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Cayman Islands.
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CENSO-LATIN-AMERICA Mailing List For the discussion of censuses in Latin America and the documentation of Latin American immigrants in U.S. censuses. Archives: browse or search.
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Chile-genealogy Mailing List
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COSTA-RICA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Costa Rica. Archives: browse or search.
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CUBA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the country of Cuba. Archives: browse or search.
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Genealogia Mailing List For those interested in genealogy in Brazil. The list is dedicated to the search for information on the origins of families, registers in Brazil and abroad, histories of immigrants, meanings of surnames, etc.
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GEN-HISPANIC Mailing List Gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.hispanic newsgroup for the discussion of Hispanic genealogy. Archives: browse or search.
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GERMAN-BRAZILIAN Mailing List A bilingual English-German mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Brazilians with German ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
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GER-RUS-ARG Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Germans who migrated from Russia to Argentina. Archives: browse or search.
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GUATEMALA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Guatemala. Archives: browse or search.
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GUYANA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Guyana. Archives: browse or search.
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HONDURAS Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in Honduras. Archives: browse or search.
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HUGUENOT-WALLOON Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the French Huguenots and Belgium Walloons who fled to the West Indies, the Netherlands, and the United States in the 17th century. Archives: browse or search.
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JAMAICA Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the island of Jam. Archives: browse or search.
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LATAMSIG Mailing List A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list for researchers with Jewish family roots in all countries of Latin America.
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LOUISIANA-SPANISH Mailing List For anyone with a genealogical interest in the ancestors and descendants of the Spanish settlers in Louisiana and West Florida. Archives: browse or search.
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MadeiraExiles Mailing List Devoted to the research of Dr. Robert Reid Kalley's Portuguese Presbyterian exiles from Madeira, Portugal who emigrated to Trinidad and then to Illinois (ca 1846-1854). Postings regarding research of related exiles who settled in Trinidad, Antigua, St Kitts, Jamaica, Demerara, etc. are also welcome. Archives: browse or search.
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