1 10 2 http://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/01a249643dee04bdb9b9870844b35f04.pdf a64ee88b43b0d233364d602ac68fa497 PDF Text Text Research Library 1 Museum Court Buffalo, New York 14216-3119 (716) 873-9644 ext. 306 FAX (716) 873-8754 www.buffalohistory.org library@buffalohistory.org Updated November 24, 2012 ©2012, all rights reserved. Buffalo Puerto Rican Series, 1970 – 2010 Mss. A2011-11 Call Number: Mss. A2011 - 11 Creator: Rodriguez, Casimiro and Sanabria, John Title: Buffalo Puerto Rican Collection Date(s): ca. 1970 - 2010 Language(s): Spanish, English Location: Manuscript room Size: 1 Box - .42 linear feet ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Acquisition Information: Accession no. 2011 - 52 Donor: Mr. Casimiro Rodriguez and Mr. John Sanabria Restrictions: None Preferred Citation: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Library and Archives, Mss. A2011 - 11 Buffalo Puerto Rican Collection Processing Information: Arranged and described by Shane E. Stephenson, August 2011. Notes: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Biographical / Historical Note: Both Casimiro Rodriguez and John Sanabria are Puerto Rican community leaders who have been active their whole adult lives in the Hispanic community in WNY. Both are retirees from GM where they were active in the local UAW chapter. They have served on various boards around WNY as well as the Board of Education. Mr. Rodriguez is a leader in the Association of Hispanic Pastors of WNY while Mr. Sanabria was heavily involved with the Agustin Olivencia Center and various Puerto Rican baseball leagues around WNY. They were also active in Hispanics United of Buffalo, a non-profit agency that serves the Hispanic population and were both instrumental in initiating and strengthening Hispanic Heritage Month in WNY. Scope and Content Note: This collection, comprised in various media formats, documents the Puerto Rican Community in the Buffalo and WNY region. Present are collections of community newspapers, various photographs – original, scanned, and on news clippings – showing various events, celebrations and traditions that take place within this community. Also included are biographical and historical records on important persons, various sports teams and the growth of Hispanic political and religious influence within the region. This collection is national in scope, including a letter addressed by President Bill Clinton to Casimiro Rodriguez. To gain physical and intellectual control over the collection, it is arranged in “original order” – the way it was donated to the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society. This keeps the collection true to the donors’ personal arrangement 1 �with an item level description added by BECHS. The bulk of this collection comprises 1970 – 2011 but there are a few items from 1900 – 1970. Arrangement: This collection is organized into eleven series by subject: 1. Puerto Rican sporting and community events – Miscellaneous 2. Agustin “Pucho” Olivencia 3. Alberto O. Cappas 4. Association of Hispanic Ministers, est. 1990 5. Latino newspapers – Panorama Hispano 6. Latino newspapers – Ultima Hora 7. Latino newspapers – La Prensa Hispana 8. Notable Latinos 9. Special events – Hispanic Heritage Month 10. Special events – Miscellaneous 11. Jaime Nunó ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Subject Headings: Alvarado, Confessor Berríos, Stephanie Calvo-Torres, Betty Cappas, Alberto O. Clinton, Bill, 1946Cuomo, Mario Matthew Friedlander, John E. Gauthier, Luis González, Isaías Griffin, James D. (James Donald), 1929Herrera, Pedro “Juan” Martínez, Jorge Masiello, Anthony M. Nunó, Jaime, 1824-1908 Olivencia, Agustín Padilla, Emilio Padilla, German “Pancho” Quintana, Robert Rodríguez, Antonio Rodríguez, Casimiro Rodríguez, Ramon Volcy, Paul Corner Stone Church D’Youville College Ecos Borincanos First Hispanic Democratic Club First Latino Democratic Club Forest Lawn (Cemetery: Buffalo, N.Y.) Hispanic Heritage Month Mes de la Herencia Hispana Lackawanna Spanish Welfare Association Olivencia Center Panorama Hispano Park Lane Restaurant (Buffalo, N.Y.) Prensa Hispana Puerto Rican Baseball League Liga de Béisbol de Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Community Center Puerto Rican Cultural Community House Puerto Rican Connection La Conexión Puertorriqueňa Puerto Rican Lions (Baseball team) Leones Puertorriqueños (Equipo de béisbol) Puerto Rican-American Community Association Inc. Roberto Clemente Baseball League Liga de Beisbol Roberto Clemente Spanish Action League (Syracuse, N.Y.) Liga de Acción Hispana (Syracuse, N.Y.) St. Columba Church (Buffalo, N.Y.) Three Kings Celebration Fiesta De los Tres Reyes Team PRACA Última Hora A Place in the Sun Association of Hispanic Pastors of Western New York Asociación de Pastores Hispanos del Noroeste de Nueva York Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (N.Y.) Buffalo Missionary Church Buffalo News Business First of Buffalo (Firm) 2 �West Side Times Boletines de noticias Newspapers Periódicos Puerto Rican newspapers Periódicos Puertorriqueños Puerto Ricans Puertorriqueňos Radio Religion and culture Religión y cultura Soccer Fútbol Baseball Béisbol Boxing Boxeo Church history Historia de la iglesia Minorities in baseball Minorías en el béisbol National songs – Mexico Canciones Nacionales - Méxicanas Newsletters ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Folder List: Folder 1: Item 1: Scanned sepia photo, Lackawanna Spanish Welfare Association, soccer team, 1930 Item 2: Newspaper clipping, Roberto Clemente Baseball League, 1979 Item 3: Newspaper clipping, Roberto Clemente Baseball League, 1979 Item 4: Scanned color photo, Roberto Clemente Baseball League, 1976 champions – Team PRACA Item 5: DVD video of Virginia Street carnival and parade, 1978 – 1979 Item 6: Color photo, Mayor James Griffin and Ramon Rodriguez, founder of Roberto Clemente Baseball League Item 7: Color photo, Mayor James Griffin throwing the first pitch Item 8: Color photo, Pedro “Juan” Herrera, ceremonial pitch Item 8: Black and white photo, Puerto Rican Leonies, MUNY Class A Champions, 1962 Item 9: Photocopy, patch, Puerto Rico Lions, MUNY Champs 1962 Item 10: Scanned black and white photo, Puerto Rican Cultural Community House, Stephanie Berrios, 1973 Item 11: Scanned black and white signed photo, German “Pancho” Padilla, two times Golden Glove Champ Item 12: Original program, PRACA – 4th Annual Sports Award Dinner, October 14, 1979 Item 13: Scanned photocopy, association photo – First Hispanic Democratic Club, St. Columba’s Church, 1959 Folder 2: Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Photocopy, Buffalo News article by Peter Simon, March 20, 1997, Agustin Olivencia remembrance Newspaper clipping, Buffalo News article by Peter Simon, July 2000, New Street to honor Olivencia Photocopy, Buffalo News article by Peter Simon, July 6, 1981, Puerto Rican meaning of friend Photocopy, Buffalo News article by Peter Simon, July 26, 1986, Crowd pays tribute to “Pucho” Autobiography of Mr. Agustin Olivencia, includes resume, awards, committees, and letter Folder 3: Item 1: Collection of photocopied newspaper clippings “A Place in the Sun” dinner with poet Alberto Cappas Item 2: Two photocopied newspaper clippings – The Queens Chronicle/The New York Voice, 1986 Item 3: Double issue of the newsletter “The Puerto Rican Connection/La Conexión Puertorriqueňa” Vol.1, No. 2; Winter 1997 Folder 4: Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Reseña Biografica of Association of Hispanic Pastors History and Mission of the Association of Hispanic Pastors of WNY Color photograph, “Pastoral Encounter,” June 4, 1990 at D’Youville College Color photograph, Hispanic Pastors Association, Oct. 27, 1995 at Park Lane Restaurant 3 �Item 5: Seal/logo of the Asociacion de Pastores Hispanos del Noroeste Nueva York Item 6: Letter from President Bill Clinton to Reverend Casimiro Rodriguez, letter includes a thank you for inscribed bible, and short greeting regarding the “event” - dated February 12, 1999 Item 7: Color photo of the Reverends Alvarado, Martinez and Padilla at Buffalo Missionary Church (Hudson St.), Oct. 5, 2000 Item 8: Color scanned photo, Recognition Retirement Service for Reverend Luis Gauthier at Corner Stone Church, 1995 Item 9: Issue “West Side Times,” lead article – “Partnership in diversity: Association of Hispanic Pastors headquarters soon to open,” June 2000 Item 10: Color photo of dedication of the new headquarters for the Association of Hispanic Pastors of WNY Item 11: Color photo of dedication of the new headquarters for the Association of Hispanic Pastors, featuring Mayor Anthony Masiello Item 12: Invitation notice for dedication ceremony Item 13: Issue “KaleidaScope” - short article with Association of Hispanic Pastors of WNY honoring Kaleida, Oct./Nov.1999 Item 14: Black and white photo of the CEO of Kaleida Health, John E. Friedlander, being honored by the Association of Hispanic Pastors of WNY Item 15: Four anniversary dinner programs for Association of Hispanic Pastors of WNY: 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001 Item 16: “La Iglesia Y La Comunidad” by Reverend Joaquin Peña – 13 page document – written in Spanish Folder 5: Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Issue: Panorama Hispano, Vol. 4 No. 4: Marzo/March, 2000 Issue: Panorama Hispano, Vol. 18 No. 9: Septiembre/September 2008 Issue: Panorama Hispano, Vol. 20 No. 7: Julio/July 2009 Issue: Panorama Hispano, Vol. 20 No. 8: Agosto/August 2009 Issue: Panorama Hispano, Vol. 20 No. 12: Diciembre/December 2009 Issue: Panorama Hispano, Vol. 21 No. 6: Junio/June 2010 Folder 6: Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Issue: La Ultima Hora, Vol. 1 No. 1: Mayo/May 1, 1989 Issue: La Ultima Hora, Vol. 8 Issue 1: Enero/January 1998 Issue: La Ultima Hora, Vol. 10 Issue 3: Marzo/March 1999 Issue: La Ultima Hora, Vol. 22 Issue 9: Septiembre/September 2009 Folder 7: Item 1: Issue: La Prensa Hispana, Vol. 1 No. 2: Octubre/October 5, 1990 Item 2: Shrunken reproduction of La Prensa Hispana, front page Folder 8: Packet of Isaias Gonzalez including obituary, dedication and request materials for 7th St. renaming Scanned photograph, First Hispanic Radio Programming in WNY, “Ecos Borincanos” Est. 1960 Newspaper article by Agnes Palazzetti – Robert Quintana, July 28, 1994 Business First articles: First Hispanic woman named to City Court, Masiello names new City Court judge, Common Council Inauguration Item 5: Scanned photograph, First Latino Democratic Club, 1960 at St. Columba Church; photo by Lydia Rodriguez Item 6: Scanned photograph, Pedro J. Herrera is recognized by Isaias Gonzolez for Puerto Rican Baseball League Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Folder 9: Item 1: News clipping “Annual Community Festival Held” Item 2: Hispanic Heritage Festival program, September 17 & 18, 1988 4 �Item 3: Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff notice, September 15, Downtown Library Item 4: Article “Puertorican [sic] Origin” – 7 page introduction to words, phrases and influences Folder 10: Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: News clipping by Michael Levy – “Remember Heritage,” September 1990 Photograph, Fiesta De Los Tres Reyes, Enero (January) 8, 1977, with news clipping News clipping of Minority Graduation held at UB, May 5, 1977 Scanned photograph of Spanish Club float, 1957 parade News clipping “Politicians Attend Puerto Rican Mass,” January 1, 1974 Folder 11: Item 1: Copied items from BECPL scrapbook regarding life of Jaime Nunó – Composer of Mexican National Hymn Item 2: 4 color photographs of Jaime Nunó gravestone – buried Forest Lawn, moved to Mexico City Item 3: Photocopies of secondary sources - “Find a Grave Memorial” website page, “Wikipedia” page, “National anthems info” page, burial records from Forest Lawn Cemetery 5 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hispanic Heritage History Project Documents Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Buffalo History Museum Research Library Title A name given to the resource Buffalo History Museum Puerto Rican collection Description An account of the resource This collection, comprised in various media formats, documents the Puerto Rican Community in the Buffalo and WNY region. Present are collections of community newspapers, various photographs – original, scanned, and on news clippings – showing various events, celebrations and traditions that take place within this community. Also included are biographical and historical records on important persons, various sports teams and the growth of Hispanic political and religious influence within the region. This collection is national in scope, including a letter addressed by President Bill Clinton to Casimiro Rodriguez. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo History Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/2011 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Written permission from the Buffalo History Museum required to reproduce and/or publish. Information on use and fees may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives at the Buffalo History Museum Research Library, Buffalo, NY. http://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/d4ed5b2bc07f7c665860115cf399c8d2.pdf f76cb43afc2979789864d545e342f104 PDF Text Text Latin American & Caribbean Genealogy: Selected Sources in the Grosvenor Room Key * Buffalo Folio GRO Ref. Stacks WNYGS = Oversized book = In Buffalo Collection in Grosvenor Room = Very oversized book = In Grosvenor Room = Reference book, cannot be borrowed = In Closed Stacks, ask for retrieval = In collection of Western NY Genealogical Society 1 Grosvenor Room Buffalo and Erie County Public Library 1 Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203-1887 (716) 858-8900 www.buffalolib.org Revised Jan 2014 �Table of Contents General How-To Guides................................................................................................. 3 Censuses ....................................................................................................................... 4 Church Records ............................................................................................................. 4 Databases ...................................................................................................................... 4 Heraldry and Crests ....................................................................................................... 5 Hispanic-American History in the Buffalo Area .............................................................. 5 Immigrants and Naturalizations ...................................................................................... 6 Local History File ............................................................................................................ 6 Maps, Atlases, Gazetteers ............................................................................................. 6 Miscellaneous Record and Family History Books .......................................................... 7 Names and Surnames.................................................................................................... 8 Rare Book Room ............................................................................................................ 8 Organizations ................................................................................................................. 8 Selected Websites.......................................................................................................... 9 Vertical File..................................................................................................................... 9 eLibrary: The Online Catalog of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library ................... 10 Where Else Can I Research Hispanic or Caribbean Heritage? .................................... 10 Introduction This guide is designed to assist persons researching Hispanic, Latino/Latina, and Caribbean ancestry in the Grosvenor Room of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Genealogical handbooks, guides, manuals, indexes to record compilations, atlases, maps, gazetteers, surname directories, passenger lists, newspapers, and church records serve numerous purposes and can prove to be invaluable resources to all researchers, regardless of their level of expertise. Nearly everything listed here can be found in the Grosvenor Room (GRO). Material in the Grosvenor Room does not circulate and cannot be removed from the room. In a few cases, there are duplicate copies of these books that can be borrowed from the Central Non-fiction collection (NON-FICTION). Books are listed in call number order. Shelf locations are always subject to change. To view this and other subject guides online, use the following web address: http://www.buffalolib.org/content/grosvenor/guides-publications 2 �General How-To Guides GRO Ref. CS95 .D45 Platt, Lyman De Genealogical Historical Guide to Latin America Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., ©1978 GRO Ref. CS102 .R97 2007 Ryskamp, George R. Finding Your Mexican Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide Provo, UT: Ancestry, ©2007 GRO Ref. CS222 .C36 1991 Carr, Peter E. Guide to Cuban Genealogical Research: Records and Sources Chicago, IL: Adams Press, ©1991 GRO Ref. CS242 .P67 1999 Porter, Stephen D. Jamaican Records: A Two Part Guide to Genealogical & Historical Research Using Repositories in Jamaica & England London: Stephen D. Porter, ©1999 GRO Ref. CS243 .M58 1998 Mitchell, Madeleine E. Jamaican Ancestry: How to Find Out More Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1998 GRO Ref. CS261 .B3 L36 2006 Lane, Geraldine Tracing Ancestors in Barbados: A Practical Guide Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., ©2006 GRO Ref. CS943 .R97 Ryskamp, George R. Finding Your Hispanic Roots Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., ©1997 Gro Ref. E18 .S32 1998 Schaefer, Christina K. Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998 E184 .M5 R97 1996 Ryskamp, George R. A Student's Guide to Mexican American Genealogy Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996 GRO Ref. E184 .M5 S35 2002 Schmal, John P. Mexican-American Genealogical Research: Following the Paper Trail to Mexico Bowie, MD: Heritage Press, ©2002 GRO Ref. *E184 .S75 H563 1995 Byers, Paula K., ed. Hispanic American Genealogical Sourcebook New York: Gale Research, ©1995 3 �Censuses GRO Ref. CS95 .P56 Platt, Lyman De Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., ©1998 Church Records Below are the records of churches associated with Hispanics in Buffalo. Microfilm Number 283 Name and Address of Church Records/Years Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic 144 Edward St. Births 1849-1924 Marriages 1852-1946 Deaths 1877-1952 Databases http://www.buffalolib.org/content/research Name Description Records of more than 1 billion names. Includes city directories, 450 million U.S. Federal Census records between the years 1790 and 1930, immigration, vital, military, court, church and ethnic records. For records available for a particular country: click on the Search menu, select Card Catalog, and input the location name in the keyword field. Contains U.S. federal census records; a book collection containing local and family histories as well as genealogical records; the U.S. Serial Set; and genealogical and local history serials from the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). The bulk of Latin American and Caribbean (LA&C) content is in PERSI. To search for LA&C materials in PERSI, choose the Places search, select the Other Countries tab, and input the country or region name in the Country field. To find how-to articles on LA&C locations, choose the How-To search and input the location name in the Keywords field. 4 Access Available for walk-in users at every public library in Erie County. No at-home use. Available for walk-in users at every public library in Erie County. Also available from home with a valid Buffalo and Erie County Public Library card. Sign in at address above. �Heraldry and Crests Notes GRO *CR2142 .G3, 63 vols., lacking v. 57, 58 Garcia Carraffa, Alberto Enciclopedia Heraldica y Genealogica Hispano-Americana Madrid: Impr. De A. Marzo 1919- Lists over 15,000 names with their respective genealogical histories (including color illustrations of representative crests) of Spanish and SpanishAmerican families. Searchable for free at: Hispanic-American History in the Buffalo Area GRO Buffalo E184 .C97 K37 2006 Karman, Olga Scatter My Ashes Over Havana: A Memoir Los Angeles, CA: Pureplay Press, ©2006 GRO Buffalo *E184 .S75 M34 1996 M The Role of Language in the Perception of Ethnic Identity: The Case of the Buffalo Hispanic/Latino Community Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996 GRO Buffalo F129 .B8 L68 El Lower West Side: Estrategias para el Desarrollo Vecinal y Comunitario = The Lower West Side: Strategies for Neighborhood and Community Development Buffalo, NY: Urban Design Project, 1994 GRO Buffalo *F129 .B843 L697 1994 Rogovin, Milton Triptychs: Buffalo's Lower West Side Revisited New York: W.W. Norton, ©1994 GRO Buffalo *F129 .B89 S74 1988 Puerto Rican American Community Association, Inc. Needs Assessment Summary of the Hispanic Community, Buffalo, New York Buffalo, NY: The Association, [1988] GRO Buffalo *F1970.8 .B8 Buffalo (N.Y.). Public Schools. Division of Curriculum and Development Puerto Rican History and Culture; Twelfth Grade Elective [Buffalo, NY]: 1971 GRO Buffalo *HC107 .E74 S6 1993 Erie County's Hispanic Community: The Marketplace Buffalo, NY: Small Business Development Center, 1993 GRO Buffalo *HD6305 .M5 A76 Human Resources Institute, School of Management, SUNYAB An Assessment of the Employment Problems in the Erie County Hispanic Population and the Role of CETA [Buffalo, NY]: The Institute, 1982 GRO Buffalo *HV99 .B86 R4 1993 A Reporting of Community Needs Survey: Hispanic Women/Latinas of Erie County Buffalo, NY: The League, 1993 5 �Immigrants and Naturalizations GRO Ref. E184 .M5 S353 2006, 4 vols. Schmal, John P. Naturalizations of Mexican-Americans Westminster, MD: Heritage Press, ©2006 GRO E187.5 .E53 Emigrants from England, 1773-1776 Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1913 GRO E187.5 .G47 Ghirelli, Michael, transcriber A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1682-1692 Baltimore, MD: Magna Charta Book Co., 1968 GRO E187.5 .K3 Kaminkow, Jack and Marion, transcribers A List of Emigrants from England to America, 1718-1759 Baltimore MD: Magna Charta Book Co., 1964 GRO 187.5 .N5 Nicholson, Cregoe D.P. ; France, R. Sharpe, absts. Some early emigrants to America; … also, Early emigrants to America from Liverpool Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965 GRO Ref. F1629 .S36 D63 1998 Dobson, David Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857 Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, ©1998 Local History File This is a card index of newspaper and periodical articles about people, places, and things in the Buffalo area. In addition to looking up your family surnames, try these headings: Clubs. Puerto Rican Cubans in Buffalo Jamaicans in Buffalo Latin America Mexicans in Buffalo Puerto Ricans Spanish in Buffalo Maps, Atlases, Gazetteers Stacks G105 .U53 No. 38 United States. Office of Geography Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Other Islands and Banks in the Caribbean: Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names Washington, DC: [GPO?],1958 Stacks *G1550 .D5 1985 The Atlas of Central America and the Caribbean New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, ©1985 6 �Maps, Atlases, Gazetteers Stacks *G1630 .C7 1997 , Angel David Atlas Puerto Rico Miami, FL: Cuban American National Council, 1997 Stacks *F1765 .C3 Canet Alvarez, Gerardo A. Atlas de Cuba, por Gerardo Canet con la C Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1949 Stacks DEWEY COLL. 917.9 4W Gannett, Henry A Gazetteer of Porto Rico Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1901 Miscellaneous Record and Family History Books Stacks CD3028 .P9 U6 Munden, Kenneth, comp. Records of the Bureau of Insular Affairs Relating to Puerto Rico, 1898-1934; a List of Selected Files Washington, DC: [National Archives], 1943 Stacks CS65 .U53 Roster of Troops Serving in the Department of Porto Rico, Commanded by Brigadier General George W. Davis, U.S. Volunteers San Juan, PR: Adjutant General's office, 1899 GRO CS261 .B3 B7 1983 Brandow, James C., comp. Genealogies of Barbados Families: From Caribbeana and The Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Co., 1983 GRO Index Table E187.5 .H795 1880 Hotten, John Camden Our Early Emigrant Ancestors. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 Salem, Massachussetts:Higginson Book Company, 1880 GRO Index Table E187.5 .H795 1880 Suppl. Brandow, James C., ed. Om tt Ch pt f m H tt ’ O g L t fP f Qu ty… Oth Wh W t f m Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983 7 �Names and Surnames The following titles help establish what a name means and how it originated. GRO Ref. CS2745 .M3 Maduell, Charles R. Jr. Romance of Spanish Surnames New Orleans, LA: The Author, ©1967 GRO Ref. CS2745 .P55 1996 Platt, Lyman D. Hispanic Surnames and Family History Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., ©1996 GRO Ref. CS2745 .W66 Woods, Richard D. Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States: A Dictionary Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, ©1978 Rare Book Room Items in Rare Book Room may be seen by appointment (Call 716-858-8900 to schedule). RBR U.S. 1812.Z3, 5 vols. Alcedo, Antonio de The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies: Containing an Entire Translation of the Spanish Work of Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo ... London: J. Carpenter, 1812-15 RBR U.S. 1857.Z8 Atlas of the United States of North America, Canada ... New Foundland, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and Jamaica ... London: John Murray; Edinburgh, W. & A. K. Johnston, 1857 Organizations Notes Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York Old Chelsea Station P.O. Box 474 New York, NY 10113 http://www.hispanicgenealogy.com/ Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society P.O. Box 260118 Bellerose, NY 11426-0118 prhgs@yahoo.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~prhgs/ Our ongoing objectives are to encourage Hispanics to research their roots, history and rich heritage; to provide instruction and assistance in genealogical research; to locate and make available genealogical resources for research, and more Founded in 1996, the PRHGS was established to enable Puerto Ricans, Hispanics and other interested persons develop and enhance their skills, knowledge and ability to conduct a competent genealogical search for their ancestors. 8 �Selected Websites Notes http://www.candoo.com/genresources/ Caribbean Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/ CaribbeanGenWeb Project http://www.cyndislist.com/categories/ Cy ’ L t Categories Includes a surname index and links to genealogy sources for the Caribbean. Collected links for all the islands http://www.genealogiahispana.com/ Directorio de Genealogia Hispana [Directory of Hispanic Genealogy] http://www.vanderbilt.edu/esss/index.php Ecclesiastical and Secular Sources for Slave Societies https://familysearch.org Family Search http://www.guiagenealogica.com/ La Guia de Informacion Genealogica [Genealogical Information Guide] http://www.buffaloah.com/h/hisp/hisp.html History of Hispanics in Buffalo, NY http://www.archives.nysed.gov/projects/legacies/buflatino/history1.shtml Legacies Project, Buffalo: Latino Communities http://www.prroots.com/ PR (Puerto Rican) Roots http://genealogy.about.com/cs/hispanic/a/ancestry.htm Researching Your Hispanic Heritage A large collection of links for all aspects of genealogy for Latin American Genealogy. Look under the following categories: Central and South America, Caribbean/West Indies, Mexico, and United States--Puerto Rico. Hispanic genealogy resources organized by location and topic. Images of records pertaining to slaves in Brazil, Cuba, and Colombia. Includes free images of records and searchable databases. Browse by region. Links and information related to Central and South American genealogy. Strong content for Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico and Panama. Short articles. A history with documents and photographs from the New York State Archives. A project of the Hispanic Genealogical Society of New York. A good introduction for beginners. Vertical File The Grosvenor Room collects articles, pamphlets, and clippings about local history. Ask for this folder: Ethnic Groups -- Hispanic 9 �The Online Catalog of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library http://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/ Search the online catalog for the books, magazines, CDs, videos, maps, and manuscripts owned by the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. It includes the Grosvenor Room, all departments in the Central Library, and every town and branch library. Access it at the web address above. To find additional items about Hispanic and Caribbean genealogy and local history in our collection beyond those listed in this guide, try these Subject searches: BARBADOS GENEALOGY CARIBBEAN AREA GENEALOGY CUBA GENEALOGY [NAME OF COUNTRY OR REGION] GAZETTEERS GENEALOGY BIBLIOGRAPHY HISPANIC AMERICANS GENEALOGY BIBLIOGRAPHY LATIN AMERICA GENEALOGY HANDBOOKS MANUALS ETC CARIBBEAN AREA GENEALOGY HANDBOOKS MANUALS ETC HISPANIC AMERICANS GENEALOGY HANDBOOKS MANUALS ETC LATIN AMERICA GREAT BRITAIN COLONIES HISTORY SOURCES HERALDRY LATIN AMERICA HERALDRY SPAIN LOWER WEST SIDE BUFFALO N Y MEXICAN AMERICANS GENEALOGY HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. MEXICO GENEALOGY HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC. [NAME OF COUNTRY OR REGION] MAPS NAMES MEXICAN AMERICAN NAMES SPANISH PUERTO RICANS IN THE UNITED STATES BIBLIOGRAPHY SPAIN GENEALOGY WEST INDIES GENEALOGY Where Else Can I Research Hispanic or Caribbean Heritage? Buffalo State College Monroe Fordham Regional History Center 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 (716) 878-5412 http://monroefordham.org/ Library of Congress Local History & Genealogy Reading Room Humanities and Social Sciences Division 101 Independence Ave, SE Washington, DC 20540 http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/hispanic/ University at Buffalo University Archives 420 Capen Hall Buffalo, NY 14260-1674 (716) 645-2916 Fax (716) 645-3714 lib-archives@buffalo.edu http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/archives/ Notes Has a microfilmed scrapbook of news clippings about Hispanic community of Buffalo and Erie County, compiled by Ms. Maria Rosa Has online bibliography, Hispanic Local History and Genealogy in the United States, at the link to the left. Has several dissertations and theses dealing with Hispanics in Buffalo 10 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hispanic Heritage History Project Documents Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Special Collections Department of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Title A name given to the resource Latin American & Caribbean Genealogy: Selected Sources in the Grosvenor Room Description An account of the resource This guide is designed to assist persons researching Hispanic, Latino/Latina, and Caribbean ancestry in the Grosvenor Room of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Genealogical handbooks, guides, manuals, indexes to record compilations, atlases, maps, gazetteers, surname directories, passenger lists, newspapers, and church records serve numerous purposes and can prove to be invaluable resources to all researchers, regardless of their level of expertise. Also available at: <a title="http://www.buffalolib.org/sites/default/files/pdf/genealogy/subject-guides/LatinAmericanGenealogy%20updated%207-2014.pdf" href="http://www.buffalolib.org/sites/default/files/pdf/genealogy/subject-guides/LatinAmericanGenealogy%20updated%207-2014.pdf">http://www.buffalolib.org/sites/default/files/pdf/genealogy/subject-guides/LatinAmericanGenealogy%20updated%207-2014.pdf</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 2014