| You have probably already invested a lot
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| | and circle of friends in stories is a
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| of time on family genealogy research. I'm
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| | great way to jog their memory. Sometimes
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| sure you have tried many ways to find the
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| | with story telling they recall a
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| information you need to find someone in
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| | particular person or item they may have
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| Mexico, from searching the Internet to
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| | otherwise forgotten.
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| speaking to friends and relatives. You
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| | Story telling is an incredible tool to
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| may have been searching online for hours
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| | get people to tell you the information
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| and hours. You may have talked to
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| | you want. It will also give you an idea
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| relatives or friends of the person you
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| | of who this person was and what they were
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| are searching for, but you just have not
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| | doing and may lead you to other ideas.
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| gotten the information you need and are
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| | Here is a key. Talk to every relative you
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| not able to locate this person living in
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| | have. There is always someone in every
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| Mexico.
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| | family who knows a little bit about
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| Let's start with the fundamentals of what
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| | everyone. And it does not matter if they
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| information you should be searching for.
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| | are your third cousin or they are four
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| Your first goal should be to have the
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| | times removed. They could be an
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| complete name of the person you are
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| | ex-husband, an ex-uncle. It does not
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| looking for. Let's use the name Juan
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| | matter. You would be amazed at how much
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| Carlos Garcia Gonzalez as an example.
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| | information other people in the family
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| If you have a friend who has a name like
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| | have about your side of the family. You
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| Juan Carlos, that is his name. In English
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| | may think that your immediate family
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| we might separate out two names. Someone
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| | should know everything about the family,
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| named Billy Bob may also be called Bob or
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| | but that is not always true. I urge you
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| Billy. However, in Mexico Juan Carlos is
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| | to go talk to every possible relative.
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| this person's name. It's not correct to
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| | Maybe they talked to someone from another
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| call him Juan or to him Carlos. His name
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| | group, such as a priest or business
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| is Juan Carlos. Be aware of this because
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| | owner. Go after as many leads as you can.
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| having the complete and full name is very
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| | You are going to have to interview many
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| important in your search and will help
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| | people to gather all the facts.
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| you to more quickly locate this person.
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| | The second key piece of information that
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| The complete name is not only their first
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| | you need to have is the city and the
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| name(s) but also both of their last
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| | state of where they are or where they
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| names. In Spanish a person has two last
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| | were living.
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| names. The first last name in Spanish is
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| | Finding out where they did live can be
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| the name of the father (for example:
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| | helpful if you do not know where they are
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| Garcia). Gonzalez is the second last name
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| | living right now. If someone has lived in
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| and this is the equivalent of our
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| | Guadalajara and they came to the United
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| mother's maiden name. By putting the two
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| | States for, say, ten years, there is a
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| together and you have a complete name.
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| | very good possibility they may be going
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| Doing Mexico family genealogy can often
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| | back to Guadalajara at some point. Also
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| be easier because the two last names
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| | finding where they did live is very
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| minimize the chance of accidentally
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| | helpful because their family and friends
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| researching someone else's family
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| | may still be there.
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| lineage.
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| | Why do you need to know the city and
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| You can also discover this information by
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| | state? If you tried to go to an Internet
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| talking to every relative this person
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| | search engine site, maybe one that
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| has. You can ask questions such as where
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| | specialized in genealogy research and put
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| did this person come from. Ask how they
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| | in only a person's name without the city
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| ended up in the United States. Ask where
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| | and state you are not going to get any
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| they went to school or where they
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| | information. Why? Even in the United
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| vacationed as they were growing up.
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| | States you have to tell the site where
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| Asking different questions can help
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| | this person is living. If you do not have
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| trigger memories and details that will
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| | that basic information, you are not going
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| help you to find the information and the
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| | to get an answer. It is almost impossible
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| person you are looking for.
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| | to find a person if you do not have the
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| A great way to get information is to get
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| | city and the state where they are living.
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| a person to tell you stories using
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| | These two key pieces of information will
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| questions like, "So how did you and my
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| | go far in helping with your search. In
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| father meet?" or "What did he/she like to
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| | the next article, we will organize all
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| do during the weekends?" Engaging the
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| | the information you have collected.
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| people that you talk to in your family
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