Tracing Your Mexican Ancestry through Presidio del Norte
Church baptism, marriage and burial records often noted whether a man was a soldado — and which presidio he served. Those notations are powerful research leads. A look at the founding and seven-year relocation of Presidio del Norte, and why it scattered Chihuahua parish records.
Tracing Your Mexican Ancestry through Ojinaga, Mexico
For families with roots in northern Chihuahua, the road to the United States usually ran through Ojinaga — La Junta de los Rios, a desert oasis settled long before Cabeza de Vaca passed through in 1534. A close look at the three Jesús Nazareno record volumes, including the 2,173-page volume that was never indexed.