The We Are Cousins Podcast: South Texas and Northeastern Mexico Genealogy

In this episode, Moises talks with Alfredo Cardenas the author of "Balo's War: A Novel About the Plan of San Diego". They talk about Alfredo's blog Soy de Duval and his upcoming Historical Novel. Play Podcast: Show Notes:This is session number 24 This podcast’s main topic will be an interview with Alfredo Cardenas concerning The Plan of San Diego. Alfredo Cardenas's Facebook […]

In this episode, Moises talks with Gene Fernandez from the Brownsville City Cemetery and the Brownsville Historical Society. They talk about the “Yolanda Gonzalez Collection” among other topics. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 23 Gene Fernandez talks about the Yolanda Gonzalez Collection that he helped obtain and preserve. The collection is available […]

In this episode, Moises talks with Welester Alvarado the former president of the La Sociedad de Genealogia de Nuevo Leon. They talk about the project “Apellidos Norestenses” among many other topics. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 22 The former president of La Sociedad de Genealogia de Nuevo Leon, Welester Alvarado talks with Moises […]

In this episode, Moises talks with Mary Torres the current president of the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society. They talk about the benefits that the RGVHGS offers and also why you should join a local genealogical society. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 21 This podcast’s main topic will be an interview with […]

In this episode, Moises talks with Mario Davila the author of Matrimonios de Reynosa. A book that provides researchers with a very comprehensive index to the marriages of Reynosa covering the time period of 1970 to 1811. They also talk about great genealogical tips for new researchers and family historians. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This […]

In this episode, Moises talks about the AncestryDNA results of his wife Clarissa Perez. He also talks about the book Real Stories of Starr County, The Real Starr Website, and the death record of his 8th Great Grandfather Blas Canales. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 19 Today’s main topic will be my […]

Wilson P. Bourgeois provides a great presentation of Tejano’s involvement in the American Civil War, especially South Texas Tejanos. Moises talks about the book 246 Testamentos de Monterrey, Lists of Pasajeros a Indias, and the baptism of Margarita Gutierrez, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 18 Today’s main […]

Dr. Chance gives a short overview of the History of Texas land titles. Moises talks about the volume 10 of The Families of Saltillo, Coahuila, The Vital Contribution of Texas in the Winning of the American Revolution, and the 1689 Church Marriage of Antonio Lopez Prieto and Maria Rodriguez de Montemayor in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, […]

Moises recaps the presentations that he attended during the 35th Texas Hispanic Genealogical, talks about his ancestors Juan Bautista Perez and Maria Guadalupe Lopez Prieto, Texas Almanac 2014 – 2015, and U.S. Latino Patriots: from the American Revolution to Afghanistan. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 16 Today I am going to talk […]

Learn about the land records for Hidalgo County, Texas that are available online. Moises also talks about the Mexican Genealogy Academy and how it can help you, the marriage of his 7th great grandparents, and the book, The Genealogy of Edna Garza Brown. Play Podcast: Show Notes: This is session number 15 Today I am […]