Free Starter Kit: Research Your Puerto Rican Family
Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter and receive the Puerto Rico Research Starter Kit — four PDF guides and a Quick Reference Card to help you begin tracing your family history.
What Is in Your Free Starter Kit
When you subscribe, you receive five PDFs by email:
- Module 1: Start With Yourself — Five key questions to anchor your research before you touch an archive
- Module 2: Talk to Living Relatives — Interview preparation guide and question bank with a focus on migration and Puerto Rico
- Module 3: Collect Basic Documents — How civil and church records differ, how to search FamilySearch, and a Spanish genealogy glossary
- Module 4: Keep a Research Log — Research log format, how to document negative evidence, and Google Sheets templates
- Quick Reference Card — Printable one-page cheat sheet covering all four modules
What to Expect Each Month
One email per month. Each issue includes:
Upcoming meeting — date, topic, and Zoom link so you never miss a session.
New records alert — we track when FamilySearch, Ancestry, and other platforms add Puerto Rico collections and report the most useful additions.
Research tip of the month — one practical, GPS-aligned strategy drawn from our course material and expert presentations.
Community spotlight — researcher discoveries, Ancestor Registry matches, and active surname callouts from our members.
Ancestor Registry (coming soon): A future tool to connect researchers sharing surnames and municipalities. Newsletter subscribers will receive early access when it launches.
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