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Is finding genealogical information about the Spanish-speaking Caribbean possible? What kind of resources are available? Join us as genealogist Irisneri Alicea Flores provides valuable tips on how to start your research journey. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. For more information, please contact 305-375-5572 or email specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+
Presented by the Special Collections & Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System, located at the Main Library.
Program Description
The main reason that many of us in our community do not begin our family trees is the doubt. Is finding information possible? Are resources available? And if they are, what are they and how much is it going to cost me? In this program, we will go over the following:
About Irisneri Alicea Flores
Irisneri is a Professional Genealogist with a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. In seeking her own family history, she discovered how empowering and healing reclaiming your own family history and reconnecting to your roots can be. For the first time, the grandmother she never met became real to her and she was able to meet her through the documents. She founded Descubre Tu Historia with the hopes of helping more people in her community to do the same. While she does help others by doing the research for them, she is also passionate about speaking and highlighting the resources that many are not aware of that are out there for free or for very little cost. Also, she shares her own tips on how to start research and how to navigate Hispanic documents.
About the Division of Special Collections & Archives
Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Division of Special Collections & Archives holds rare and irreplaceable historical materials for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection, 16mm Film Collection, Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, Genealogy Collection, Vasari Project archive, and Rare & Antiquarian books from as early as the 17th century. The Division's primary goal is to provide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its collections include rare books, original manuscripts, over 18,000 photographs, prints, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media.
AGE GROUP: | Young Adult (12-18) | Older Adults (55+) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Special Collections | Performances & Presentations | Online | History | Genealogy |
TAGS: | Virtual Program | Online | Hobbies & Special Interest |