Jose Mier of Sun Valley Widens the Search to the Philippines
Jose Mier of Sun Valley, CA takes his never-ending hunt for fellow Mier families in a new direction, into Filipino genealogy, and comes back with a crash course in Philippine civil records, church archives, naming conventions, and a 2012 privacy law that changed everything.
Jose Mier of Sun Valley Battles Texting Thumb in the Name of Genealogy
Jose Mier of Sun Valley has spent years scouring the internet for every other Jose Mier on Earth. The research has been rewarding. His thumbs have not been so lucky.
Jose Mier Sun Valley: When Genealogy Turns Into an International Search Mission
Jose Mier. My name is printed on my driver’s license, appears on my mail and has been introduced at countless restaurants, meetings and other perfectly ordinary locations. Yet somehow I have managed to turn those two words into the starting point for an international research project. I live in Sun Valley, California, but my curiosity …. Read More
Jose Mier Sun Valley: The Perils of Being a Genealogist With Your Own Name
Jose Mier. There are people who spend their free time watching sports, gardening, collecting stamps or learning to play musical instruments. I, on the other hand, have chosen to spend my free time looking for people named Jose Mier. This seemed perfectly reasonable when I began. After all, I’m an amateur genealogist, and my own …. Read More
Jose Mier Sun Valley: My Quest for Every Other Jose Mier Has Become a Full-Time Occupation
Jose Mier. That is my name, and at this point I have to admit that I may have become just a little too interested in finding out who else has been given the same name. What started as a perfectly innocent bit of genealogical curiosity has gradually developed into an activity that consumes an astonishing …. Read More