My Jose Mier #26 From Los Angeles, Chile in the 1820s
Another Jose Mier from the Nineteenth Century My latest Jose Mier find—number 26—is another from the early 1800s, about the same time as Father Jose Mier from Mexico. Again this was a search done within Google Books since I have been having great success with this method. I may not find a lot of detailed …. Read More
Number 25 Jose Mier: Uruguay
First Jose Mier from This Country Another first for me on Jose-Mier.com: I’ve found my twenty-fifth famous Jose. I call him famous but there’s actually not much information to go on here. Even some of the more obscure Jose Miers I’ve found in history like Don Jose Mier de Cevallos have more information available about …. Read More
Don Jose de Mier Cevallos 1733: My Number 24 on the List
My Jose Mier number 24 find also goes back hundreds of years. Like Jose Mier Noriega y Guerra of my last post, this Jose is from an earlier time and appears before Noriega y Guerra by about 100 years. The find was once again on Google Books and my video shows exactly what I was …. Read More
Number 22 Jose Mier: Another Santander Find!
Fish and Seafood Vendor in Cantabria While in the midst of another Jose Mier name search I happened upon a listing (thank you Google) for this Jose. While the listing from El Economista was in Spanish I was easily able to translate. The English version reads as follows: “Below we show you all the information …. Read More
The Joy Of Google Books
All Jose Mier Authors in One Place Looking for Jose Mier (the name) as I do, I continue to be enamored of Google Books. The breadth (if not depth) of information available to the amateur genealogist like myself is astounding and it seems like every search yields another gem for me. I merely type “Jose …. Read More
Scientist Jose Mier Book on Air Flow
Jose Maria Mier Lopez We have another first on this Jose Mier site. Our latest find is a Jose Maria Mier Lopez and he’s our first research scientist. Of course we’ve had other Joses in the medical field and as such they qualify as “scientists” but no one yet has been dedicated strictly to research. …. Read More
Finding Your French Ancestors
Do you have French ancestry and wonder where to start learning more about them? As you learn about your ancestors, take some time to learn about the country and the records that you can access to discover more about them. You’ll learn that a wealth of information and records are available to help you! France …. Read More
Quarantine Diary Prompts—How to Journal about the Historic Events of 2020
We are living in historic times. Are you recording your experiences? Not only can journaling help you cope better with day-to-day life, but one day your family will be interested in knowing what it was like to live through the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. If you haven’t already begun a COVID diary detailing your thoughts …. Read More
All About Armenian Culture
Armenia is one of the oldest countries in the world. Its capital city, Yerevan, dates to about 600 BC. Ancient Armenia encompassed the Armenian Highlands, an enormous historical region shared today with Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Modern-day Armenia is much smaller, but it still occupies a key position where Europe, Asia and the Middle …. Read More
1950s Fashions: Mid-Century Clothing Styles
Poodle skirts and ponytails, jeans and slick-backed hair—that’s what many people consider iconic 1950s fashions. These looks were popular for teens, but what did everyone else wear? Style in the 1950s offered both men and women a new range of options. The people in your mid-century family photos may have worn lots of styles, but …. Read More