1781: Jose R. Mier and Bolivian Independence Movement
Jose #32 Involved in Liberty Push My latest name find is once again something in Google Books. I continue to search on this site with fairly good results. The book in which this Jose is found was published in 1781 and it’s entitled “News and proceedings of the very noble and loyal royal town of …. Read More
Another Santander Connection
Colombian Author I found my 31st Jose Mier on Google Books. As I said before in previous posts, I’ve had a lot of success with Google Books and continue to use it as a research tool. As I dig deeper into the books results I find new and interesting books, authors and references that help …. Read More
Excursion to Mier, Spain
Birthplace of Mier Name It dawned on me after writing all these posts about various people named Jose Mier as well as the Origins of the name Mier that I’ve written about on the site, that I wanted to know more about the town from which I get my name. Specifically that’s Mier, Spain. Of …. Read More
More Genealogical Resources: Forebears.com
Discussion on Surname Popularity Following up on the heels last search posts where utilized Google Books and found more instances of the “de Mier” surname, this time I tried a new tack. My search begin on Google but instead of searching for Jose Mier I searched for the term “people with the surname de Mier.” …. Read More
Vincente Jose Mier in 1814 Spain
Letters from the Procurator General It’s always fascinating for me, regardless of how skimpy the information is about one José Meyer or another, the type of information I end up finding in my searches. Yet again, as I search from the safety of my domicile in beautiful Sun Valley, California, I am transported back in …. Read More
Was Jose Mier a Member of the Order of St. James?
Religious and Military Order in Spain This may or may not constitute an official addition to my list because again I was frustrated on Google books doing a search. And Again I tried searching for the name Jose Mier as well as the noble version José de Mier and found some results. But when I …. Read More
Gaming and Manga Fan
Bolivian Jose Mier is a Fan of Japanese Animation I’m continuing my Jose Mier search on YouTube. I was surprised to find so many channels with the name Jose Mier. Of course most of the videos and channels that are at the top of the YouTube search results are mine, shameless plug, but there’re tons …. Read More
The Mexican Cowboy
Mexican Jose Mier Shows Off Roping Skills You may be surprised to find that Jose Mier just taking a break from searching on Google books. Yes, that’s right. I’m going back to YouTube to see what I can find and what I’ve found was something very new and different. My latest Jose Mier is from …. Read More
Jose Vincente Mier from Cadiz Spain 1826
29th Famous Jose Mier I’ve been having a lot of success on Google Books, with one notable exception as you can read in my last Jose Mier post. That did not dissuade me from using Google Books again for my latest search. The more I search the deeper I have to dig and the more …. Read More
My First José Mier Failure
Running into a Road Block on Google Books I started this José Mier search several months ago I have always had success with my searches. Some search results gave me more information than others but at least I got something out of the search. As you know I’ve been using Google Books to search for …. Read More