Tag: Newspapers
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Puerto Rico Ancestry. A Resto Y Marin Love Story.
Puerto Rico Ancestry. This is the love story of my parents, Raul Resto Y Mijon, and Maria Teresa Marin Y Ramos. Amor Eterno.
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Puerto Rico Ancestry, Finding Juana Rivera Y Hernandez
Puerto Rico Ancestry, Finding Juana Rivera Y Hernandez. I love a good romance movie. I want to believe Guadalupe and Juana were in love, and all that comes along with being newlyweds. The fact is life is different than a romance movie.
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100 Years Ago Today, 23 January 1923
100 Years Ago Today, 23 January 1923. Have you thought about how your ancestors in Puerto Rico came to New York in 1923? I must admit I hadn’t really thought about 1923. My father, Raul Resto Y Mijon, and my grandfather, Etanislao Resto Y Lopez arrived on a DC-4, Pan American World Airways, Flight 526,…
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100 Years Ago Today, 16 January 1923
Do you love a good pain relieving rub? I love a good Mentholatum rub! The main ingredients in Mentholatum are Camphor and Menthol. Smells evoke memories and when I catch the scent of Mentholatum memories come rushing in. I’m a young girl who has fallen from swinging on the cold metal swings near where we lived…
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Puerto Rico Ancestry
NEWSPAPERS: WE CALLED HER “MAMA” Today I will share the story of my family’s beloved “Mama”, Rafaela Mijon Y Rivera. I didn’t get to spend much time with her but I knew she was kind, generous, loved her family and was a devoted Christian woman. Family stories are shared to help us learn a bit…