Peopling Pennsylvania: Puerto Rican Ancestors Elizabeth Murray Vargas

Getting Started with Puerto Rican Genealogy

Learn how to research your Puerto Rican family history with professional genealogist, Elizabeth Murray Vargas. During the late 1800s and 1900s, Puerto Rican students, laborers, cigar makers, tradespeople, and merchants emigrated from Puerto Rico and settled in Philadelphia. Elizabeth will discuss the history of the migration and the resources and tools available to get you started in your search for official records, documents, and other information sources. Part of an HSP 200 anniversary series called Peopling Pennsylvania. Learn more here.

About the Speaker:

As a first-generation American (Scottish and Dominican), Elizabeth's passion is immigrant research and tracing families back to their country of origin. Elizabeth was born and raised in the northeast in a bilingual household and recently moved back to New Jersey after living in Miami for the last twenty years. She earned a dual bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Spanish and is a graduate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. She is an independent contractor for Legacy Tree Genealogists and Ancestry.com and is the owner of Legacy Tree Genealogy. She specializes in U.S. South-Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic states, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Mexico, South America, and the Spanish Caribbean.