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there is New content at the Nuestra Familia Unida podcast:
there is a whole new section on Archeology:
http://nuestrafamiliaunida.com/podcast/archeology_details.html
and the Arturo Ramos interview of the Cronista Esteban Valdes Salazar
is available in Spanish:
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Interviews
Historian
(Cronista) Esteban Valdes Salazar by Arturo Ramos
==> Click on this link to listen to the podcast
Esteban Valdes Salazar is the municipal historian ("cronista") of
the municipality of Totatiche, Jalisco. He was born in Totatiche and as
an adult moved to Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, where he worked as a verger in
one of the local parishes. It was there that his interest in genealogy
and historical research began after he was exposed to the disciplines
by a parrishioners. While still living in Monterrey, he wrote his first
book, Los Valdes de Totatiche, which documents the various branches of
the Valdes name in Totatiche and Colotlon, Jalisco. His second book, El
sacerdocio ministerial, singular don de la parroquia de
Totatiche,Jalisco, documents the descendants of Joseph Cayetano Grano
and his six daughters, who are considered pivotal figures in history of
Totatiche and who are the ancestors of most of the illustrious clergy
that has come from Totatiche. He has also documented the genealogy of
Saint Cristobal Magallanes Jara, who was born and served as priest in
Totatiche, and most recently wrote a two volume history of Totatiche.
This history, which was published by the Ministry of Culture of the
State of Jalisco, can be found in many of the most renowned libraries
in the United States.
Arturo Ramos is an economist in Washington, DC. His
family immigrated to Los Angeles, where he was born, from the vicinity
of Totatiche, Jalisco. His interest in genealogy was inspired by his
father, who had himself collected and compiled subtantial genealogical
information about their family before Arturo joined the effort. Arturo
is an active member of the Ranchos genealogy group and has traced many
of his lineages back to the 17th century. He is currently writing a
book which explores the historical ethnography of the Totatiche region
and documents his father's genealogy within this ethnological context.
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