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@TheFILIPINOGENEALOGYChannel 12.3K subscribers 188 videos. This is a simple effort to make Filipino genealogy more mainstream. This channel's hope is to feature Filipino genealogies,...
May 5, 2020 · 12.4K subscribers. Subscribed. 970. 88K views 3 years ago. Welcome everyone, and thank you for tuning in to the maiden episode of the Filipino Genealogy VLog. Today we are going to talk about the...
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They are either purely Filipino sites that discuss families, terminologies, and research tips on Filipino genealogy, or non-genealogy sites that contain data and information on Filipino family history. The Filipino Genealogy Project
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- Some Caveats Before Starting Your Filipino Genealogy Research
- Getting Started with Your Research
- Using Free Online Sources
- Offline Research: Still The Best For Filipino Genealogy
- The Rise of Filipino Genealogy Research
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While the rules in tracing Filipino family trees are the same as any other, there are three important caveats an amateur genealogist interested in Filipino genealogy must be aware of.
Before even planning to check online, start by interviewing as many relatives as possible. Almost all branches in a Filipino family have their own stories about their ancestors and relatives, so it’s a must to talk to as many as possible. If you have direct access to these relatives, the better off your initial research efforts will be.
Find relatives through social media
If not, finding them through social media is the most common and fastest way to go. Most Filipinos in the Philippines belong to several chat groups or family pages on Facebook, so search for relatives both here and on other social media channels. While everyone may not be successful with this tactic, those who are get to connect with relatives who provide them with valuable information to help them in their research. While any relative can provide you with information about the family, it has...
Search for leads online
One last basic step in doing Filipino genealogy is checking for leads online. While it’s true the internet does not always have everything you need, there are certainly valuable bits and pieces to be found online. Because resources and references are not as numerous for Filipino genealogy, be very careful when entering search perimeters online. You might think that the keywords “descendants (name of person)” or “(name of person) descendants” would yield the best results. Not true. In fact, th...
Before the Data Privacy Act became enforced, the best source for researching one’s Filipino ancestry was FamilySearch, the online repository of all genealogical information gathered and made available by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Before 2016, the digitized records in FamilySearch were accessible. While these digitized online records are no longer accessible, the Records Searchoption is still available. Use this feature to track down records at a local Family History Cen...
Geni.com
Another free and useful website is Geni.com, which contains millions of family trees contributed by private individuals all over the world. You should at least find one or two relatives with a contributed family tree. Even if the settings are set to private, once you create a free account you can send a message to the manager of the tree. While there are many family trees in Geni that are authentic and accurate, it’s important to be aware of those that do not contain details. There are many t...
Other Online Sources
Other online sources include MyHeritage, Geneanet, and Find a Grave. There are limits to what can be accessed for free, but these free sites can provide additional details to one’s search. Tombstone of Michael Zimmerman, great-grandfather of Elizabeth Zimmerman Duterte, former wife of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo from Find-a-Grave) An additional free resource for Filipino genealogy research are online newspapers and magazines from the Philippines, such as the Philippine Daily I...
It is unfortunate and sad to admit, but Filipino genealogy research has not caught up yet with the rest of the world. With the implementation of the Data Privacy Act, research into your Filipino ancestry has unfortunately taken a step further back. Although you can definitely find bits and pieces of information online, nothing beats going back to b...
The interest in genealogy in the Philippines is slowly catching up. While it cannot be denied that those with Filipino ancestry in the United States and elsewhere are more curious about their heritage, those in the Philippines have started to show interest. More and more native Filipinos are looking for historical and genealogical articles and pres...
These resources should help anyone interested in Filipino genealogy get a head start in their research.
Mar 1, 2017 · According to its website, Geni is "solving the problem of genealogy by inviting the world to build the definitive online family tree. Using the basic free service at Geni.com, users add and invite their close relatives to join their family tree. All Geni users can share photos, videos, and documents with their families".
My mother’s family in the Philippines lost documents and photos back in 2009 because of Tropical Storm Ondoy, which adds another layer to the challenge of building our family’s archives. And for those of us whose countries were colonized, there are giant gaps and distortions in public records.
