Thank you; this will be very helpful.  Will definitely check this out!

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From: "kanakalele@aol.com"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 11:09:01 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] US Government Genealogy Resources

A friend of mine sent me this link to an article that appeared in the LA Times.  It's about the resources that the US goverment provides for genealogy research.  I have not used this service yet but I thought it might be helpful to others.  Although our concentration is for a specific area of Mexico, I think this service could provide us with invaluable information as many of our ancestors emigrated to the US.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-genealogy17-2010jan17,0,3690933…

Thanks KANAKALELE (sorry, don't know your name) for this information......I didn't know this existed. There's an uncle who disappeared after coming to the US in the late forties, early fifties and nobody's heard of him since.

Alicia,
San Jose, Calif

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From: "kanakalele@aol.com"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wed, March 3, 2010 8:09:01 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] US Government Genealogy Resources

A friend of mine sent me this link to an article that appeared in the LA Times. It's about the resources that the US goverment provides for genealogy research. I have not used this service yet but I thought it might be helpful to others. Although our concentration is for a specific area of Mexico, I think this service could provide us with invaluable information as many of our ancestors emigrated to the US.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-genealogy17-2010jan17,0,3690933…