This week wraps up Hispanic Heritage Month. Here are some Latinx resources in the Archives that you can explore all year round.
Local History Resources:
El informador de Champaign-Urbana (Spanish language newspaper) (2002-2008)
Call number: A ILLINOIS (Champ) Newspaper
La prensa de Champaign (Spanish language newspaper) (2007-2015)
Call number: A ILLINOIS (Champ) Newspaper
Snapshot of the Latino population in Champaign County
Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, 2003.
Call Number: A ILLINOIS (Champ) CHA
Latino Voices of Champaign County, 1989-2012, bulk 2012
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Call number: Collection 332
Genealogy Resources:
Tracing your Hispanic heritage by George R. Ryskamp (1984)
Call Number: A 929.306 RYS
Guide to Cuban Genealogical Research by Peter E. Carr (1991)
Call number: A 929.37291 CAR
Hispanic surnames and family history by Lyman De Platt (1996)
Call Number: A 929.42 PLA
Finding your Hispanic roots by George R. Ryskamp (1997)
Call Number: A 929.306 RYS
Census records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States by Lyman De Platt (1998)
Call Number: A 016.929 PLA
Finding your Mexican ancestors: a beginner's guide by George R. Ryskamp (2007)
Call Number: A 929.372 RYS
Mexican Genealogy Research Online: A Guide to Help You Discover Your Ancestry by Moises Garza (2014)
Call number: A929.372
- Sherrie Bowser
Archives Librarian