LBGHS eMail Newsletter 1 Volume 3 - Issue 3

Los BexareñosGenealogical and Historical SocietyThose born in Béxar and those who migrated to and made their home in Béxar throughout the ages, whether under the influence of Tribal Law, or the laws of Spain, France, the 1st Republic of Texas, the Republic of México, the 2nd Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of América, or

the United States of América are known as Los Bexareños.

Their families extend to all the lands of the world. Once a Bexareño always a Bexareño.

A Newsletter via e-Mail March 2014

Contents In This Issue

1. LBGHS March Meeting • Facebook • Webpage2. Message From The President3. Letters • LBGHS Committees • Announcements4. Websites That Tell Our Stories • Membership Dues • Gloria Cadena Scholarship Fund5. LBGHS February Monthly Meeting6. Remember El Alma7. LBGHS Merchandise • Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid8. LBGHS Directory • Gloria Cadena Scholarship9. Telling Our Stories - My Family History12. LBGHS Resource Center • Publication Sales • Web Indexes13. Telling Our Stories - The Pioneer Cowboy14. Announcements15. Calendar of Events16. Around The State • Message From the Editor • Submit Your Articles

LBGHS Monthly MeetingMarch 1, 2014

San Antonio Main Public Library9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

SPEAKER: Thelma García CelestinoTOPIC: Are We Almost There?

! Thelma García Celestino’s book, Are We Almost There, chronicles her childhood experiences   as a member of her migrant family as they traveled from state to state working in the fields.

! Thelma García Celestino worked as a teacher and administrator for San Antonio ISD for thirty years. She held positions as an elementary teacher in both GT and bilingual classes, instructional coordinator, assistant principal, principal, and library director before retiring in 2009. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, teaching and supervising for the Teacher Education Program. This year, she also started teaching computer and ESL classes twice a week. Thelma lives with her husband, Richard, in Floresville, Texas. They have three children. ✥

Contact information: (210) 834-4899 tcelesti@uiwtx.edu or thelmacelestino@yahoo.com

CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS

Louis J. BenavidesSandra BenavidesAnthony Delgado

Mary Esther EscobedoSantiago Escobedo

George FaríasCindy FarmerRobert García

Bárbara Renaud GonzálezPatricia Alba Hernández

Sylvia MoralesDennis MorenoYolanda PatiñoRueben Pérez

Crispín RendónSylvia Reyna

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M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T

“The mission of Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society is

to promote awareness of Hispanic genealogy and history through

publications, public forums, research, consultations, education, and to

promote the preservation of archival material for public research.”

2 0 1 4 E X E C U T I V E B O A R D

President: ! ! Louis J. Benavides

Vice President: !José López

Secretary:! ! María Elena Martínez

Treasurer: ! ! Lillie Johnson

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

2012 - 2013:! ! Anthony Delgado

2012 - 2013:! ! Eduardo Hinojosa

2012 - 2013:! ! Yolanda Patiño

2013 - 2014:! ! Eleanor Foreman

2013 - 2014:! ! Sylvia Morales

A P P O I N T E D O F F I C E R S

Historian:! ! ! Norberto Martínez

Parliamentarian: ! José Hernández

!

! This month’s message from the President is a little different. It is a reprint of a discussion that I had on the social media site LinkedIn on the "dis-cussion board" for Historians and Ar-chivists. This dealt with the "discus-sion string" on how do you define a Historian. The discussion became eli-tist, and I had to response. I talk about all of you and all of the hard work that all of you do. I thank you for that. My response follows:

! "I agree that an interest in things of the past does not make a historian, but that may be the beginning for many historians. As a teacher to middle school students, I have pushed for them to look back and do a monthly listing of things they have done during the year. They are amazed that that is considered history. I attempt to bring in the genealogy of their families when I can. I have had a student who has produce a documentary on his great uncle who was the centerpiece of the Mexican-American Civil Rights movement in South Texas in 1949. Someone who was unknown to him before the school year began. He is also doing research in his effort to write a book or story about how Mexicans were discriminated back then, something that he did not understand until he realized it was part of his history. I have had him present [his research] to my seventh grade classes, and every time, there are several students who get the bug to do research on their families.

! Living in San Antonio, we have the missions, various Caminos Reales, the digging along the San Antonio River Valley, which is changing the interpretation of history as we speak, since there is now proof that ”nomads” lived in villages at least 7,000 years ago. We are interpreting Spanish documents from the early 1600s forward that deal with this area. This town has had several

invading armies, while many historians still say that the United States has never been invaded by a foreign army. Tejas was invaded by a Mexican Revolutionary Army financed clandestinely by the United States in 1812. The Spanish Army countered with regulars from Spain. San Antonio suffered the worst destruction of men and families in the history of the United States. History does not talk about the genocide of the American Indian and Tejanos in Texas. Yet those stories are begin-ning to be told.

! This area is also discovering that the Native population never did disappear, they walk amongst us. The Spanish Missions succeeded in San Antonio, but most history texts say otherwise. As President of one the local Genealogical and Historical Societies, I found people of many walks of life that search for theirs roots. They discovered the letter from President Jefferson to General [Bernardo de] Gálvez, thanking him for his efforts during the American Revolution ... the Congressional authorization that Gálvez’ picture will hang in the Capital building. Yes, our trips for research purposes will many times include ‘professional historians’ from a university, but many families members are there also. They are the ones searching the files, reading, translating and even writing the publications we sell. They are not historians; they might not have advance degrees, maybe nothing more that a high school diploma, if that much. Forget the advance degrees in history or the humanities that many of you mention. So no, they cannot teach at the Univer-sity level. Yet they are finding new parts to the puzzles that eventually some of you may present and teach.

! These searches do require a couple of things some of you have touched upon: the ability to read another language and to use computers. This is something we are working on to improve among our members. All of you appear to have forgotten to mention one thing: the desire to find the truth, something I know all of you have."

! I invite all of you to get involved in the activities that take place in March including the events at the Álamo. See you at the LBGHS March meeting. ✥

—Louis J. Benavides

LBGHS President

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LBGHS CommitteesPublication Sales! Santiago Escobedo! santiagodebejar@sbcglobal.net

Budget! David Molteni! ! lillie07@swbell.net

2018 Conference! Anthony Delgado ! 12thfamily@gmail.com

Facebook! Anthony Delgado ! ! 12thfamily@gmail.com

Fundraising! TBA ! !

Hospitality! Sandra Benavides! ! sandra_benavides@sbcglobal.net

Library! Dennis Moreno! dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net

Membership! Sylvia Morales ! ! lousyl@icloud.com

Property! Dennis Moreno! dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net

Publishing! Larry Kirkpatrick! ! elindio2@hotmail.com

Register ! Raúl Guerra ! ! warcanamar@aol.com

Scholarship! Mary Esther Escobedo! ! lawhwy@yahoo.com

Website! Dennis Moreno! dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net

Will YOU Volunteer?

LOS BEXAREÑOS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. Would you be willing to contribute to the Society by volunteering for one of the committees listed above. Are you interested in fund raising? Can you assist the Hospitality Committee? Are you a proficient user of the internet?

Maybe you can help with Facebook or work with the website.

Each one of you has a special talent or skill.Your ideas and your expertise can greatly advance the cause of this wonderful organization. Help us help others in their quest to find

their Hispanic ancestors.

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! I have long been interested in family history and genealogy,  but upon retiring from a career in education in 2007, I began researching our roots in a much more serious way.  I belong to Ancestry.com, and use the tools offered by them to aid in my research. Sometimes, what is available online is simply not enough.  In light of this, my husband, Leo, and I went on a monthlong road trip in 2010, taking advantage of that vacation to visit family elders who shared their memories with us.  We visited Los Adaes, Louisiana, which was settled by my husband's 7th great-grandfather, Matheo Y’Barbo. We also traveled through Nacogdoches, which was founded by his 6th great-grand-father, Antonio Gil Y’Barbo.  We visited gravesites, memorials, historical sites, and library archives—all to further my research.  

! As my methods and contacts improve, I hope to do more research on my own line, which has been frustrated by my inability to move beyond   the informational dead ends.     It is my hope that your publication and the associated contacts will also help in that endeavor.

! Thank you in advance for allowing me a trial membership.

— Patricia HernándezPhoenix, AZ

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 ! I have posted another Saltillo book. See link below. Families of Saltillo, Coahuila, México Volume Two

Families of Saltillo, Coahuila - Volume 2Best Regards,

— Crispín Rendón

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! I recently contacted The Monterrey Archdiocese for some documents I needed.

! Previously, there were two nuns who did research for me. I found out they no longer work there. Instead I talked to Luis Gustavo Carlin Molina, who is the archivist. He was very helpful and found several documents for me.

! He now charges $10.00 per hour for the research and the documents cost $10.00 each. They send the documents by regular mail which takes 30 days for a total of $5.00, or you can get them earlier by paying a higher postal fee. He emails  a copy of the original image free of charge after paying for the documents.

! You may want to put this in the Bexareños newsletter. Mr. Carlin's telephone number is 011-52-811-158-2576. However, he has email and this facilitates contacting him. His email is gustavocancilleria@hotmail.com

The mailing address is: Archivo Histórico de la Arquidiócesis de MonterreyCalle Arista No. 230 SurMonterrey, Nuevo León64000 México

— George Farías

Letters

Los Bexareños Membership

To Family and FriendsA wonderful Genealogy Gift

283rd Arrival Anniversary Celebration

Sunday March 09, 2014Mass at San Fernando Cathedral - 10:00 a.m.

Luncheon - 12:00 p.m.(The Plaza Club, Frost Bank Tower)

Canary IslandsDescendants Association

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Websites That Tell Our Stories

! There is more to genealogy than just gathering names of ancestors. Yes, it is important to do the basics, like pedigree charts, names, dates, places, family work sheets, etc. But, let us not forget that there are stories that go with these names. There are histories in the places and times they lived. Photographs and stories bring our ancestors to life. Here we intend to transport you to websites that tell our stories. ✥

Álamo’s Tejano Heroes Gain Recognition

Bexar Archives Online

Bexar County Historical Commission

Béxar Genealogy

Children of the Revolución

Hispanic Heritage Month

PBS Documentary: “Latino-Americans”

Somos Primos

Tejano Monument

Texas Tejano

Tell Us Your Stories! Do you have a special, interesting, historical, or just a funny story about your relatives that you would like to share? Un chiste that you would like to contribute? Email your ancestral stories, and we will try to print them in this newsletter on a first-come-first-serve basis. ✥

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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEYou are cordially invited to join/renew your membership to

Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

Become part of an ever growing family who loves to do ancestral research. Meet people who share the same interest and love of

genealogy, and people who may be doing research on your particular family lineages.

To become a member, fill out the 2014 Membership Application Form and mail it to the address on the form. Better yet, bring the

form with you when you attend our next meeting.

2014 Membership Form

GLORIA VILLA CADENAGENEALOGICAL and HISTORICAL

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

You are invited and encouraged to make a donation to the Gloria Cadena Genealogical and Historical Scholarship Fund. Los Bexareños will award scholarships to students who are or will be attending an accredited college/university. They will be chosen based on their ability to produce a four generation pedigree chart which is accompanied with an essay of their ancestors.

Los Bexareños is trying to get young people involved in genealogy. LBGHS wants to encourage students to embrace their culture and heritage. The sacrifices their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. must not be forgotten. The younger generations need to be en-couraged to retell the stories about their ancestors handed down throughout the ages. ✥

Please make your donation to the LBGHS Scholarship Fund and send your check to:

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Los Bexareños at the February MeetingThe Álamo: An Illustrated History

! George S. Nelson is a painter, sculptor, illustrator, archaeologist, writer, historian, and a historical consultant whose main subject matter is Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and combines his thirty years of experience with his skills as an artist to create murals, dioramas, reliefs, and sculptures, recreating and interpreting historic and archaeological sites throughout Texas. His work is included in the collections of the Álamo, the City of San Antonio, the  National Park  Service, the Institute of Texan Cultures, the Texas Memorial Museum, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Witte Museum. His extensive research over three decades resulted in his award-winning book, The Alamo: An Illustrated History, which he authored, illustrated, and published. In 1998, the  National Park Service commissioned Mr. Nelson to create a bronze relief map of Mission San José, which appears at the entrance to the Mission grounds. In 1986, the City of San Antonio commissioned other projects Mr. Nelson created, including a relief map of San Antonio de Béjar, showing the layout of the town, the Álamo, and surrounding terrain. Mr. Nelson is a native Texan. He lives and works on the Nelson Ranch in the Dry Frio Canyon of the Texas Hill Country where four generations of his family lived and ranched. ✥

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REMEMBER EL ALMABy Barbara Renaud González

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

I was born here.

My mother sang me to sleep here.

My father broke limestone into arches here.

I played hide and seek with other children here;

Learned to cook frijoles and tortillas;

! studied the Bible

! here.

We kissed behind these walls.

Hands, eyelashes, like fine rain. Danced all night

! here.

I remember the sky, a blessing of blue, turning our bones

Into

White

Lillies.

The sun blazing us golden; the moon,

! silver, sacred

As goblets of red wine. I remember.

We were people of cottonwood,

! night-blooming cereus, nopal,

Sunflowers and paloverde.

Holy anemone. Rosemary.

Honeyed mesquite. Nopal. Water

Hyacinth.

I remember the word for love! here.

And I remember

That She was the River, and we drank

! from her rushing pure water,

While Her daughter, Lightning, protected us from storms, safe.

Santa Barbara. Yemaya.

Passage to this Land, all people, here,

! to this place

They called

The ÁlamoAnd I remember how there were men

! who wanted more:

Our fathers. Our Brothers. Our sons.

And we obeyed.

We were afraid.

Why? ¿De que teníamos miedo?

I remember we obeyed. We believed them.

I remember.

And The God of War answered, “Yes.”

Land. Yes. Guns. Yes. Swords. Yes. Blood. Yes.

Women. Women. Women.

I remember.

I remember the child torn from his mother’s womb!

His ombliguito hanging from the killer’s sword.

I remember the laughing.

The girl’s ripped body, the magic of a woman scalped,

! as prize, trophies on their belts.

I remember the screams. I remember the burning. I remember ! the ropes, the naked orphans left behind to starve or ! forget.

I remember the warriors, the soldiers, our men, their men

! hypnotized

! by the flames

! of death, the howling of victory.

I remember how hate seduces,

how it marches forward in time, and how it never stops.

Until you believe, it has always been this way.

I am telling you to remember everything

In the name of the innocent

In the name of the guilty

In the name of the women

In the name of all the soldiers

In the name of all the brave

! and the cowards too

In the name of all those who believe War

! is Freedom.

Am I free to say I love you?

Am I free to forgive you?

Am I free to say I’m sorry?

Do you remember me?

I was born here.

! I was born here.

Iwas

bornhere. ✥

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Copyright 2014. Bárbara Renaud González. All Rights Reserved.

REMEMBER EL ALMABy Bárbara Renaud González

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

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Bernardo de Gálvez y MadridH.J.RES.105 -- Whereas the United States has conferred honorary citizenship on

7 other occasions during its history, and honorary citizenship is and should remain an extraordinary honor not lightly... (Introduced in House - IH)

HJ 105 IH

113th CONGRESS2d Session

H. J. RES. 105

Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid,

Viscount of Galveston and Count of Galvez.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2014Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. YOHO, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. BROWN

of Florida, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. MICA, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. ROSS, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. ROONEY, Mr.

MURPHY of Florida, Mr. RADEL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DÍAZ-BALART, Mr. GARCÍA,

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

JOINT RESOLUTION

Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States on Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez.

Whereas the United States has conferred honorary citizenship on 7 other occasions during its history, and honorary citizenship is and should remain an extraordinary honor not lightly conferred nor frequently granted;

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez, was a hero of the Revolutionary War who risked his life for the freedom of the United States people and provided supplies, intelligence, and strong military support to the war effort;

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez recruited an army of 7,500 men made up of Spanish, French, African-American, Mexican, Cuban, and Anglo-American forces and led the effort of Spain to aid the United States' colonists against Great Britain;

Whereas during the Revolutionary War, Bernardo de Gálvez and his troops seized the Port of New Orleans and successfully defeated the British at battles in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Natchez, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama;

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez led the successful 2-month Siege of Pensacola, Florida, where his troops captured the capital of British West Florida and left the British with no naval bases in the Gulf of Mexico;

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez was wounded during the Siege of Pensacola, demonstrating bravery that forever endeared him to the United States soldiers;

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez's victories against the British were recognized by George Washington as a deciding factor in the outcome of the Revolutionary War;

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez helped draft the terms of treaty that ended the Revolutionary War;

Whereas the United States Continental Congress declared, on October 31, 1778, their gratitude and favorable sentiments to Bernardo de Gálvez for his conduct towards the United States;

Whereas after the war, Bernardo de Gálvez served as viceroy of New Spain and led the effort to chart the Gulf of Mexico, including Galveston Bay, the largest bay on the Texas coast;

Whereas several geographic locations, including Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas, Galveston County, Texas, Gálvez, Louisiana, and St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, are named after Bernardo de Gálvez;

Whereas the State of Florida has honored Bernardo de Gálvez with the designation of Great Floridian; and

Whereas Bernardo de Gálvez played an integral role in the Revolutionary War and helped secure the independence of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

• Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Gálvez, is proclaimed posthumously to be an honorary citizen of the United States.

EDITOR: This is for your information. A bill has been introduced in the United States Congress which would confer honorary citizenship of the United States on Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid. Let’s hope it passes.

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LBGHS MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY! The Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society’s Membership Directory - Commemorative Edition is now available to 2013 LBGHS members. The 36-page directory includes 221 Individual and Joint Membership entries and 19 organization membership entries. Many entries include photographs of the LBGHS members in color.

! The main purpose of the directory is to get people together to enjoy the wonderful world of genealogy with others on a more frequent basis. You can see which LBGHS members are researching the same lineages that you are researching. You can see which members live in your area, possibly you can organize a home research group. Setting aside one day a month to do research with fellow members is a good way to help each other break through those “brick walls”. Group research helps motivate you to do scrapbooks, write stories, do pedigree charts and family group sheets. Most importantly, it helps sharing each other’s family research. Use the directory to stay in touch with your fellow LBGHS researchers. ✥

! Make checks payable to LOS BEXAREÑOS and mail $15.00 per member/directory to:

SYLVIA MORALES3543 BYRON ST

SAN ANTONIO, TX 78247-3193

If you have questions, contact Sylvia Morales at:

lousyl@icloud.com

GLORIA VILLA CADENAGENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

Membership DirectorySan Antonio, Texas

30TH ANNIVERSARY

COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

! THE GLORIA VILLA CADENA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND was originally conceived as an idea to involve the relatives of Los Bexareños. This is an important tool to get our children and grandchildren, nephews and nieces to participate in our genealogy research.

! THE GLORIA VILLA CADENA GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND is available to college students who are attending (or will attend) an accredited college or university in Bexar County.

! THE REQUIREMENTS ARE RELATIVELY SIMPLE. A relative of an LBGHS member OR any student in Bexar County who is attending an accredited college or university, including students graduating from high school that will be attending an accredited college or university may apply for a scholarship. They are required to fill out a four generation pedigree chart to the best of their ability and write a 750 word essay on one or more of their ancestors. The emphasis is on, but not limited to, Hispanic lineages. Their entries will be judged on how much of the pedigree chart they were able to complete and the content of their essay.

! THERE WILL BE TWO ANNUAL WINNERS. Each year two winners will be selected. One female student and one male student. They will each win a $500.00 scholarship, which will be submitted directly to the college or university they are attending.

! THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society has members in eleven states and in México and England. If you are a relative of an LBGHS member, and you are a student attending an accredited college or university anywhere in the world, you may apply.

! Use this opportunity to get your family involved.

! There are two gifts we should give our children: One is roots, and the other is wings. ✥

Wings

Roots

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! This is the story of my family. We trace our roots to México. Our family’s emigration to the United States begins in the nine-teenth century with my grandfather, Lino GONZÁLEZ. Very little is known about the beginnings of Lino GONZÁLEZ. We know from my grandmother that he was born on 29 August 1862, in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México. At the age of about fourteen, he left his home in México, where he lived with his mother, Modesta VUDA de González, and his three sisters. He migrated to the United States and began working in the Jerome copper mines in about 1876. Mining was a hard, dangerous occupation, but it allowed him to earn enough money to survive and to send his family in México a few dollars each month. He did so, unfailingly for forty years, seldom visiting, but never forgetting that he was responsible for them.

! My grandmother, Emiliana VALENCIA, was born in León, Guanajuato, México on 8 August 1890. She was the second daughter of Estanislado and Lazara Valencia. She had several siblings including: Josefa, Secundino, Gabriela, Rosa, Guillermo, and Victoria. Like Lino, Emiliana also inherited responsibility for her family. She had contemplated marriage at fifteen. To demonstrate that marriage was a difficult life, her mother gave her full charge of the household, including making her younger brothers' shirts and trousers, caring for the garden and aviaries, cleaning and main-taining the house, cooking, making lye soap, putting up preserves, and butchering pigs and chickens for meals. Emiliana abandoned her plans to marry. After that, a few suitors came to call, but her parents carried on about how much they needed her, that she turned all the young men away.!

! Emiliana's parents instilled in her a love of the Catholic Church. Growing up, I often heard people from Jerome reminiscing about Grandma Emiliana singing on holidays during High Mass. By the time, I was old enough to remember, her voice could only be described as sweet and pitch perfect.  I never really gave Grandma’s singing much thought.   We just took it for granted that she was always willing to sing to us, simply because we asked.   Then one

day, my mother told me that my brother Danny was trying to help promote a friend of his, who sings opera.  Danny had recorded his friend on his smart phone and played the recording for Mom.  Mom commented that the recording reminded her of her mother’s voice.  Mom told us about a wealthy neighbor, Doña Mariquita, who lived near grandmother’s parents and often hired my great grandfather, Estanislado, who was a master carpenter, to design and oversee building projects at the neighbor’s hacienda.   From Grandma’s description of her accent, Mariquita, must have been Spanish and was said to be very well traveled. 

! Anytime she had a job for Don Estanislado, Mariquita would ask him to bring his wife Lazara and daughter Emiliana, so that Emiliana could sing for her.   It seems that this woman wanted to take Grandma to New York to attend a famous school so that she could develop her voice.  However, Estanislado and Lazara would not hear of allowing Emiliana to go so far away.   So, Emiliana contented herself with singing at High Mass, which she loved to do. 

! Emiliana’s parents taught her the Catholic traditions of feeding the poor, caring for the elderly, and loving her neighbors. As an old woman, Emiliana entertained her grandchildren with accounts of how after singing at the early mass on holidays, she would go home and cook huge quantities of food, so that her father could invite the village poor to join in the family meal.

! Such an act of charity brought Emiliana and her husband together. It was Emiliana's custom to take meals to an old and frail neighbor who often told her of her son in el nórte. Doña Modesta loved to tell Emiliana about her son Lino. She longed to introduce them, because she was sure they would like one another. They finally met when Doña Modesta died and Lino returned to León to bury her. Despite his grief, Lino asked Emiliana if he could call on her. Emiliana, who was twenty-eight years his junior, found the old man's temerity amusing, so she agreed. Within the week, he had asked Don Estanislado for his daughter's hand, made the arrangements and married her. Many decades later, Grandma confided in me that when she agreed to marry Lino, she thought that his intentions were to leave her in León to create a home to which he could return. She was much surprised when the day after their wedding, he urged her to pack to her belongings because he had to return to his job at the mine. Nonetheless, she offered no argument. She had no choice, but to kiss her parents goodbye and follow her husband.

! Emiliana arrived in Jerome, Arizona in 1918, at the age of twenty-eight to begin her new life with her husband. Despite their age difference and brief acquaintance, my grandparents must have been very happy together, because even in old age whenever my Grandmother spoke of her beloved husband,

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Lazara and Estanislado Valencia Emiliana, Lazara, and Guillermo Valencia

This photo of the González family was taken in Jerome, AZ just before the birth of their

youngest child, Mercy.

MY FAMILY HISTORYBy Patricia Alba Hernández

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

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she would sigh, "Fuí casada por quince años y se me hizieron quince días." (I was married for fifteen years, and it seemed like fifteen days.)

! Lino's untimely death due to miner's consumption left Emiliana with four young children: Lino, my mother María, Emilia, and Mercedes. By that time, Emiliana’s brother, Secundino (who fled México after some undisclosed indiscretion), was also living in Jerome, Arizona with his wife and numerous children. Still, Emiliana buried Lino and returned to León with her children; however, the children could not adjust to their new home.! One day Emiliana sent young Lino to fetch his Tío Guillermo at a local cantina. There, the boy witnessed a fight in which a man was stabbed to death. Homesick and traumatized, he went home and broke the family's rule of unquestioning obedience. Crying, he told his mother that if she did not wish to leave México, she was free to stay. He vowed, though, that he would not have his sisters raised in such a savage country where life was valued so little and that as soon as he was old enough, he would take his sisters back with him to the United States. Hearing this, Emiliana packed their belongings and took her children back to Jerome.! Although from that day, Lino assumed the responsibility of being the man of the house, his mother insisted that he continue to go to school. Despite having had only one year of formal schooling in México, Emiliana valued refinement and education. Reading and writing was a labor of love for her, and she wanted her children to perform these skills with greater ease than she.! The González family survived those difficult years, made more difficult still by the Great Depression, because Jerome, Arizona was a close knit community that shared my grandmother's belief in helping one's neighbor. Mexicantown, as their neighborhood was called, took care of its own, and it took care of Emiliana and her children.

! I know much less about my father's family. Juan ALBA worked in the Jerome copper mine at the same time that Lino GONZÁLEZ did. We don't know when he first started mining, but the Jerome Historical Society once displayed a group picture of Jerome miners taken sometime in the 1920s, in which my two grandfathers appear standing side by side. We know that he was born on 29 December 1889 in Encarnación de Díaz, Jalisco, México. According to Juan's passport, Juan ALBA and his wife Jesusita MARTÍNEZ de Alba and their young son Pedro took out a Visa for a visit to México in 1918, indicating that they had established residency in the United States prior to that. They settled in Jerome, Arizona in the neighborhood known as the Gulch, one of two Mexican barrios.

! The Albas had four children: Pedro, Juventino, Josefina who died in childhood, and Rogelio. The three boys eventually came to be called Pete, Tino and Roy. Tino, who was my father, was ten years older than my uncle Roy, who made his own mark in our family history.

! On October 29, 2005 Roy ALBA (Class of 1949), was inducted into the Arizona Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame. Also inducted were many other great athletes from that era. Uncle Roy was inducted for his legendary football years at Phoenix Union High School and at the University of Arizona.     In his freshman year at P.U., he helped lead a freshman football team to an un-defeated record. Three years later that same group went on to win the state football championship.    Uncle Roy was awarded the game ball signed by all. It is one of his most prized possessions.   He brought it to the induction ceremonies to share with some of his former teammates.  A dark side to the Hall of Fame induction is that many of the athletes honored were good enough to have gone on to record breaking sports careers, but because of economic and color barriers that existed at that time they did not make it.  It is heroes like these who made it possible for many of us to aspire and excel today.

! Not only was Uncle Roy a great athlete, he was also an aca-demic star who excelled in the classroom and in school government. We have always thought of Uncle Roy as a superstar for what he did after football. He went on to a career in the tough parks and recreation system in Los Angeles, California. He was instrumental in changing many young lives for the better and helped create many responsible, successful young men and women.  The year after his Hall of Fame induction a group of these men—The Boys of Belvedere, whose lives Uncle Roy influenced—sponsored a luncheon in his honor.

! My parents, María GONZÁLEZ and Juventino ALBA met when Tino began delivering groceries to Doña Emiliana's house. Emiliana was very strict with her daughters; Mary was never al-lowed to date. Tino and Mary saw each other when she ar-ranged to take delivery of the groceries. However, being both independent and enterprising, Mary began to manage secret meetings with Tino. Some-times, Tino, who had already graduated from high school, would pick Mary up after

Roy’s feature on the Sports

Jeususita, Juan, Tino, and Roy Alba in front of their home in Jerome, AZ about 1940.

Mary and Tino Alba, circa 1940

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school in his car. In order to avoid being seen by concerned neigh-bors (entremetidas), she would sit on the floorboard on the passenger side of the car. Eventually, Emiliana found out about Tino and forbade Mary to see him again. Desperate for some freedom, Mary accepted Tino's marriage proposal in November of 1940. They decided to marry on Thanksgiving Day. At the time, Tino was twenty and Mary was only seventeen. The wedding, which was planned in ten days, raised quite a few eyebrows. The gossip was eventually quelled by the three-year interval between the wedding and the birth of my brother.

! After they were married, Tino went to work at the Little Daisy Mine in Jerome, Arizona in order to support Mary and himself, and naturally Mary, who was only a sophomore, quit school. Although quitting school was unavoidable, since married women were not allowed to attend school at that time, Mary regretted it and harbor-ed that regret for much of her adult life.! As with all Americans, World War II brought change and hardship for Mary and Tino. Tino joined the Army, and Mary went to work as a welder. We found out after Tino’s death that he was awarded the Bronze Star in the European theater, but we never learned the details that led to that award.! My brother John and I were both born in Jerome. In 1950, as mining production began to slow, my family left Jerome and moved to Phoenix. My sister Mary Margaret and my two younger brothers Danny and Tony were all born in Phoenix. They know no other home, but the spirit of community in Jerome was so deep that even though I was only two when we left, I still regard it as my home-town. Many Jeromites, who were uprooted by the economic circumstances of the times, continue to regard the little mountain town as home. Many go back, as I have, for yearly reunions. ! Mary and Tino's marriage, though often troubled and turbo-lent, lasted until 1985, when Tino died of Lou Gehrig's disease.

Emiliana, who had so opposed Tino forty-five years earlier, mourned his death as though she'd lost her own son, which in truth, he had become. Three years later at the age of 98, she followed him. ! Mary nursed both her husband and her mother in their final days. She took leave from her job as an E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) instructional aide, a late-life career, which she found fulfilling and chal-lenging, to care for them. ! Today, my grandmother and my father continue to influence my life as much as my mother who is still living. I carry with me the values which they instilled in me as a child: faith in God, responsibility to family and community, an appreciation of learning, persistence in love and marriage, self-sacrifice, love of homeland. I have been married 43 years, and I am blessed with three children, who are also bearers of that heritage as it blends with the heritage of their father. I recognize in my children the charity of Emiliana, the gentleness of Tino, the strength of Mary, and it is clear to me that I, too, will transcend temporal

existence through them. It is clear, too, that I must choose carefully what I pass on to my grandchildren. If what is left of my great-grand-parents, my grandparents, my parents, my people, is to be remembered, it must be preserved in the culture I embody. It must take the form of lullabies sung to a fussy child, patiently telling and retelling of memories recalled, and lessons taught by example. Above all, it means preserving some small thread of integrity of a culture that inexorably must assimilate.

Copyright 2014. Patricia Alba Hernández. All Rights Reserved.

Mary and Tino Alba’s wedding portrait on November 28, 1940

PFC Tino Alba, circa 1944.

Tino is pictured here writing to Mary.

A GREAT BIG “THANK YOU” TO PATRICIA ALBA HERNÁNDEZAND ALL CONTRIBUTORS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED

HISTORIAS DE SUS FAMILIAS.

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THE LBGHS RESOURCE CENTER & LIBRARY is open to the public on Saturdays (except the first Saturday of the month) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You will be able to do your family research in a very friendly and casual environment. You will be able to peruse the books and other genealogical information at your leisure. There will be volunteers to help you with any questions you may have. They can help you start your family tree or assist you in your research. It is preferable to set an appointment, so they can dedicate some time just for you. Call or email Yolanda Patiño at (210) 434-3530 /patinogil@sbcglobal.net or Dennis Moreno at (210) 647-5607 / dennis.moreno@sbcglobal.net.HELP FOR THE BEGINNING GENEALOGISTS. The Society assists individuals in getting started with genealogical research through beginner's workshops.  Beginners also receive one-on-one assistance from the more experienced members of the Society. ✥

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! Los Bexareños is fortunate to have Dennis Moreno and Yolanda Patiño.  They are always ready to help someone with their research.  People are often referred to them, because they need help in start-ing their genealogy, or they've come to that preverbal "brick wall."  Sometimes the load becomes heavy with all the requests for assistance, especially now that Los Bexareños is getting more exposure.  Los Bexareños is well known throughout Texas, as well as outside the United States.  An individual was recently referred to Los Bexareños by Ancestry.com. Apparently, they had exhausted all their resources.  That person is now a member of Los Bexareños.  ! There are many experienced members in the Society. Los Bexareños needs others who will step-up-to-the-plate to offer their expertise, their knowledge, and their time to help Dennis and Yolanda with the heavy load.  Please contact Dennis Moreno or Yolanda Patiño if you think you can help out.  Maybe you have access to a good resource, or you're knowledgeable of a particular region, or you personally posses information that would be helpful to others.  Whatever your area of expertise may be, just share that with Dennis and Yolanda so that they have more resources at their disposal.! Dennis and Yolanda man the Resource Center every Saturday, except for the first Saturday of the month.  They are a very valuable asset to our organization. Thank you Dennis and Yolanda for all that you do for Los Bexareños! ✥

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THE PIONEER COWBOYBy Robert García

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

! The third child of TRINIDAD DE LOS SANTOS COY and María del Refugio VARA, José Manuel COY, was born May 19, 1848 in San Antonio, Texas. By 1860, the Coy family moved to Karnes County where his father, Trinidad COY, was farming. The elder Coy had accumulated approximately $2,000.00 in livestock. As a young boy, Manuel spent almost his entire youth working on his father’s farm. Eventually, as his father transitioned into becoming a stock raiser, the young Manuel COY became exposed to his new life as a cowboy. Records indicate that beginning about 1869, young Manuel COY was already working on cattle drives for Karnes County rancher, W.G. BUTLER.

MARRIED LIFE

! Late in the 1860s, Manuel COY met and courted a young Alejandra COLMAN. Alejandra’s father, Alejandro COLMAN was born in Ireland. Alejandro migrated to Texas, where he met and married Martina DÍAS, a descendant of the early Canary Islander families of the Villa de San Fernando Béjar. On 17 July 1870, Manuel and Alejandra were married at the San Fernando Church. Their first child, Manuel COY, Jr., was born on 13 October 1873; then Sofia COY on 15 April 1877, and finally, Alejandro “Alex” COY, on 18 July 1879. According to the June, 1880 U.S. census, Manuel COY was living in Karnes County on his father’s ranch. He was raising his three children, but records do not show his wife Alejandra as being present. Perhaps Alejandra died during child birth when her third child was born in 1879; really, no one knows. In 1881, Manuel COY left Karnes County on a cattle drive that was heading north to Nebraska. He never returned. He left his children with his parents; they were subsequently raised by their Uncle Andrés COY.

! ! ! ! ! Missing Coy LocatedA newspaper article in the San Antonio Light on 24November 1913 reads as follows:

Manuel Coy, Brother of Late Police Captain, Was Absent 32 Years

! “Absent from San Antonio for 32 years and long believed dead, Manuel Coy, an older brother of the late Police Captain Andres Coy Sr. who died recently here, has been located by relatives. His whereabouts was made known in a letter sent by him. Leaving this city shortly after the death of his wife, Manuel Coy went to Stonewall, South Dakota where he has since lived.

! The letter from him came this morning. According to the missive, he had read in the newspapers an account of the death of his brother, the late Captain Coy. Until the receipt of the communication, relatives here had long believed him dead. It was in 1881 that Manuel Coy took his departure. Efforts to locate him were without success. Reports received here shortly after his departure led his relatives, including his cousins, Andres Coy, District Clerk and Police Captain Dave Coy to regard him as long dead.”

Coy’s Life in South Dakota! Manuel COY never remarried after Alejandra’s death. By 1900, Manuel is the manager of a working cattle ranch in Meade County, South Dakota. By 1920, Manuel has worked and saved; now, he owns his own cattle ranch. Shortly after 1920, his sister, María Engracia, and his son, Alex COY—together with Alex’s wife, Antonia, and their children: Manuel Jr., Clementina, Mercy, and Fernando—go to South Dakota to be Manuel COY, at his ranch.

Pioneer Passes AwayAn article from the San Antonio Light on 28 February 1928 reads:

! “Manuel Coy was, when he died in Stoneville, South Dakota, the other day, the oldest living man born in Karnes County. And there is something tragic, almost, in his life, in the fact that he took up residence in South Dakota in 1881, and none of his Texas kin heard a word of him until 1913. He was a brother to the late Andreas and Jake Coy of San Antonio.

! For twelve consecutive years, Manuel Coy went up the trail going always with the W.G. Butler herds. Then, in 1881, the herd was sold in Ogallala, Nebraska to a man who took them on to the Black Hills. He employed Manuel Coy as herd boss—and for thirty two years, the Coy family had no word of him. He was just busy in his new country—a story as old as humanity itself.

! A brother, Alfonso Coy of Wilson County and a sister, Miss Mary survived the old trail driver. The sister joined him in South Dakota and was with him at his death.”

Life’s Story To Be Remembered Forever

In 2004, Robert Dennis, a Cowboy Poet from South Dakota, learned about Coy and wrote a poem about his life. Dennis stated “This is a fairly new poem about an old man who came to this country as a young man and is pretty historical, but had to fill in the lines a bit. Wish I could have known him personally and worked with him. He came from the era of my great grandfather who homesteaded this ranch, where we live and work...”

Manuel CoyI rode up from Tejas…I am Manuel Coy.

Twelve happy years, I trailed herds…For the Butler boys.

Why am I buried up here…in the cold?Why didn’t I return…even when I grew old?

Mi amor had died…left me alone;Without her sweet love, my soul and my spirit has flown.

The pure Castilian blood which flows thru my veinsHas now turned to ice…like the cold winter rains.

Three children and I…were left here to grieveI left them with family…begged God for reprieve.

Saddled my horse and flew…away like a birdRode north and caught up with…another Butler herd.

As I rode north, concealed my sorrow,In toil I rode at the point of the herd…

To my calling was loyal I remained…aloof,

And each night , I silently wept…Thoughts of my lost love…where she now slept.

Trailed to Dakota…to that windswept grassI chose to remain there…to watch winter pass.

A line camp job…to locate the herdFar from any town…or the spoken word.

When the spring came…I was born once moreNever to return to Tejas…to my home.

I then swore I could not…bare to return,See my love’s grave…

To cows and horses…I then made myself slave.

Harsh winters cold had soothe…the sorrow inside.I took solace in the work…performed it with pride.

Then the homesteaders came…changed all that life.

Once more I lost a love…just as my poor wife.I parceled my days…on a small plot of earth,

Far from reminders of wife and children of birth.

Now, I am dead and I lie beneath these stones…The wail of the coyote…tolls over my bones.

I rode up from Tejas…I am Manuel Coy.

Copyright 2014. Robert García. All Rights Reserved.

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Hispanic Genealogy: An Introduction

DATE! ! ! Tuesday, March 18, 2014TIME ! ! ! 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm CDTBRANCH LOCATION! Central LibraryROOM! ! ! Texana/GenealogyEVENT TYPE(S)! ! Classes & InstructionCONTACT NAME! ! Sylvia ReynaCONTACT NUMBER/EMAIL! genealogydesk@sanantonio.govPRESENTER/INSTRUCTOR! Sylvia ReynaAUDIENCE! ! Adults, SeniorsFEATURED EVENT! ! Texana/GenealogyADDITIONAL ! ! Learn the basic research techniques and ! ! ! strategies for uncovering your Hispanic ! ! ! genealogy. How to begin, where to go, and ! ! ! what you can expect to find along the way will ! ! ! be discussed.NOTES! ! ! Free and open to the public.! ! ! Registration is required.! ! ! Tuesday night is Free parking in the Library ! ! ! Parking garage!

Rueben Pérez holding his ancestor’s will:Juan Curbelo - 1742

President Obama will award the Medal Of Honor, the highest honor given in the United States, to 24 U.S. Army veterans who were

previously overlooked during and after their time in service. This is after a twelve year pentagon review aimed at correcting discrimination in the selection process and reassessing the records of soldiers that we

now know deserved the highest honor given to our military. Seventeen are Hispanics. This is indeed a long overdue recognition.

Sgt. Candelario García! ! Texas! ! ! Vietnam

Spc. 4 - Leonard Alvarado! ! California! ! Vietnam

Staff Sgt. - Félix M. Conde-Falcón ! Puerto Rico! ! Vietnam

Spc. Ardie R. Copas! ! Florida! ! ! Vietnam

Spc. 4 - Jesús Durán! ! California! ! Vietnam

Cpl. Joe R. Baldomero! ! Colorado! ! Korea

Cpl. Víctor H. Espinoza ! ! Texas! ! ! Korea

Sgt. Eduardo C. Gómez! ! California! ! Korea

Pfc. Leonard Kravitz ! ! New York! ! Korea

Master Sgt. Juan E. Negrón! Puerto Rico! ! Korea

Master Sgt. Mike Peña! ! Texas! ! ! Korea

Pvt. Demencio Rivera! ! Puerto Rico! ! Korea

Pvt. Miguel A. Vera! ! Puerto Rico! ! Korea

Sgt. Jack Weinstein! ! Kansas! ! ! Korea

Pvt. Pedro Cano! ! ! México! ! ! WW II

Pvt. Joe Gándara! ! ! California! ! WW II

Pvt. Salvador J. Lara ! ! California! ! WW II

Sgt. William F. Leonard! ! New Jersey! ! WW II

Staff Sgt. Manuel V. Mendoza! Arizona! ! ! WW II

Sgt. Alfred B. Nietzel! ! New York! ! WW II

1st. Lt. David K. Schwab! ! Nebraska ! ! WW II

The following are still alive:

Staff Sgt. Melvian Morris! ! Florida! ! ! Vietnam

Spc. 4 Santiago J. Erevia! ! San Antonio, Texas! Vietnam

Sgt. 1st. class José Rodela ! ! San Antonio, Texas! Vietnam

LONG OVERDUEBy Santiago Escobedo

For Los Bexareños Genealogical and Historical Society

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Important Dates to Remember

March 1! Los Bexareños membership meeting - San Antonio, TX

March 6! Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas - Grand Opening

March 9! CIDA - 283rd Arrival Anniversary Celebration

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Daylight Saving Time

Texas Tejano.com, an affiliate of the Hispanic Heritage Center of Texas, continues its efforts to open a museum and research facility

in downtown San Antonio. As such, the Center (HHCTX) is pleased to announce that their administrative offices will be

officially opening on March 6, 2014.

Historically a date in which we remember the fall of the Álamo, the HHCTX was inspired to use this date to reaffirm the courage of the defenders of independence with a declaration that our organization will continue our work to ensure the stories of our Tejano ancestors

are chronicled in Texas history.

We hope all of you will join us for this milestone occasion:

Grand Opening CelebraciónHispanic Heritage Center of Texas

March 6, 2014Lobby @ 110 Broadway

6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 6:30 p.m.

Tours of our office, Suite 525, begin after ribbon cuttingHors d’oeuvres

Live Music Tejano Exhibits

Kindly RSVP by March 1:

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Message from the Editor

From Around The StateAustin :!! ! News from Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin Corpus Christi :! ! News from Spanish American Genealogical Association (SAGA) Dallas : ! ! ! News from HOGAR de Dallas Harlingen :! ! News from Río Grande Valley Hispanic Genealogical Society Houston : ! ! News from Hispanic Genealogy Society of Houston Laredo : ! ! ! News from Villa de San Agustín - Laredo Genealogy Society San Elizario :! ! News from San Elizario Genealogy and Historical SocietyVictoria : ! ! News from Victoria Hispanic Genealogical and Historical Society of Texas

This section is dedicated to our sister Hispanic Genealogy Societies throughout the State. Just click on the blue link and it will take you to their website or their Facebook page.

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We need articles from the LBGHS committees and the general membership. Please do not worry about writing style, spelling and grammar. Write down your stories just as you would tell them to your family and friends. Send it to the email address below. We have volunteers who will make suggestions and assist you with the writing style, spelling and grammar. We will send it back to you for your approval. We will only print your story after you approve the final version of the article. You will have full control of your article, and you will have a print- ed family story you can share with your descendants. ✥

! You can send your comments and suggested articles to the editor (preferably before the 15th of the month).

Sylvia Morales3543 Byron St

San Antonio, TX 78247-3193

(210) 494-7932 or (210) 291-7702

lousyl@icloud.com(preferred method of communication)

! Many of you have been wondering WHERE IS THE NEWSLETTER!

! I truly apologize for this late issue of the LBGHS eMail Newsletter. We normally try to send it out the Monday before the Los Bexareños monthly meet-ing.

! My husband and I were on vacation in New Mexico, California, and Arizona. our three-year-old grandson. We visited with family members and found many “new” cousins—cousin we hadn’t met before this trip. And of course, there were several new additions to our families.

! We thought we could work on the newsletter while on our trip. We decided to take our three-year-old grandson with us so our Tías y Tíos could meet him. Needless to say, we were not prepared for this bundle of energy. We had a great time! However, little Logan Malfer was a handful, and then some. We did not anticipate the amount of time we had to dedicate to our grandson. Either we are getting slower or kids are getting faster.

! I have to admit that the newsletter was not our priority this month.

! Thank you for your patience and understanding. ✥

—Sylvia Morales

I’m Truly Sorry