About Me
This website began as a project for a digital history class for my M.A. in Public History at La Salle University. What is Public History, you ask? It is often described as the presentation of history outside of the classroom: in museums, libraries, historical societies (I have worked in all), historic houses and sites, even television shows and websites. Public historians offer the past in a way that is engaging, relevant, and widely accessible.
By sharing my process of investigating my own family history, I hope to inspire others to do the same, and share some resources for how to do so. More than just a genealogy chart of my ancestors, I aim to connect the past to the present, and to share a personal family history that will hopefully interest a wider public audience, beyond my immediate family. Rebecca Oviedo |
How to use this website:
Click on the headings in the top navigation bar to open the main page for that branch of the family. In most cases, if text is a different color, it is a clickable link that will lead you to either an outside page, or another page within this website. (NOTE: This site looks different on mobile devices!) Click the back button on your browser to return to the previous page. Click on the names at the bottom of each branch page to view more information about that person/generation.
I am most interested in details about the past like where people lived, what they looked like and what they wore, what they did for work. You will find many links to maps, photos, and census records - where we can find the answers to these questions. I am not so interested in tracing endless branches of the family, or linking back so far that all we know is a name. I have also stopped this "genealogy" at my grandparents generation - I figure my living family members know who their parents or grandparents are, and can figure out their connection from there.
Click on the headings in the top navigation bar to open the main page for that branch of the family. In most cases, if text is a different color, it is a clickable link that will lead you to either an outside page, or another page within this website. (NOTE: This site looks different on mobile devices!) Click the back button on your browser to return to the previous page. Click on the names at the bottom of each branch page to view more information about that person/generation.
I am most interested in details about the past like where people lived, what they looked like and what they wore, what they did for work. You will find many links to maps, photos, and census records - where we can find the answers to these questions. I am not so interested in tracing endless branches of the family, or linking back so far that all we know is a name. I have also stopped this "genealogy" at my grandparents generation - I figure my living family members know who their parents or grandparents are, and can figure out their connection from there.