CUBA: Untapped Lineages

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My father's father, Julio Laurent, was the Chief of Naval Intelligence under Fulgencio Batista. After Castro's regime took over, my grandparents fled with my father and his brother to the United States, and since then, my family tree has been unable to dive into my Cuban roots. I also have found this page on my grandfather: https://www.ecured.cu/Julio_Laurent
in Genealogy Help by Chase Laurent G2G Rookie (250 points)
recategorized by Lynda Crackett

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Hi Chase, tracing our Cuban heritage is starting to become easier with time. Family Search is trying to get in and start indexing on the island and has recently asked for volunteers. Here are some links to help you get started:

Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami Databases: https://cubangenclub.org/cpage.php?pt=6
Cuba Gen Web Project: http://www.cubagenweb.org
Mariel Boat Lift Database: http://pubsys.miamiherald.com/cgi-bin/mariel/index
Pedro Pan Database: http://pubsys.miamiherald.com/cgi-bin/pedropan/search
Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza Collection of Cuban Genealogy:  http://dloc.com/iFiuHurtado
Holguin Genealogy: http://genealogiaholguinera.blogspot.com/
Digital Library of the Caribbean: http://www.dloc.com/
Hathitrust Digital Library: https://www.hathitrust.org/
de Varona Genealogy: http://www.shorebirdsresearch.com/devarona/im1.html
Historias de familias cubanas, Vol 1 - 9 (Download entire book): http://geneasud.blogspot.com.ar/2017/03/descarga-gratuita-de-historias-de.html
Diario de la Marina (To search, under buscar write what you’re searching for. Under titulo put Diario de la Marina.):
http://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/consulta/busqueda.cmd
Online book archives: archive.org and books.google.com - search using “quotations” ie. “Juan Ponce de Leon” Cuba. There are a lot of books online for researching.

I also suggest if you are not already a member, to join our Facebook Group Cuban Genealogy / Genealogia Cubana
https://www.facebook.com/groups/268579533222473/
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selected by Alexis Abreu
Thank you! A friend of mine got nowhere on Ancestry and Familysearch. Her family came from Spain to Cuba and then to the US due to Castro's regime. This might finally help get through the brick walls!

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