Researching in the Archivo Histórico Judicial de Puebla

The Archivo Judicial (as it is called for short) is located behind the INAH Puebla regional museum near “Los Fuertes.” The map below shows the INAH Puebla building, since the Archivo Judicial is not listed on google maps. Once you get to INAH Puebla ask someone for the archive, it is actually the same building. […]

Dia de Los Muertos en Oaxaca, Mexico

Disclaimer: the thoughts and opinions in this post and website our mine, not those of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program or Institute of International Education.   We visited Oaxaca from late October to early November for the Dia de Muertos celebration. This post will share some of the sights and sounds that we lived. We arrived on […]

Researching In The Archivo General de la Nación in Mexico City

Last updated: 3/6/2024😄 UPDATE: The AGN now grants access to several repositories via the internet. Click here for more details. After my last visit in March of 2023, there are many updates to present. Here is a quick list: Most scholars doing historical research of any sort in Mexico will likely have to stop in […]

Communicating from Mexico

This post will go over some tips that will help you keep in touch with your contacts and loved ones in Mexico and the United States. Without a doubt, this a great time to travel abroad for extended periods because there is much more technology that makes communicating easier and cheaper. A person once told […]

Mexican Visa Update

Disclaimer: the thoughts and opinions in this post and website our mine, not those of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program or Institute of International Education.   Anytime you are in Mexico for more than 6 months you need a visa, or you must leave and re-enter the country. The Fulbright-Garcia Robles requires grantees to have […]

Preparing for Your Fulbright Trip

Disclaimer: the thoughts and opinions in this post and website our mine, not those of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program or Institute of International Education.   Although I will be in Mexico during my Fulbright grant, this post might help others traveling to different parts of the world for extended research trips. Things to keep […]

Fulbright-García Robles Research Grant

Disclaimer: the thoughts and opinions in this post and website our mine, not those of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program or Institute of International Education.     I am very excited to announce that I was awarded a Fulbright-García Robles research grant for the 2015-16 academic year. I will be living in Mexico City with […]

Day of the Midwife in Chiapas, Mexico

I came across this very interesting video about the “dia de la partera” in Chiapas, Mexico. Take a look.

CFP: “SEGUNDA JORNADA DE PAISAJES PATRIMONIALES”

Check out this call for papers in Puebla, Mexico   ——————————————————————————– La Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, el Seminario de Investigación y Gestión del Paisaje y el Patrimonio del Departamento de Investigaciones Históricas del Movimiento Obrero (DIHMO) de la Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Estudios de Posgrado (VIEP), el Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades “Alfonso […]

Midwives in Chiapas

I recently came across this awesome video about “traditional” midwives in Chiapas.