That is a great idea.  It also helps if you give them
the questions ahead of time.  It gives them time to
think about it and you get better information.  Make
sure you have a good video camera and a good mic. 
Good sound is key.  You may also want to give them old
pictures so as to help them remember.

I have found that my mother feels most confortable
talking about the family history is about the table
when she is making tamales.

good luck.


--- Pacorro73@... wrote:

> In all honesty, recording Oral History is a truly
> beautiful gift we can give 
> our future descendants.  Not only is oral history a
> significant aspect of 
> genealogy, but it is what recording family history
> is all about.  We need to 
> remember that the names that we see and research in
> our files, were those of real 
> living breathing human beings too.  Now that they
> are no longer with us, we 
> must preserve their memory, and remember who they
> were.
> 
> Although I must admit I have not yet done this, I

Darn you are making me very hungry, and I'm in southern cali! smile...

Just kidding but you did make my mouth water right now..



              gloria





From: Pacorro73@...
Reply-To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ranchos] Menudo and nopales?
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:33:29 EST

Hey, Joseph, you stand invited to my house for menudo, or pozole, or a carne
asada, tostadas de cueritos, carnitas, enchiladas de camaron, costillitas de
puerco con nopales en salsa de tomatillos, tacos de sesos (o lengua, al

pastor), pepena, mole poblano con arroz y cebollas curtidas, pollo frito en
salsa
chipotle, tripitas, cocido, albondigas, or sopes, etc, con arroz y frijoles,
and

followed with a great jericalla, flan, capirotada (if it's during lent), and

served with a great agua de naranja, tamarindo, jamaica, or horchata, or a
shot

of my Tio Julio's wonderful tequila, Don Julio.  Don Julio Gonzalez Estrada,
maker of Don Julio Tequila, is my Abuelita Cruz's

Hello Al:

The municipio of Zacoalco de Torres is located in the southern part 
of Jalisco. The main pueblos in the municipio are Zacoalco, Santa 
Catarina, 3 Barrancas (Santa Clara, Otates, Laureles) and San Marcos 
Evangelista. Most of my family lines come from these pueblos and 
surrounding municipios.

Zacoalco is about midway between Guadalajara and Ciudad Guzman. The 
pueblos nearby Zacoalco de Torres are: Santa Ana Acatlan, Villa 
Corona, Techaluta, Atoyac, Atemajac, Amacueca, and Teocuitatlan. 
Also, Jocotepec, Ajijic and Chapala are really close.

I hope that helps you to locate Zacoalco on the map. And here's some 
history: It was on this municipio, actually on Santa Catarina, where 
my Apodaca ancestors are from, where a very important battle of the 
war of independence took place. A couple months after the Grito de 
Dolores, the insurgentes were trying to take control of a big city 
to maintain their strenght. In Jalisco, a man called Jose 
Antonio "El Amo" Torres was in