Preserving Your New York Story: Finding Your Guatemalan Roots

Presented by Walter Sánchez on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:00

Family history is a fascinating and personal way for everyone to better understand who they are and how our past has shaped us. Genealogy also helps to reveal and strengthen connections between individuals and communities. But how do you get started?

Join the NYG&B and guest speaker Walter Sánchez for a look at the key essentials for beginning your genealogy journey; resources and tips specific to conducting Guatemalan family history research; and how you can preserve your own New York family stories. Watch a Spanish recording of this webinar.

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Speaker Bio

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Walter Sánchez is a Central American genealogy specialist with a focus on Guatemala and neighboring countries. Walter Earned a Family History Research certificate from BYU-I. Through detailed analysis of historical records and parish archives, he helps clients reconnect with their roots and build reliable family trees. He is also the founder of Entre Archivos and writes regularly on waltersanchezgenealogy.com.

 

 


This series is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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