Great news for those researching Mexican records - Ancestry.com has released more than "220 million searchable records from Mexico, including new birth, marriage and death records dating back to the 1500s". They also created an Ancestry Mexico website, ancestry.com.mx, that is in Spanish. Ancestry.com world subscribers will be able to access it for free, U.S. subscribers can pay an additional $10-12/month to access it. However, from now until November 2 it is free for all to try out.
Previously, searching for vital records in Mexico often meant thumbing through unindexed images on FamilySearch.org. For myself, this was quite a challenge. I had a ballpark ideas of dates and places from the 1930 census, but I kept striking out looking for records of births and marriages. Today, after searching in Ancestry's newly released Mexican records, I discovered when my great-grandparents married, that they lived on a ranch called Yxcuitla, and I discovered the names of their parents. Not only did I learn about the past, but I learned something about the present: my great-uncle may have offspring living in McAllen, Texas.
Having this huge addition of indexed records for Mexico is going to be very helpful for our customers. Viva México! Viva Ancestry!
Joy
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