Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Anamaria Diaz-Mendez Family Tree



Anamaria Diaz-Mendez's father's family is from Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico.  Her paternal grandfather was a city historian and textile factory owner.  The family has lived in a large house and property near the center of Atlixco for many years.  Atlixco is near the volcano  Popocatépetl (see picture) The Diaz home is right below San Miguel -the hill in the picture.





Popocatépetl has gotten very active in late April 2012 (see pix)

look here for daily view

http://www.cenapred.gob.mx/es/Instrumentacion/InstVolcanica/MVolcan/







The Following pictures were taken in the Familia Diaz family home's patio.

Anamaria and Ionia Kershaw (1975)


Ionia and her Grandfather Leon (1991)




Great-grandfather Leon, Granddaughter Ionia and Great-granddaughter Emma Marie (2011)




Uncle Aurelio on rooftop of home


Our wedding in Mexico with my wife's maternal Grandmother








Pictures of Atlixco's History