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Million of names can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1473011 Mexico Baptisms ]collection online. These records contain transcribed Mexico parish records dating from 1659 to 1905 and also contains records from the Middle America Vital Records Index--Mexico that was published in 1999 on CD only. | Million of names can be found in the [http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1473011 Mexico Baptisms ]collection online. These records contain transcribed Mexico parish records dating from 1659 to 1905 and also contains records from the Middle America Vital Records Index--Mexico that was published in 1999 on CD only. | ||
There is a listing of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=MEXICO all records collections available] on FamilySearch.org. Some of the collections are listed below. | There is a listing of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=MEXICO all records collections available] on FamilySearch.org. Some of the collections are listed below. | ||
'''Wiki articles describing some collections are found at:''' | '''Wiki articles describing some collections are found at:''' | ||
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*[[Mexico, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Mexico, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Mexico, Chiapas State, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Mexico, Chiapas State, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Mexico, | *[[Mexico, State of Chiapas Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Mexico, State of Chiapas Civil Registration(FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Mexico, Guanajuato State Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Mexico, Guanajuato State Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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While much has been filmed in Mexico, the majority of records remains unfilmed (as in any other country in the world) and can only be consulted in Mexican archives themselves. In some cases where good catalogs and even indexes exist, and/or you can find genealogically friendly archive personnel, records can be ordered from the archive upon payment of copying costs. For these reasons, understanding the organization of Mexican archives becomes helpful. | While much has been filmed in Mexico, the majority of records remains unfilmed (as in any other country in the world) and can only be consulted in Mexican archives themselves. In some cases where good catalogs and even indexes exist, and/or you can find genealogically friendly archive personnel, records can be ordered from the archive upon payment of copying costs. For these reasons, understanding the organization of Mexican archives becomes helpful. | ||
<br>Simply defined, an archive is a place where records and historical documents are preserved. Initially an archive may be found in the place where the records were generated, under control of the generating entity-for example, the civil | <br>Simply defined, an archive is a place where records and historical documents are preserved. Initially an archive may be found in the place where the records were generated, under control of the generating entity-for example, the civil register entities-such as all the various agencies of a state government and in some cases, cities within a state-will place their older records in a single separate historical archive designed to both preserve the records and provide access to them by interested historical researchers. | ||
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Government archives in Mexico are found at three levels: municipal, state, and national. Municipal archives hold records generated by the activities of city government, including such records as business licenses, tax lists, voter lists, censuses, and city legislation acts. Records created by businesses or families within the municipal limits may also have been donated to these archives. Generally municipal archives are found in the city hall, although in larger cities they may have been transferred to a separate building. In some cases, they are summarized or discussed online. | Government archives in Mexico are found at three levels: municipal, state, and national. Municipal archives hold records generated by the activities of city government, including such records as business licenses, tax lists, voter lists, censuses, and city legislation acts. Records created by businesses or families within the municipal limits may also have been donated to these archives. Generally municipal archives are found in the city hall, although in larger cities they may have been transferred to a separate building. In some cases, they are summarized or discussed online. | ||
<br>In some cases smaller municipal archives within a state have been transferred to central state archives where the possibility for preservation and access for researchers is better. The municipal archives of Mexico—especially those in capital cities such as Saltillo, Chihuahua, and Mexico City—are excellent, and many have rich historical rudimentary level. For information on material contained in specific city archives see Patricia Rodriguez Ochoa’s Archivos Estatales de Mexico. Indexes and archival guides for many specific archives may be located in university and large public libraries in the United States. | <br>In some cases smaller municipal archives within a state have been transferred to central state archives where the possibility for preservation and access for researchers is better. The municipal archives of Mexico—especially those in capital cities such as Saltillo, Chihuahua, and Mexico City—are excellent, and many have rich historical rudimentary level. For information on material contained in specific city archives see Patricia Rodriguez Ochoa’s Archivos Estatales de Mexico. Indexes and archival guides for many specific archives may be located in university and large public libraries in the United States. | ||
During the middle years of the twentieth century, archives were organized in the majority of Mexican states to house accumulated records relating to state government agencies. Two categories of records generally comprised the core of these collections: judicial records and state administrative records (correspondence of the various governors, legislative acts, official state bulletins, court records, and so on). In many—although not all—states, notarial records for the national period were added. Some states sent in pre-1920 copies of civil registration records, generally beginning about 1875. Alternately, state copies of civil registration in states such as Chihuahua and Hermosillo are held by the central office of civil registration located in the capital city in Chihuahua, or have been held in a separate archives held by the colegio notarial, as in Mexico City. | During the middle years of the twentieth century, archives were organized in the majority of Mexican states to house accumulated records relating to state government agencies. Two categories of records generally comprised the core of these collections: judicial records and state administrative records (correspondence of the various governors, legislative acts, official state bulletins, court records, and so on). In many—although not all—states, notarial records for the national period were added. Some states sent in pre-1920 copies of civil registration records, generally beginning about 1875. Alternately, state copies of civil registration in states such as Chihuahua and Hermosillo are held by the central office of civil registration located in the capital city in Chihuahua, or have been held in a separate archives held by the colegio notarial, as in Mexico City. | ||
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An extensive and rich collection of Catholic Church records in Mexico exists beyond those of the parish. While parish records are recorded by individual parish priests, the role of bishops and archbishops is to oversee the work done at a parish level, including the maintaining of parish records. In addition their acrivities created records which are maintained at a diocesan level. | An extensive and rich collection of Catholic Church records in Mexico exists beyond those of the parish. While parish records are recorded by individual parish priests, the role of bishops and archbishops is to oversee the work done at a parish level, including the maintaining of parish records. In addition their acrivities created records which are maintained at a diocesan level. | ||
<br>General records refer to documents that bishops or archbishops created by the bishop’s courts and | <br>General records refer to documents that bishops or archbishops created by the bishop’s courts and administrative agencies within that diocese and preserved in diocesan or archdiocesan archives. Each archive begins with the date of the creation of the diocese and contains records of genealogical significance such as marriage dispensations, censuses, and communion lists. Although many of these records have been filmed, only a limited work—primarily limited to marriage dispensations—has been done to index or even inventory them. One notable exception is the Archivo Historico del Aquidioceses de Durango, which has been microfilmed and indexed by the Rio Grande Hustorical Society located at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This index can be purchased at their website http://archives.nmsu.edu/rghc/contents/contents/html. | ||
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*Guides—If you were to walk into an archive that was new to you with somebody who was familiar with it by your side, they would probably begin by giving you an overview of what the archive held, saying things like, “The shelves in this section are where we keep inventories, this group of shelves deals with the Mexican Revolution,” and so on. An archival guide serves the same function, giving an overview of what the archive contains. | *Guides—If you were to walk into an archive that was new to you with somebody who was familiar with it by your side, they would probably begin by giving you an overview of what the archive held, saying things like, “The shelves in this section are where we keep inventories, this group of shelves deals with the Mexican Revolution,” and so on. An archival guide serves the same function, giving an overview of what the archive contains. | ||
*Inventory—Suppose this same person now takes you to a particular | *Inventory—Suppose this same person now takes you to a particular shelf or collection, going from book to book and pointing out the dates that they cover. If this same information were written down it would be called an inventory. For example, when a state archive catalogs the names of all the notaries within a certain municipio and the dates their records cover, this is an inventory. | ||
*Index—Now suppose this person takes a specific document from the shelf and goes through it with you, pointing out the names in it. This is the level of an index, which takes the documents in a section and at least gives the principal parties, such as the names of a child being baptized and his parents, or the people whose will and contracts appear in a notarial book. | *Index—Now suppose this person takes a specific document from the shelf and goes through it with you, pointing out the names in it. This is the level of an index, which takes the documents in a section and at least gives the principal parties, such as the names of a child being baptized and his parents, or the people whose will and contracts appear in a notarial book. | ||
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*Nombre/Apellido—A census never indicates for certain all the members in a given family—it’s your job to make that deduction based upon last names and ages. As you do so, remember the Hispanic surname system as it relates to women: the | *Nombre/Apellido—A census never indicates for certain all the members in a given family—it’s your job to make that deduction based upon last names and ages. As you do so, remember the Hispanic surname system as it relates to women: the woman always keeps her birth surname throughout life, even after marriage, so the mother will have a different surname than her husband and children. | ||
*Sexo—This column is divided into two categories, male and female. | *Sexo—This column is divided into two categories, male and female. | ||
*Edad—Beneath this heading are the three categories of years, months, and days. | *Edad—Beneath this heading are the three categories of years, months, and days. | ||
*Estado Civil—This box refers to the person’s “civil state” or in other words, marital status. Beneath this heading are six categories: Single, Married Civilly, Married by the Church, Free Union(living together without being married), Widowed, or Divorced. The distinction of being married civilly and/or by the church becomes more relevant when you think of the two record types, parish and civil registration. If a couple is listed as both, you should be able to find their marriage record in both parish registers and civil registers; if only civilly, you will find them only in civil registration. <br> | *Estado Civil—This box refers to the person’s “civil state” or in other words, marital status. Beneath this heading are six categories: Single, Married Civilly, Married by the Church, Free Union (living together without being married), Widowed, or Divorced. The distinction of being married civilly and/or by the church becomes more relevant when you think of the two record types, parish and civil registration. If a couple is listed as both, you should be able to find their marriage record in both parish registers and civil registers; if only civilly, you will find them only in civil registration. <br> | ||
=== Other Church Records === | === Other Church Records === | ||