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=== Online Cuban Resources === | === Online Cuban Resources === | ||
There are some online records for Cuba, but mainly for slaves and/or those that have African heritage. Some of your ancestors might fall into this category. The link to these online records is: | There are some online records for Cuba, but mainly for slaves and/or those that have African heritage. Some of your ancestors might fall into this category. The link to these online records is: https://slavesocieties.org/cuba/overview | ||
There is also a World GenWeb site for Cuba. [http://www.cubagenweb.org/ http://www.cubagenweb.org/] | |||
A genealogy club in the Miami, Florida area, where many Cubans reside in the United States. [http://www.cubangenclub.org http://www.cubangenclub.org] | |||
This genealogy club has databases of newspapers, books and cemetary records [http://www.cubangenclub.org/members/database.html www.cubangenclub.org/members/database.html] | |||
http:// | The online [http://dloc.com/iFiuHurtado Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza Collection of Cuban Genealogy] is available at the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC). This research collection consists of thousands of books, letters, photos, and genealogy charts relating to Cuban genealogy, which were collected for over 40 years by Felix Enrique Hurtado Mendoza. It is housed in the Green Library at Florida International University (FIU). | ||
The [http://en.geneanet.org/pays/research-genealogy-ancestry-Cuba-CUB Geneanet] Cuban family trees collection is available for all provinces in Cuba. | |||
=== Letter Writing Guide === | === Letter Writing Guide === | ||
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Letters can be written to local parish archives asking that records be searched you. Requests should be kept short (to one person or family at a time), and donations to the parish can be helpful. The [[Spanish Letter Writing Guide|'''Spanish Letter Writing Guide''']] is very helpful to compose your letters, please remember to write in Spanish. | Letters can be written to local parish archives asking that records be searched you. Requests should be kept short (to one person or family at a time), and donations to the parish can be helpful. The [[Spanish Letter Writing Guide|'''Spanish Letter Writing Guide''']] is very helpful to compose your letters, please remember to write in Spanish. | ||
=== Resources at the | === Resources at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The Family HIstory Library has some indexes of parish records of some Cuban parishes, as well as some finding aids. You can find these through the | The Family HIstory Library has some indexes of parish records of some Cuban parishes, as well as some finding aids. You can find these through the[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog''']. | ||
[[Category:Cuba]] | [[Category:Cuba]] | ||
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