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*Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1859, and most individuals who lived in Mexico after 1867 are recorded. Because the records cover such a large percentage of the population, they are extremely important sources for genealogical research in Mexico. Initially, the Mexican populace, accustomed to registering its vital events with the local parish church, opposed the register. It was not until the republic was restored in 1867 that civil registration was vigorously enforced.<br> | *Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1859, and most individuals who lived in Mexico after 1867 are recorded. Because the records cover such a large percentage of the population, they are extremely important sources for genealogical research in Mexico. Initially, the Mexican populace, accustomed to registering its vital events with the local parish church, opposed the register. It was not until the republic was restored in 1867 that civil registration was vigorously enforced.<br> | ||
*You will need to know the '''town where your family lived''' and to which '''municipio''' the town belonged. This [http://cdigital.dgb.uanl.mx/la/1080011597_C/1080011597_C.html '''gazetteer'''] will help you find the municipio level for your town. | *You will need to know the '''town where your family lived''' and to which '''municipio''' the town belonged. This [http://cdigital.dgb.uanl.mx/la/1080011597_C/1080011597_C.html '''gazetteer'''] will help you find the municipio level for your town.<br> | ||
*For several localities in Mexico, civil registration records have been filmed, and digitized. For those localities, online copies of the records are available through FamilySearch Historical Records. Filming continues and more records are added as they become available. Until records become available for Sinaloa, research should rely mostly on church records. The majority of birth, marriage, and death events would be recorded both in civil and in church records. | |||
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* | *In the meantime, it is possible to obtain civil registration records by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. This method may be somewhat unreliable. | ||
=== 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records Searched at a Family History Center === | === 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records Searched at a Family History Center === | ||