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 *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.
+*For many localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online. Also, the Family History Library has microfilmed civil registration for many states of Mexico. Currently, Sinaloa has not been microfilmed or digitized.  Check back from time to time to see if that has changed.  In the meantime, you have two options: 1) writing for the records to a local registration office, or 2) base your research church records.  Most vital events were recorded both in civil and church records.
-For many localities, digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:
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-'''"Nascimientos"''' are births. '''Matrimonios''' are marriages. ''' "Defunciones"''' are deaths.
+===Writing for  Civil Registration Certificates===
-=== 1. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records Searched at a Family History Center ===
+Civil registration records in Mexico can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br>
-If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the Family History Library. These microfilms may be viewed at [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Centers] around the world. To find a microfilm:
-:::a. Click on this link to a see list of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=180901&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Mexico%2C%20Zacatecas%22 '''records for Mexico, Sinaloa'''].
-:::b. Click on '''"Places within Mexico, Sinaloa"''' and a list of towns and cities will open.
-:::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search.
-:::d. Click on '''"Civil Registration"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
-:::e. Choose the correct '''event and time period''' for your ancestor.
-:::f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|100px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm. Clicking on the microfilm reel will lead to information on how to rent the film. Family History Center staff will assist you in ordering the film.
-===3. Writing for  Civil Registration Certificates===
-If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Mexico can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Spanish. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br>
 Write a brief request in Spanish to the proper office using this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:<br>