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*Search for Death, Marriage and Birth records in El Salvador (in that order). These records might lead to names of the previous generation. | *Search for Death, Marriage and Birth records in El Salvador (in that order). These records might lead to names of the previous generation. | ||
*In Family Search, the El Salvador Civil Registration is mostly indexed. To search these records, try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, or with parents' names, or just by parents' surnames AND using the option to limit record by the country El Salvador and the department. | *In Family Search, the El Salvador Civil Registration is mostly indexed. To search these records, try a variety of searches with the ancestor's name, or with parents' names, or just by parents' surnames AND using the option to limit record by the country El Salvador and the department. | ||
*If you don't know the names of the parents, but you know the name of the spouse and/or the names of some of his children, begin with a marriage search, if you know the place. | |||
*Search for the birth/baptism record for one of their children, if you have an approximate birth date and place. | |||
==Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ==Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ||
*Search the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124 "Image Only Historical Records"]. You will have to browse image by image through the whole record, unless you can identify the locality of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. In Family Search, very few of the El Salvador Catholic Church Records are indexed, but they are online. They also cover a large period of time. | *Search the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124 "Image Only Historical Records"]. You will have to browse image by image through the whole record, unless you can identify the locality of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. In Family Search, very few of the El Salvador Catholic Church Records are indexed, but they are online. They also cover a large period of time. | ||
*Search the records in [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search the Family Search Catalog]. Some of these El Salvador records are online, but most are not. Those records not online are on microfilm or microfiche. They must be searched image by image, unless you can identify the locality of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. | *Search the records in [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search the Family Search Catalog]. Some of these El Salvador records are online, but most are not. Those records not online are on microfilm or microfiche. They must be searched image by image, unless you can identify the locality of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. | ||
== Finding a Locality == | == Finding a Locality == | ||
*[http://maps.google.com Google] | *[http://maps.google.com Google] | ||
*[http://es.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (The Spanish version works the best) | *[http://es.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] (The Spanish version works the best) | ||
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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
[http://www.cultura.gob.sv/biblioteca-especializada-del-muna-recibe-nuevos-documentos-para-consulta/ The National Library of El Salvador]. This article written in Spanish. | [http://www.cultura.gob.sv/biblioteca-especializada-del-muna-recibe-nuevos-documentos-para-consulta/ The National Library of El Salvador]. This article written in Spanish. | ||
[[Category:El_Salvador]] | [[Category:El_Salvador]] | ||