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New records may be added to the Family History Library collection from numerous sources. Don’t give up if records are not yet available. Check the FamilySearch Catalog every two or three years for the records you need. | New records may be added to the Family History Library collection from numerous sources. Don’t give up if records are not yet available. Check the FamilySearch Catalog every two or three years for the records you need. | ||
== | === Writing for Records === | ||
Baptism, marriage, and death or burial records not available at the Family History Library may be searched by contacting or visiting local parishes. Chile has no single repository of church records. If you will be contacting them by mail, write your request in Spanish whenever possible. You can use the Spanish Letter-Writing Guide to compose a letter in Spanish. | Baptism, marriage, and death or burial records not available at the Family History Library may be searched by contacting or visiting local parishes. Chile has no single repository of church records. If you will be contacting them by mail, write your request in Spanish whenever possible. You can use the Spanish Letter-Writing Guide to compose a letter in Spanish. | ||
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*Request for a photocopy of the complete original record. | *Request for a photocopy of the complete original record. | ||
If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives or in civil registration offices.<br> | If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives or in civil registration offices.<br> | ||
== Search Strategies == | == Search Strategies == | ||