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<span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span> | <span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span> | ||
Churches in many areas have survived the bombings; if you know the church your ancestor attended, contact it directly. Church records have not been catalogued, but they do exist. For example, church records for the Maronite and Armenian communities in Aleppo date back to the mid-19th century. If you can write your letter in Arabic or know someone who will write it for you, do that, or use a [https://www.google.com/search?q=arabic+translation+services&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=arabic+translation+services&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l7.11157j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Arabic translation services'''. If that is not possible, write the letter in English. Most areas have someone who can translate for the recipient. | Churches in many areas have survived the bombings; if you know the church your ancestor attended, contact it directly. Church records have not been catalogued, but they do exist. For example, church records for the Maronite and Armenian communities in Aleppo date back to the mid-19th century. If you can write your letter in Arabic or know someone who will write it for you, do that, or use a [https://www.google.com/search?q=arabic+translation+services&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&oq=arabic+translation+services&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l7.11157j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Arabic translation services'''.] If that is not possible, write the letter in English. Most areas have someone who can translate for the recipient. | ||
*[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-l-rq/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Lebanon'''] | *[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-l-rq/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Lebanon'''] | ||