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To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Honduras using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Honduras using the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Honduras. Only three locality levels are normally used. The country of Honduras is divided into departments (departamentos), municipalities (municipios), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | ||
== Municipality == | == Municipality == | ||
Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under the name of the municipio. | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
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Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. | Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. | ||
Texiguat, El Paraíso, Honduras | |||
City/town, State, Country | |||
When writing the localities on your family group sheet, the municipio is not listed. | When writing the localities on your family group sheet, the municipio is not listed. | ||
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When you want to inlcude the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | When you want to inlcude the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | ||
La Inmaculada Concepción, Comayagua, Comayagua, Honduras | |||
Parish, City/town, State, Country | |||
The parish of La Inmaculada is located in the city of Comayagua. | The parish of La Inmaculada is located in the city of Comayagua. | ||
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== Records from FamilySearch == | == Records from FamilySearch == | ||
Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927126 FamilySearch Record Collections] for records about your ancestors. For more information about how to search the FamilySearch Catalog you will want to read [[Using the FamilySearch Catalog]]. | ||
To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Honduras, click on Central America and chose Honduras from the list. Finally, click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927126 Start researching in Honduras]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Honduras, click on Central America and chose Honduras from the list. Finally, click on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927126 Start researching in Honduras]. | ||
[[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados Hondureños]] | [[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados Hondureños]] | ||
[[Category:Honduras]] | [[Category:Honduras]] | ||
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