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Guide to '''State of Lara family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | Guide to '''State of Lara family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
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<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Venezuela Online Genealogy Records]]</span> | |||
<span class="community_button">[[FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups|Ask the <br>Community]]</span></div> | |||
<div>[[Image:Venezuela Map Guarico.png|thumb|<center>State of Lara</center>]]</div> | |||
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==History== | |||
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==Municipalities== | ==Municipalities== | ||
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==Knowing Your Locality== | ==Knowing Your Locality== | ||
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*For extremely small locations, you may need to use [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009863158 '''Nomenclador de centros poblados, total nacional: XII censo general de población y vivienda'''].<br> | *For extremely small locations, you may need to use [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009863158 '''Nomenclador de centros poblados, total nacional: XII censo general de población y vivienda'''].<br> | ||
*Google Maps and Wikipedia might also help. | *Google Maps and Wikipedia might also help. | ||
== Getting Started with Research in Guárico == | |||
'''Most of your genealogical research for Lara will be in two main record types: civil registration and church records. This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.''' | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center-search/?q=Latin+America&show=all '''Tutorials at FamilySearch related to ''Latin American Research'''''] | |||
==Civil Registration== | ==Civil Registration== | ||
*Civil registration records are government records covering birth, marriage, and death. They are an excellent source of names, dates, places, and relationships. <br> | *Civil registration records are government records covering birth, marriage, and death. They are an excellent source of names, dates, places, and relationships. <br> | ||
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*Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on) | *Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on) | ||
*Request for a photocopy of the complete original record <br> | *Request for a photocopy of the complete original record <br> | ||
== Church Records== | == Church Records== | ||
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==Reading the Records== | ==Reading the Records== | ||
*Many records are written in Spanish. You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in [https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-overview(english) BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]. | |||
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:*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/paleogra-what-deciphering-spanish-handwriting-introduction '''Deciphering Spanish Handwriting'''] | |||
*Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the [[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|'''Spanish Records Extraction Manual.''']] | |||
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/the-spanish-documents-pages/sp-overview(english) '''The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial'''] also provides lessons and examples.<br> | |||
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==Search Strategy== | ==Search Strategy== | ||