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Guide to '''Guinea ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Guinea is a country in African bordered by [[Senegal Genealogy|Senegal]], [[Mali Genealogy|Mali]], [[Cote d'Ivoire Genealogy|Cote d'Ivoire]], [[Liberia Genealogy|Liberia]], [[Sierra Leone Genealogy|Sierra Leone]], and [[Guinea-Bissau Genealogy|Guinea-Bissau]]. It was formerly a colony of [[France Genealogy|France]]. The official language is French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Guinea," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea, accessed 28 April 2016.</ref>


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== Getting started with Guinea research  ==


==Guinea Map==
West African nation bounded on the north by Senegal and Mali, on the west by Mali and Cote d'Ivoire, on the south by Liberia, on the southwest by Sierra Leon and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the northwest by Guinea-Bissau. See the CIA ''World Factbook'' at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html
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== Regions ==
== Jurisdictions  ==
Guinea is divided into eight regions:


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== &nbsp;Research Tools  ==
 
*[http://www.africagenweb.org/guinea/index.html AfricaGenWeb Guinea]
*[http://www.looking4kin.com/group/guinea-genealogy Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Guinea]
 
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*[[Conakry Region, Guinea Genealogy|Conakry]]
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*[[Nzérékoré Region, Guinea Genealogy|Nzérékoré]]
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*[[Kankan Region, Guinea Genealogy|Kankan]]
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*[[Kindia Region, Guinea Genealogy|Kindia]]
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*[[Boké Region, Guinea Genealogy|Boké]]
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*[[Faranah Region, Guinea Genealogy|Faranah]]
 
*[[Mamou Region, Guinea Genealogy|Mamou]]
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Revision as of 09:45, 21 January 2014

Guinea Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
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Guinea Background
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Getting started with Guinea research[edit | edit source]

West African nation bounded on the north by Senegal and Mali, on the west by Mali and Cote d'Ivoire, on the south by Liberia, on the southwest by Sierra Leon and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the northwest by Guinea-Bissau. See the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gv.html

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

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 Research Tools[edit | edit source]

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Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

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