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Caribbean Dominica

Guide to Dominica ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Getting started with Dominica research[edit | edit source]

Dominica is a republic in the West Indies. In the center of the Lesser Antilles, considered the northern most Windward Island, but originally administered as a Leeward Island. Dominica lies on the east side of the Caribbean Sea and helps divide it from the North Atlantic Ocean. It is about 450 miles (700 kilometers) northwest of Venezuela. See the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/do.html

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-Guide to '''Dominica ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-==Information==
-Dominica is an island country in the Caribbean whose nearest neighbors are [[Guadeloupe Genealogy|Guadeloupe]] and [[Martinique Genealogy|Martinique]]. It was formerly a colony of [[France Genealogy|France]] and [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dominica," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref>
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+Guide to '''Dominica ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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+== Getting started with Dominica research  ==
+Dominica is a republic in the West Indies. In the center of the Lesser Antilles, considered the northern most Windward Island, but originally administered as a Leeward Island. Dominica lies on the east side of the Caribbean Sea and helps divide it from the North Atlantic Ocean. It is about 450 miles (700 kilometers) northwest of Venezuela. See the CIA ''World Factbook'' at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/do.html
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+== Jurisdictions  ==
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+== Research Tools  ==
+*[http://www.britishislesgenweb.org/~dominica/ CaribbeanGenWeb Dominica]
+*[http://www.candoo.com/genresources/ Dominica genealogical resources]
+*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
+*(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
+== Help Wanted  ==
+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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-==Dominica Map==
-Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Dominica.
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-== Parishes ==
+{{Click|Image:Volunteers wanted sm.png|FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Dominica pages|Wiki Volunteers Wanted}}
-Dominica is organized into 10 parishes:
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+To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Dominica pages|'''click here''']]: <br>
+== Featured Content  ==
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-    <li>Saint Andrew</li>
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-    <li>Saint Joseph</li>
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-==References==
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+[[Category:Countries_in_the_Caribbean]] [[Category:Countries]] [[Category:Dominica]]
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