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Download a copy of the [[Media:LWGSpanish.pdf|Spanish letter writing guide]]. You may want to write for genealogical information from Spain or Latin America if you cannot find the records you need at the | Download a copy of the [[Media:LWGSpanish.pdf|Spanish letter writing guide]]. You may want to write for genealogical information from Spain or Latin America if you cannot find the records you need at the FamilySearch Library. These instructions will help you prepare a letter requesting genealogical information from Spanish-speaking countries. Please note, however, that many records from Spain and Latin America have been microfilmed and are available through the FamilySearch Library. Before you write for information, check the FamilySearch Catalog to see if the records you need are available on microfilm. Also, check the records of surrounding towns and parishes to see if there are any other records which may help you. | ||
Letters written in Spanish have a greater chance of receiving a reply than those written in English. Spain has good response to correspondence, but receiving an answer may be difficult because of problems with the mail. In Latin America frequent mail strikes result in letters getting lost. | Letters written in Spanish have a greater chance of receiving a reply than those written in English. Spain has good response to correspondence, but receiving an answer may be difficult because of problems with the mail. In Latin America frequent mail strikes result in letters getting lost. | ||
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If you are unable to do this research for me, please recommend a local researcher that I could hire for this purpose (if possible someone who speaks some English). | If you are unable to do this research for me, please recommend a local researcher that I could hire for this purpose (if possible someone who speaks some English). | ||
|De no ser posible que usted realice esta investigación, le agradecería que me recomiende una persona de su localidad, si es posible, alguien que hable ingles, que haga este tipo de investigaciones y con la cual yo pueda | |De no ser posible que usted realice esta investigación, le agradecería que me recomiende una persona de su localidad, si es posible, alguien que hable ingles, que haga este tipo de investigaciones y con la cual yo pueda ponerme en contacto. | ||
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