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== Province == | == Province == | ||
Under the province level you will find civil registration records. You must know in which Province your ancestor was born in order to find civil registration records. In the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Under the province level you will find civil registration records. You must know in which Province your ancestor was born in order to find civil registration records. In the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] you need to search at the province level in order to find the records. | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
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=== To find your localities, see the following sources: === | === To find your localities, see the following sources: === | ||
*When searching for the jurisdictions of a town check the following source: {{ | *When searching for the jurisdictions of a town check the following source: {{FSC|776256|title-id|disp=Diccionario geográfico de Costa Rica}} by Félix F Noriega (San José, Costa Rica: Imprenta Naciona, 1923) FS Library INTL Microfilm 1224518 Item 1. | ||
*Google Maps is a great place to figure out distances between towns. | *Google Maps is a great place to figure out distances between towns. | ||
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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/1927128 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]. To find the record collections for Costa Rica, click on Central America and choose Costa Rica from the list. Finally click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927128 Start researching in Costa Rica]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org]. To find the record collections for Costa Rica, click on Central America and choose Costa Rica from the list. Finally click on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927128 Start researching in Costa Rica]. | ||
[[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados costa riquenses]] | [[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados costa riquenses]] | ||
[[Category:Costa Rica]] | [[Category:Costa Rica]] | ||
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