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To find church or other records for your ancestor in Argentina using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | To find church or other records for your ancestor in Argentina using the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Argentina. Only two locality levels are normally used. The country of Argentina is divided into provinces (provincias), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
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Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | ||
Inmaculada Concepción, Ancasti, Catamarca, Argentina | |||
Parish, City/town, Province, Country | |||
The parish of Inmaculada Concepción is located in the city of Ancasti. | The parish of Inmaculada Concepción is located in the city of Ancasti. | ||
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=== To find your localities, see the following sources: === | === To find your localities, see the following sources: === | ||
*There is also a Geographic Dictionary available online. This was created in 1891. You can access it at the following link [ | *There is also a Geographic Dictionary available online. This was created in 1891. You can access it at the following link [https://www.archive.org/stream/diccionariogeogr00latzuoft#page/n5/mode/2up Diccionario Geográfico Argentino] | ||
*Wikipedia (Spanish version is better) - It can give you information about towns that neighbor the town you are searching. | *Wikipedia (Spanish version is better) - It can give you information about towns that neighbor the town you are searching. | ||
*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://familysearch.org/#form=historical_records 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|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/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Argentina, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA Caribbean, Central and South America]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Argentina, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA Caribbean, Central and South America]. | ||
[[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados argentinos]] <br> | |||
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