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To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Colombia using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Colombia 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 Colombia. Only three locality levels are normally used. The country of Colombia is divided into departments (departamentos), municipalities (municipios), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | ||
==Municipality== | ==Municipality== | ||
Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Under the municipality level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own municipality and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct municipality or municipio in order to locate the civil registration records. Municipality records will be located in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the municipio. | ||
==Church== | ==Church== | ||
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Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. | Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. | ||
Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia | |||
City/town, Department, Country | |||
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: | 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: | ||
San Antonio, Chiscas, Boyacá, Colombia | |||
Parish, City/Town, Department, Country | |||
The parish of San Antonio is located in the city of Chiscas. | The parish of San Antonio is located in the city of Chiscas. | ||
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===To find your localities, see the following sources:=== | ===To find your localities, see the following sources:=== | ||
*Because some place names and boundaries have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use an old gazetteer that describes places as they were known in earlier times, such as: {{ | *Because some place names and boundaries have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use an old gazetteer that describes places as they were known in earlier times, such as: {{FSC|18212|title-id|disp=Diccionario jeográfico de los Estados Unidos de Colombia}}. By Joaquín Esquerra Ortiz, Bogotá, 1879. FS Library INTL Book 986.1 E5e. | ||
*Another useful geographic dictionary is {{ | *Another useful geographic dictionary is {{FSC|18216|title-id|disp=Diccionario geográfico de Colombia}} by Eugenio J Gómez, Bogotá, 1953. FS Library INTL Book 986.1 E5g. | ||
===To find your Catholic parish, see the following sources:=== | ===To find your Catholic parish, see the following sources:=== | ||
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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/1927162 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 FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Colombia, click on South America and choose Colombia from the list. Finally, click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927162 Start researching in Colombia]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Colombia, click on South America and choose Colombia from the list. Finally, click on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927162 Start researching in Colombia]. | ||
[[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados colombianos]] | [[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados colombianos]] | ||
[[Category:Colombia]] | [[Category:Colombia]] | ||
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