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Guide to '''Department of El Progreso ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration. | Guide to '''Department of El Progreso ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration. | ||
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<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Guatemala Online Genealogy Records]]</span> | |||
<span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span></div> | |||
<div>[[Image:Guatemala Map El Progreso.png|thumb|<center>Department of El Progreso</center>]]</div> | |||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
*Bloody consecutive battles between the government forces of Rafael Carrera and the faction called Los Lucios characterize the region called Guastatoya (the capital of El Progresso). The Lucios took up arms at the fall of then President Mariano Rivera Paz. The troops of Guastatoya were an important part of General Justo Rufino Barrios' attempt to rebuild the Central American Union by force in 1885. | *Bloody consecutive battles between the government forces of Rafael Carrera and the faction called Los Lucios characterize the region called Guastatoya (the capital of El Progresso). The Lucios took up arms at the fall of then President Mariano Rivera Paz. The troops of Guastatoya were an important part of General Justo Rufino Barrios' attempt to rebuild the Central American Union by force in 1885. | ||
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== | ==Census Records== | ||
*'''1825-1826''' {{FSC|354171|title-id|disp=Padrones, 1825-1826}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |||
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*''' | ==Church Records== | ||
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*'''1877-1994''' | ==Civil Registration== | ||
*''' | * '''1581-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1614809|Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1750-1930''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9887/ Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930] at Ancestry - index ($) | |||
*'''1750-1930''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30127/guatemala-baptisms-marriages-1750-1930?s=400957991 Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*'''1877-1980''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9884/ Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1877-1994''' [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-VY7X-W?owc=ML53-N36%3A129428301%3Fcc%3D1682771&wc=MLTJ-7MS%3A129427201%2C129427202%2C129484501%3Fcc%3D1682771&cc=1682771 Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994] at FamilySearch - images | |||
*'''1877-2008''' {{RecordSearch|1682771|Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008}} at FamilySearch - [[Guatemala Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
Additional online records may be listed in the | ==Land and Property Records== | ||
Additional online records may be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog for [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1929349&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Guatemala%2C%20El%20Progreso%22 '''places within Guatemala, El Progreso''']. | |||
==Reading the Records== | ==Reading the Records== | ||
*You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in [https://script.byu.edu/ | *You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in [https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]. | ||
*Online Learning Center class on reading Spanish handwriting: | |||
:* | :*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/paleogra-what-deciphering-spanish-handwriting-introduction Deciphering Spanish Handwriting]<br> | ||
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*Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the [[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|'''Spanish Records Extraction Manual.''']] | *Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the [[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|'''Spanish Records Extraction Manual.''']] | ||
*[https://script.byu.edu/ | *[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction '''The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial'''] also provides lessons and examples.<br> | ||
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