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Additional online records may be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog for [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | 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: | *Online Learning Center class on reading Spanish handwriting: | ||
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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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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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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.
- The department was created on April 13, 1908.
- The Department of El Progreso has a population of approximately 140,000 people. [1]
Municipalities
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Census Records
- 1825-1826 Padrones, 1825-1826(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Church Records
Civil Registration
- 1581-1977 Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1750-1930 Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1877-1994 Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994 at FamilySearch - images
- 1877-2008 Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Land and Property Records
Additional online records may be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog for places within Guatemala, El Progreso.
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 to translate the important points in the document. Handwriting skills are taught in BYU Spanish Script Tutorial.
- Online Learning Center class on reading Spanish handwriting:
- 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.
- The Spanish Documents Script Tutorial also provides lessons and examples.
Building a Family Record with a Search Strategy
Many articles on strategy are available on the Wiki, but here is a simple set of steps to guide you
- Search for the relative or ancestor you selected. When you find his birth/baptism/christening record, then search for the births of his brothers and sisters.
- Next, search for the marriage of his parents. The marriage record will have information that will often help you find the birth records of the parents, and even the names of their parents.
- You can estimate the ages of the parents and determine a birth year to search for their birth records.
- Search the death registers for all known family members.
- Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
- If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia Collaborators, "El Progreso (Guatemala)," In Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Progreso_(Guatemala). Visited 29 June 2017.