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[[El Salvador Genealogy|El Salvador]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[El_Salvador_Quick_Start_Guide|Quick Start Guide]] | [[El Salvador Genealogy|El Salvador]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[El_Salvador_Quick_Start_Guide|Quick Start Guide]] | ||
== El Salvador: Records == | |||
*All Records in El Salvador are in Spanish. If you are not familiar with Spanish, you should find someone who is. Another possibility is to use one or more of the new Internet translators, such as Google Translate. | |||
*Most Records in El Salvador are written long hand. If you are not familiar with reading Spanish handwriting, click [https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/203 Here] | |||
*Not all Records from El Salvador are online. To find the online El Salvador records, click [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Here] | |||
*Not all Records from El Salvador are indexed. To find the indexed El Salvador records, click [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124?region=El+Salvador Here] | |||
*To find all El Salvador records on microfilm, click [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=322&query=%2Bplace%3A%22El%20Salvador%22 Here] | |||
== El Salvador: Ancestor's birth, marriage, or death location unknown == | == El Salvador: Ancestor's birth, marriage, or death location unknown == | ||
[https://familysearch.org/search '''FamilySearch Indexed Records:'''] Try searching in the indexed records for the name of the ancestor if they were born before 1900. Limit your results to the country of El Salvador and the name of the department if known. If there are no results, you will have to find more information from home sources or by asking family members. | *[https://familysearch.org/search '''FamilySearch Indexed Records:'''] Try searching in the indexed records for the name of the ancestor if they were born before 1900. Limit your results to the country of El Salvador and the name of the department if known. If there are no results, you will have to find more information from home sources or by asking family members. | ||
'''Contact Family Members:''' If you do not have even a minimal amount of information AND have no idea of where and when to look, you need to contact family members you might have that information. This could be older aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. | '''Contact Family Members:''' If you do not have even a minimal amount of information AND have no idea of where and when to look, you need to contact family members you might have that information. This could be older aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. | ||