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:C. Beginner’s Corner – The top of the side bar on the left you will see “Beginners Corner”, with a list of links. | :C. Beginner’s Corner – The top of the side bar on the left you will see “Beginners Corner”, with a list of links. | ||
: [[Image:Mexico Beginner's Corner.JPG|150px|Mexico Beginner's Corner.JPG]]<br> | : [[Image:Mexico Beginner's Corner.JPG|150px|Mexico Beginner's Corner.JPG]] | ||
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::1) Getting Started: This article will guide you through the steps for getting started researching you ancestors from Mexico. If this applies or interests you, please take the time to read through all of the articles to learn as much as you can.<br> | ::1) Getting Started: This article will guide you through the steps for getting started researching you ancestors from Mexico. If this applies or interests you, please take the time to read through all of the articles to learn as much as you can.<br> | ||
::2) Quick start guide: If you are not new to research and just want to get busy, click on this link. There are a lot of useful links and information on these pages. <br> | ::2) Quick start guide: If you are not new to research and just want to get busy, click on this link. There are a lot of useful links and information on these pages. <br> | ||
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::5) Mexico Resources. This is a good list of some of the resources that will help you in your research. It includes such things as Translation and handwriting help. <br> | ::5) Mexico Resources. This is a good list of some of the resources that will help you in your research. It includes such things as Translation and handwriting help. <br> | ||
:D. Google Translate. If you have never used google translate, it is a wonderful tool for other languages. | :D. Google Translate. If you have never used google translate, it is a wonderful tool for other languages. | ||
:: | ::1) Open a browser. In the search bar type in google translate and press enter<br> | ||
:: | ::2) You will see this response: | ||
::<br> [[Image:Google translate.JPG|500px|Google translate.JPG]] | |||
:: | ::3) Select Spanish from the list at the top, or if you are looking for another language not listed, click where it says Detect language, click on the down arrow and select the language you wnat to use.<br> | ||
:: | ::4) Click on the box below and type the word you want to translate. <br> | ||
:: | ::5) In the second box where it says “English”, you will see the translation. <br> | ||
::6) This works in reverse as well. You can select English in the left hand side and Spanish on the right to translate a word from English to Spanish. | |||
: | :E. Next, go back to the list of topics on the side bar on the left. <br> | ||
::1) | ::1) Let’s look at church records. Under the heading Topics on the side bar on the left, scroll down to church records. <br> | ||
:::a) If you know what religion your ancestors were, it might help you to look here. <br> | :::a) If you know what religion your ancestors were, it might help you to look here. <br> | ||
:::b) You will notice there are a lot of online records here as well. <br> | :::b) You will notice there are a lot of online records here as well. <br> | ||
::2) | ::2) Use the back arrow and select cemeteries. If you have ancestors from Mexico, this information will be very interesting to you. Take the time to read and learn as much as you can. Getting familiar with these pages and what they contain will help you in your research. <br> | ||
=== IV. Highlights of German Page<br> === | === IV. Highlights of German Page<br> === | ||