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==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works ==
==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works ==
*Manually search the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124 Image Only Historical Records].
*Manually search the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124 Image Only Historical Records].
**Browse image by image through all the records, unless you can identify the locality or the time period to narrow down the search.
**Some of these records were indexed in El Salvador. Look for that index first and save yourself time and effort.
**Some of these records were indexed in El Salvador. Look for that index first and save yourself time and effort.
**The most important of these records are the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582 El Salvador Catholic Church Records]  They cover a large number of people over a long period of time.
**The most important of these records are the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582 El Salvador Catholic Church Records]  They cover a large number of people over a long period of time.
**Browse image by image through all the records, unless you can identify the locality or the time period to narrow down the search.
*Manually search the  [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=322&query=%2Bplace%3A%22El%20Salvador%22  records in the Family Search Catalog for El Salvador].
*Manually search the  [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=322&query=%2Bplace%3A%22El%20Salvador%22  records in the Family Search Catalog for El Salvador].
**Most of these records are only on microfilm or microfiche.
**Most of these records are only on microfilm or microfiche.
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