El Salvador Quick Start Guide: Difference between revisions

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==How to Search for ancestor if little information is known  ==
==How to Search for ancestor if little information is known  ==


*[[El Salvador Locating Place of Origin|Search for where your ancestor lived in El Salvador]]. Location is key to finding records in El Salvador.
*Knowing the location where your ancestor lived is key to finding records in El Salvador.
*Search for family records you might already have, such as deeds, marriage licenses, birth certificates, journals, etc.
*Begin your search where you live.
*Ask family members about your ancestor - cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, etc.  
**Search for family records you might already have, such as deeds, marriage licenses, birth certificates, journals, etc.
*Search records of immigration into the Unites States to learn where they came from and when they arrived.
**Ask family members about your ancestor - cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, etc.  
*Search records of emigration from El Salvador to learn where they left from and when.
**Search records of immigration into the Unites States to learn where your ancestors came from and when they arrived.
*Continue your search in El Salvador
**[[El Salvador Locating Place of Origin|Search first for where your ancestor lived in El Salvador]].
**Search records of emigration from El Salvador to learn where they left from and when.


==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known  ==
==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known  ==
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