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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This is an index of Pre-Marriage Investigation which covers 1556-1899. These may also be the only records available for vital information research before civil registration was implemented in 1871. | |||
=== Reading These Records === | |||
There are several tools that can help you to read the records. If you are having difficulty reading the handwriting you may want to try one of these resources: | |||
Reading Spanish Handwriting online classes: | |||
{{LearningCenter2|203|Lesson 1 - The Spanish Alphabet}}<br> | |||
{{LearningCenter2|206|Lesson 2 - Words and Dates}}<br> | |||
{{LearningCenter2|207|Lesson 3 - Reading Spanish Records}}<br> | |||
The [https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/welcome.aspx Script.byu.edu] site has online tutorials, word lists, abbreviations, and many samples of handwriting. | |||
If you don't speak Spanish, you may want to try one of the following resources: | |||
[https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] is a website where you can type the words in Spanish on the left side of the screen and on the right side of the screen you can see the English translation. It is a machine translation so it may not be perfect but you can get the general idea of the meaning of phrases and sentences as well as individual words. | |||
[[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]] | |||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||