Colombia Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Civil Registration began in Colombia in 1865 but wasn't fully adopted everywhere in the country till 1888.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref> &nbsp;Till 1926, the civil registration records were included as part of the notarial records. &nbsp;Now the&nbsp;Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil (the National Registry of Civil Status) maintains the civil registration; their website is [http://www.registraduria.gov.co/ http://www.registraduria.gov.co/&nbsp;]. &nbsp;

Obtaining copies of civil registration can be difficult from the National Registry. &nbsp;But many notarial records from the 19th century are microfilmed and are available online through FamilySearch or through microfilm and often these are indexed. &nbsp;&nbsp;