m (Text replacement - "[fF]amily([\s_])[hH]istory[\s_]([lL])ibrary" to "FamilySearch$1$2ibrary") |
m (Text replacement - "[fF]amily([\s_])[hH]istory[\s_]([cC])enters" to "FamilySearch$1$2enters") |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
This guide is for researchers who do not speak Finnish but must write to Finland for genealogical records. It includes a form letter you could use in requesting genealogical records from a Finnish parish. | This guide is for researchers who do not speak Finnish but must write to Finland for genealogical records. It includes a form letter you could use in requesting genealogical records from a Finnish parish. | ||
The best sources of genealogical information in Finland are the [[Finland Church Records|church records]] kept by the local parishes. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm or microfiche copies of these records prior to 1860 for all of Finland and to 1900 for much of Finland. Use the FamilySearch Catalog to determine what records are available through the library and the | The best sources of genealogical information in Finland are the [[Finland Church Records|church records]] kept by the local parishes. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm or microfiche copies of these records prior to 1860 for all of Finland and to 1900 for much of Finland. Use the FamilySearch Catalog to determine what records are available through the library and the FamilySearch Centers. If records are available from the library, it is usually faster and more productive to search these first. | ||
The church records available through the FamilySearch Library generally correspond to the holdings of church records in the Finnish state and provincial archives. The form letter included with this guide is primarily intended for writing to parish offices for records not available at the FamilySearch Library or the Finnish archives. If you write to a parish office that has already forwarded the needed records to an archive, the parish generally sends your letter to the appropriate archives or advises you to do so. | The church records available through the FamilySearch Library generally correspond to the holdings of church records in the Finnish state and provincial archives. The form letter included with this guide is primarily intended for writing to parish offices for records not available at the FamilySearch Library or the Finnish archives. If you write to a parish office that has already forwarded the needed records to an archive, the parish generally sends your letter to the appropriate archives or advises you to do so. | ||
edits