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| = Puerto Rico Getting Started =
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| === Where to Start ===
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| *Write down what you know
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| :[http://misbach.org/download/pedigree_chart.pdf Pedigree Chart]
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| :[http://c.mfcreative.com/pdf/trees/charts/famgrec.pdf Family group sheet]
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| *Gather records you may already have
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| :[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Gather_Family_Information Gather Family Information]
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| *Organize what you know
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| :[[Organizing Your Files|Organize and file materials]]
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| *Contact family for any useful information, stories, and records they may have.
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| *Know the town of origin:
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| ''Probably the most important piece of information you will need to begin research in Puerto Rico is the name of a specific town in Puerto Rico where your ancestor lived.''
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| :[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Puerto_Rico_Locating_Place_of_Origin Puerto Rico Locating Place of Origin]
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| *Ask for help
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| :[https://www.familysearch.org/en/centers/about FamilySearch Centers]
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| = Puerto Rico Finding Records = | | ==How to Research== |
| | # '''[[Identify What You Know|Identify what you know]]:''' Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back. |
| | # '''Document/source your tree:''' As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate how reliable the sources are]], and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship. |
| | # '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: @I want to know more about my great-grandfather.@ An example of a ''good'' research goal is: @I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents.@ |
| | # '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[England Record Finder|Record Finder]] table to determine what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records. |
| | # '''[[Use the Information|Analyze/use the information]]:''' When you find new sources, carefully [[Evaluate the Evidence|evaluate them]] to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. [[Transfer_the_Information#Cite_Your_Sources|Cite]] or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings. |
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| === Types of Records === | | ==Beginning Research in Puerto Rico== |
| *Jurisdctions
| | ''Probably the most important piece of information you will need to begin research in Puerto Rico is the name of a specific town in Puerto Rico where your ancestor lived.'' |
| Places are usually written from smallest to largest:
| | *[[Puerto_Rico_Locating_Place_of_Origin|Puerto Rico Locating Place of Origin]] |
| :Barrios, Municipality, Country
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| When a church parish is known it is written in this manner:
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| :Parish, Barrios, Municipality, Country
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| *Civil registration: The system by which a government records the vital events (births, marriages, and deaths) of its citizens and residents.
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| *Catholic church records: Baptisms or christenings, marriages, and burials created by Catholic churches.
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| === Online Records ===
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| *The most up to date Puerto Rico online records:
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Puerto_Rico_Online_Genealogy_Records Puerto Rico Online Genealogy Records]
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| *Civil registration records online:The Civil Registration records are located on the municipality level,
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico Guided Research] contains links to civil registration collections.
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| *Church Records: FamilySearch has Catholic Church records from the Archdiocese of San Juan Historical Archive. | |
| [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico Guided Research] contains links to Catholic Church collections. <br> | |
| [[Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] is a wiki article describing the Catholic Church Records collection. | |
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| = Puerto Rico Quick Start Guide =
| | [[Category:Puerto Rico]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] |
| === Research Strategies ===
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| *Who to search for?
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| If you don’t know the names of the parents, but you know the name of a spouse and/or the names of some of the children:
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| #begin with a marriage search
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| #search for the birth/baptism record for one of the children
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| ==== Names and Locations Known ====
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| *Puerto Rico: Ancestor's birth, marriage, or death location and names of parents, children, or spouse are known:
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico Guided Research] contains links to the best record resources | |
| ==== Names and Locations Unknown ====
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| *Puerto Rico: Ancestor's birth, marriage, or death location and names of parents, children, or spouse are NOT known:
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/GuidedResearch:Why_Can%27t_I_Find_the_Record_-_Puerto_Rico_Births Guided Research What else you can try] gives additional guidance and resources to find information for your ancestor. | |
| ==== Finding a locality ====
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| *Google
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| *Wikipedia (Spanish version works the best)
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| *Try a keyword search in the FamilySearch Catalog for Puerto Rico Gazetteers
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| ==== Online resources ====
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| For other online resources please review the Wiki article [[Hispanic Genealogy Resources Online|Hispanic Genealogy Resources Online]]
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| [[Category:Puerto_Rico]] | |