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[[Chile|Chile]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Chile_Finding_Records|Finding Records]] | [[Chile|Chile]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Chile_Finding_Records|Finding Records]] | ||
To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Chile using the [https://familysearch.org/ | To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Chile using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Chile. Only three locality levels are normally used. The country of Mexico is divided into regions (regiones), comunes (comunas), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | ||
== Comune == | == Comune == | ||
Under the comune level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own comune and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct comune or comuna in order to locate the civil registration records. Comune records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/ | Under the comune level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. Some small towns may not be their own comune and therefore their records will not be kept in the town. You will need to determine the correct comune or comuna in order to locate the civil registration records. Comune records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the comuna. | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
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== Records from FamilySearch == | == Records from FamilySearch == | ||
Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://familysearch.org/ | Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and [https://familysearch.org/#form=historical_records FamilySearch Record Collections] for records about your ancestors. For more information about how to search the FamilySearch catalog you will want to read [[Using the FamilySearch Catalog|Using the FamilySearch Catalog]]. | ||
To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Chile, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1&countryId=1927143 Chile]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Chile, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1&countryId=1927143 Chile]. | ||