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*Search for the birth/baptism record for one of their children, if you have an approximate birth date and place. | *Search for the birth/baptism record for one of their children, if you have an approximate birth date and place. | ||
==Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ==How to Search for ancestors if none of the above works == | ||
*Search the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124 "Image Only Historical Records"]. You will have to browse image by image through the whole record, unless you can identify the locality or the time period of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. In Family Search, very few of the El Salvador Catholic Church Records are indexed, but they are online. They also cover a large period of time. | *Search the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927124 "Image Only Historical Records"]. You will have to browse image by image through the whole record, unless you can identify the locality or the time period of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. In Family Search, very few of the El Salvador Catholic Church Records are indexed, but they are online. They also cover a large period of time. | ||
*Search the records in [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search the Family Search Catalog]. Some of these El Salvador records are online, but most are not. Those records not online are on microfilm or microfiche. They must be searched image by image, unless you can identify the locality or the time period of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. | *Search the records in [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search the Family Search Catalog]. Some of these El Salvador records are online, but most are not. Those records not online are on microfilm or microfiche. They must be searched image by image, unless you can identify the locality or the time period of your ancestor. This narrows down the search. | ||
[[Category:El_Salvador]] | [[Category:El_Salvador]] | ||