El Salvador Quick Start Guide: Difference between revisions

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==How to Search for ancestor if little information is known  ==
==How to Search for ancestor if little information is known  ==


*[[El Salvador Locating Place of Origin|Search for where your ancestor lived in El Salvador]]. This is key to finding the records.
*[[El Salvador Locating Place of Origin|Search for where your ancestor lived in El Salvador]]. El Salvador records are indexed by location, so location is key to finding the records.
*Search family records you might already have, such as deeds, marriage licenses, birth or death certificates.
*Search for family records you might already have, such as deeds, marriage licenses, birth or death certificates.
*Ask family members about your ancestor. This could be cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, etc.  
*Ask family members about your ancestor - cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents, etc.  
*Search records of immigration into the Unites States. You may learn where they came from and when they arrived.
*Search records of immigration into the Unites States. You may learn where they came from and when they arrived in the US.
*Search records of emigration from El Salvador. You may learn where they left from and where they planned to travel.
*Search records of emigration from El Salvador. You may learn where they left from and where they planned to travel to.


==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known  ==
==How to Search for ancestors if some information is known  ==
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