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 == Accessing Records ==
+=== 1. Online Digital Records for Church Records ===
+For most localities, digital copies of church records are included in the civil registration online collection. '''Church records prior to 1796 were considered to be the country's civil registration:'''
+*'''1582-1914''' - {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914}}, free, index and images. incomplete.
+*'''1582-1914''' - {{RecordSearch|1482191|Belgium, Brabant, Civil Registration, 1582-1914|access=browse}}, free, browseable images. incomplete.<br>
+=== 2.  Microfilm Copies of Church Records Searched at a Family History Center ===
+{|
+|-
+|[[File:Icon-warning.png|75px]]
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+'''There are many microfilmed records available but not included in the online collections above.''' Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Center'''] near you. <br>
+To find a microfilm:
+|}
+:::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=155686&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Belgium%2C%20Brabant%22 '''records for Belgium, Brabant'''].
+:::b. Click on '''"Places within Belgium, Brabant"''' and a list of towns and cities will open.
+:::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search.
+:::d. Click on '''"Church Records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
+:::e. Choose the correct '''event and time period''' for your ancestor.
+:::f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.
+=== 3. Writing to a Catholic Priest for Church Records ===
+When you cannot locate the records online or in a microfilm, baptism, marriage, and death records may be found by contacting or visiting local parish priests.
+Write a brief request to the proper church using this address as guide replacing the information in parentheses:<br>
+::Reverend Pastor<br>
+::(Street address, if known: see [http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=BE The Catholic Directory]) <br>
+::([http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ Postal code]) (City) <br>
+::Vlaams-Brabant, BELGIUM
+*[http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ '''Find the Belgian postal code here.''']
+'''Send the following:''' <br>
+*Cashier’s check or international money order (in local currency) for the search fee. Usually $10.00.
+*Full name and the sex of the person sought.
+*Names of the parents, if known.
+*Approximate date and place of the event.
+*Your relationship to the person.
+*Reason for the request (family history or medical).
+*Request for a complete extract of the record
+*International reply coupon, available from large post offices (optional).
 Most Church records are on the website of the [http://search.arch.be/?lang=nl Rijksarchief in België/Les Archives de l'Etat en Belgique](National Archives of Belgium). If you register for free, you can view images of the originals there. Many parishes drew up an alphabetical list of persons mentioned in their records, and some are searchable in the Archives's search engine.
 Some church records can be found on the site [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow], which contains many links to local genealogical websites and sources.
 Most church records have been microfilmed by FamilySearch and are in the FamilySearch catalog. A few are being digitized and put online.
 == References  ==