Belize Genealogy

(Add introductory text and/or an image here) Getting started with Belize research Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Jurisdictions, Counties 6 districts Belize Cayo Corozal Orange Walk Stann Creek Toledo Research Tools Message language: ENG Family History Center in Belize City, Belize, Central America Location 117 Cemetery Road phone # 501-501-78670 If you click on Family History Centers on the home page of familysearch.org, you will find numerous Family History Centers.  Click on the name of the one that is closest to your home. A map of Belize is located at http://geology.com/world/belize-map.gif    (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an articleor short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Featured Content (Your text or images here) Did you know? (Your text or images here, or use the table below:) Sources:  Geology.com (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News Hot off the Press! more... Topics (Your Bullets here) Events Current Events