Mexico Research Tips and Strategies

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Mexico

Research Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Mexico Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Mexico. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Mexico Research Strategies

• Guided Research
• Getting Started
• Record Finder
• Online Learning - Video classes
• Finding Town of Origin
• "How to" Guides
• Mexico Quick Start Guide
• Mexico Resources
• Mexico Research Guide

Language Helps

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Spanish Records Extraction Manual
• Introduction to Spanish Paleography

Mexico Research Tips

• Mexico Research Outline - FamilySearch Library
• Improve your Search Results for Hispanic Ancestors in FamilySearch.org

Mexico Church and Civil Registration Search Tips

• Always search for siblings' births records of the ancestor. It confirms the information already gathered or gives more.
• Find the marriage of the father and mother of the ancestor. The marriage record will have information that will help locate their births.
• Estimate the ages of the parents to help in looking for their birth records.
• Locate death records for all family members.
• Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on.
• Search neighboring parishes when individuals cannot be found.