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*Civil registration records are one of the most important sources for genealogical research in Peru because civil registration covers the entire population and generally provides more information than church records. Due to political situations, civil registration for some municipalities may have begun after 1886. Civil registration records may also be the only source of information about non-Catholic people. | *Civil registration records are one of the most important sources for genealogical research in Peru because civil registration covers the entire population and generally provides more information than church records. Due to political situations, civil registration for some municipalities may have begun after 1886. Civil registration records may also be the only source of information about non-Catholic people. | ||
*You will need to know the '''town where your family lived''' and district and province. Place names in the FamilySearch Catalog are listed under the modern names and the names of departments and provinces as they existed in 1922. All Peruvian places are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog by the name they are listed under in: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027999047;view=1up;seq=52 Diccionario geográfico del Perú(Geographical Dictionary of Peru)] will help you. | *You will need to know the '''town where your family lived''' and district and province. Place names in the FamilySearch Catalog are listed under the modern names and the names of departments and provinces as they existed in 1922. All Peruvian places are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog by the name they are listed under in: [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027999047;view=1up;seq=52 Diccionario geográfico del Perú(Geographical Dictionary of Peru)] will help you. | ||
=== 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records Searched at a Family History Center === | === 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records Searched at a Family History Center === | ||