Attached are the LDS Mexican Research Guides for recent records (1859-Present) in English. The Spanish version of this guide is available at:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Home/News/Press/Finding_Records-Mexico_36581-002.pdf
.rtf Files
Un curso de jornada completa sobre metodologías avanzadas de la investigación genealógica en España y Latinoamérica.
Viernes 13 de octubre de 2006
El viernes 13 de octubre de 2006, el día antes de la conferencia anual de historia familiar hispana, George R. Ryskamp, profesor de historia y director del Centro de Historia Familiar y Genealogía en Brigham Young University, ofrecerá un curso de jornada completa sobre metodologías avanzadas de la investigación genealógica en España y Latinoamérica. Se tratarán registros y técnicas más allá de los comunes. Se enfocarán las presentaciones en cuatro temas:
Church records.
The Roman Catholic Church records are the most important records for genealogical research in Mexico. The vast majority of Mexicans were Catholic and registered in the records of the local parish or diocese, known as registros parroquiales (parish registers). These records include entries for baptisms, marriage information documents, marriages, deaths, and burials. Often two and sometimes three generations are indicated in the registers, with personal information on the family given.
click on the title or go here: http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/14638
There were sent in by Susana Leniski. One is about Zacatecas and the other about Notarias.
Here are the minutes from our March 2006 meeting. Thank you Irma for putting them together!
Please note the date and location for our next meeting: July 29th at 11:00 am, at the Raley's Event Center in Brentwood. Thank you Kitty for the wonderful tip on the Event Center!