Thank you for your willingness to help make more Spanish records available to people across the world who are searching for their ancestors. Here are some resources to help you get started!
Recommended Projects
Chile-Registros Civiles 1885-1932 (Civil Registration—births, marriages & deaths)
Philippines-Civil Registration of Marriages, 1899-1985 (English and Spanish)
Training Guides
Use these guides as a legend to know which fields need to be indexed. Make sure you select the appropriate guide that corresponds with the batch you download.
Chile, Civil Registration Records Guide — Births
Chile, Civil Registration Records Guide — Marriages
Chile, Civil Registration Records Guide — Deaths
Guatemala, Civil Registration Records Guide — Births
Guatemala, Civil Registration Records Guide — Marriages
Guatemala, Civil Registration Records Guide — Deaths
Philippines, Civil Registration Records Guide — Marriages
Training Videos
Spanish Video Tutorial — Chile Births
Spanish Video Tutorial — Chile Marriages
Spanish Video Tutorial — Chile Deaths
Guatemala Video Tutorial — Birth Records
Guatemala Video Tutorial — Marriage Records
Guatemala Video Tutorial — Death Records
Philippines Video Tutorial — Marriage Records
Live instructional webinars are also available monthly through the Family History Library.
Need extra help? Email fsindexing@familysearch.org with the subject line “Spanish indexing community” and one of our support staff will assist you.
If you are new to indexing, you can learn more about indexing basics here.
