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Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest, 9 Lessons

Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Locating the Records

Presenter: Debbie Gurtler

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This section will discuss how to locate the Catholic Church Records of Latin America.

Language: English

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Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest

9 Lessons

Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Introduction

Catholic parish records are among the richest resources for family history research in Spain and Latin America. Catholicism has been the predominant religion in these countries for centuries. As a result, the local parish priest recorded the happiest and saddest events of the lives of our ancestors, from their baptism as an infant to their final resting place. Come learn about the history, use and content of parish records to flesh out the lives of your ancestors. Tips and strategies will be presented which will facilitate your success in locating and searching these records. Stories from parish records will be shared to highlight the richness of the records. All the videos together will take you 39:16 to complete.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Content and Strategies

This section will go through content, use, tips, and strategies of looking through Parish Records.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Baptisms

This section will cover the basics of Catholic Church baptism records found in Latin America.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Marriages

This section will cover the basics of Catholic Church marriage records in Latin America.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Burials/Deaths

This section will cover the basics of Catholic Church burial/death records of Latin America.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Confirmations

This section will cover the basics of Catholic Church confirmation records.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Marriage Information Files

This section will cover the basics of Catholic Church marriage information files in Latin America.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Indexes

This section will cover how to use the indexes that you find in the Catholic Church records in Latin America.
Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest: Locating the Records

This section will discuss how to locate the Catholic Church Records of Latin America.

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