Research Foundations
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Step 1: Hometowns and names
- Finding Town of Origin (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Gazetteers (FamilySearch Wiki Article)
- Mexican Genealogy: Learning the Basics
- Moving your research from the U.S. to Mexico – Ancestry
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Step 3: Catholic Church Records
Related Content
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Spanish
- Reading Spanish Handwriting
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – IntroductionPaleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Spanish Alphabet
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Spanish Names
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Spanish Dates
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Spanish Records
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Key Terms: Births and Baptisms
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Key Terms: Marriages
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Key Terms: Deaths and Burials
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting – Online Resources