Goal 1: Learn about Bolivia research and records.
Choices
ALearn how to find records for Bolivian ancestors.
- FamilySearch: Read these articles to learn about finding records in Bolivia.
FS—Wiki: Bolivia Genealogy
FS—Wiki: Bolivia, Finding Records - Use the Bolivia Republic Record Finder to understand record types for research.
FS—Wiki: Bolivia Record Finder - Archives: Explore archive resources on the
Guia Genealogica site. - Correspondence: Use this guide for corresponding with Bolivian organizations about genealogy resources.
FS—Spanish Letter-Writing Guide - Surnames: Search the Geneanet site for Bolivian surnames.
- Old Documents: Explore the Spanish Paleography Tool site for help with reading older documents.
Resources
- Explore the Forebears.io site for research records.
- Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- iExplore: History and Culture
Record Search Practice |
Nicolas Iarvi was born around 1808, the son of Ignacio Iarvi. Use the "Bolivia Deaths 1750-1920" QUIKLink above to answer these questions:
- Who was his mother?
- When and where did he pass away?
- What was his race?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Nicolas" as the first name and "Iarvi" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the record image for Nicolas Iarvi and study it, and open the image on the left for more record details. See the text on the search screen (left side) for more information on the purpose of this record collection.
- His mother was Ilaria Canchi.
- Nicolas died on 21 Dec 1816 in Paccha, Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
- His race was listed as "Indio."
(Contributed by Romina Roccolano )
QUIKLinks
BExplore Bolivia map resources.
- Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of Bolivia.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Bolivia maps.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Bolivia maps.
- Explore the Atlas of Bolivia on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore the Old Maps of Bolivia on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Bolivia.
- Explore municipalities in Bolivia on the Wikipedia site.
CLearn about Bolivia newspapers.
- Find links to Bolivia newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Search Bolivia newspapers in the onlinenewspapers.com site.
- Search Bolivia newspapers in the world-newspapers.com site.
- Search Bolivia newspapers in the ABYZ News Links site.
DUse Facebook and other pages to get answers to your questions.
- See the Investigacion Genealogica en Bolivia Facebook page.
- Visit the South America Research Facebook page for FamilySearch.
- Get help at a FamilySearch center in Bolivia.