Goal 2: Learn about Guatemala research and records.
Choices
ALearn how to find Guatemala records.
- FamilySearch: Learn about Guatemala genealogy in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Guatemala
LT—Top 3 Resources to Trace Your Ancestry in Guatemala - Civil Registration: Learn about civil registration in Guatemala.
FS—Wiki: Guatemala Census - Church: Learn about finding church records in Guatemala.
FS—Wiki: Guatemala Church Records - Record Finder: Use the Guatemala Record Finder to understand record types for research.
FS—Wiki: Guatemala Record Finder - Town of Origin: Learn how to find the place of origin for your ancestor in Guatemala.
FS—Wiki: Finding Town of Origin - Old Documents: Explore the
Spanish Paleography Tool site for help with reading older documents.
Language and Help
- Use this Spanish word list to help with understanding research records.
FS—Wiki: Spanish Word List - Search the Geneanet site for Guatemalan surnames.
- Get help at a FamilySearch center in Guatemala.
- Use this guide for corresponding with Guatemalan organizations about genealogy resources.
FS—Spanish Letter-Writing Guide
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research strategies. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
QUIKLinks
- FMP: Guatemala Baptism Index 1730-1917
- FMP: Guatemala Civil Registration 1877-2008
- FMP: Guatemala Marriage Index 1750-1930
- FS: Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977
- FS: Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Chiquimula, Civil Registration, 1877-2008
- FS: Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006
- FS: Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
- FS: Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008
- FS: Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994
BExplore additional resources for research.
- Archives & Libraries: Learn about archives and libraries in Guatemala.
FS—Wiki: Guatemala Archives and Libraries - Sites: Explore the Forebears.io site for research records.
- Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in Guatemala.
CLearn about Guatemala map resources.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Jamaica maps.
- Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of Guatemala.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Guatemala maps.
- Explore the Atlas of Guatemala on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore the Old Maps of Guatemala on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Guatemala.
DLearn about Guatemala newspapers.
- Search Guatemala newspapers in the onlinenewspapers.com site.
- Search Guatemala in the world-newspapers.com site.
- Search Guatemala newspapers in the ABYZ News Links site.
EUse Facebook pages to get answers to your questions.
- See the Investigacion Genealogica en Guatemala Facebook page.
- Visit the Mexico-Central America Genealogy Research Community Facebook page for FamilySearch. surnames.
- Get help at a FamilySearch center in Guatemala. surnames.