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Costa Rica


Goal 1: Research


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Goal 1: Get started with Costa Rican research.


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AExplore Costa Rican research.


  1. Get Started: Get started with Costa Rican research.

    FS—Wiki: Costa Rica Getting Started

  2. Records: Learn how to find Costa Rican records.

    FS—Costa Rica—Finding Records

  3. Use the Record Finder to evaluate record sources.

    FS—Costa Rica—Record Finder

  4. Resources: Explore the Costa Rican Academy of Genealogical Sciences site.
  5. Explore the Forebears.io site for research records.
  6. Explore additional resources for Costa Rican research.

    FS—Wiki: Costa Rican Resources

  7. Jewish: Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in Costa Rica.
  8. Old Documents: Explore the Spanish Paleography Tool site for help with reading older documents.

Language
  1. Word List: Use this Spanish Genealogical Word List for research.
  2. Resources: Search the Geneanet site for Costa Rican surnames.


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