Goal 3: Learn about Venezuela research and records.
Choices
AGet started with Venezuela research.
- FamilySearch: Learn about Venezuela genealogy in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Venezuela Genealogy - Learn about finding Venezuela records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Venezuela, Finding Records - Archives & Libraries: Learn about Venezuela archives and libraries in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Venezuela Archives and Libraries - Explore archive resources on the
Guia Genealogica site.
Resources
- Find A Grave: Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
- BillionGraves: Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- Explore the Forebears.io site for research records.
- Jewish: Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in Venezuela.
- Old Documents: Explore the Spanish Paleography Tool site for help with reading older documents.
- Use this guide for corresponding with Venezuelan organizations about genealogy resources.
FS—Spanish Letter-Writing Guide
Record Search Practice #1 |
Leonidas Pinto was born in 1876 married to Maria Salinas. Use the "FS: Venezuela, Archdiocese of Merida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Who were the parents of Leonidas?
- When did Leonidas and Maria get married?
- Were Leonidas' parents alive at the time of his marriage?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Leonidas" as the first name and "Pinto" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Leonidas Pinto.
- Read the information and open the image on the left for more registration details. See the text on the search screen (left side) for more information on the purpose of this record collection.
- Jose Pintos and Maria de Jesus Molina.
- The marriage took place on 20 May 1911.
- Leonidas' parents had died by the time of the marriage.
(Contributed by Romina Roccolano )
Record Search Practice #2 |
Amanda Lugo Ramos, born in Venezuela daughter of Jose and Carmen. Use the "FS: Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What is the name of groom?
- Who were the godparents?
- How old was Amanda when she got married?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Amanda" as the first name and "Lugo Ramos" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Amanda Lugo Ramos.
- Read the information and open the image on the left for more registration details. See the text on the search screen (left side) for more information on the purpose of this record collection.
- The groom is Rafael Marrero Gomez.
- The godparents were Carlos Guerra and Maria Marques.
- Amanda was 17 years old.
(Contributed by Romina Roccolano )
Record Search Practice #3 |
Maria Virginia Hoogesteijn was born on 13 March 1998 in Valencia. Use the "FS: Venezuela, Archdiocese of Valencia, Catholic Church Records, 1760, 1905-2013" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What is Maria's second last name?
- Who were the witnesses to the baptism?
- When was Maria baptized?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Maria Virginia" as the first name and "Hoogesteijn" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Maria Virginia Hoogesteijn.
- Read the information and open the image on the left for more registration details. See the text on the search screen (left side) for more information on the purpose of this record collection.
- Maria' second last name is Carpio.
- The witnesses were Alfredo Terseubach and Lucia Terseubach.
- She was baptized 11 March 2000.
(Contributed by Romina Roccolano )
QUIKLinks
- AC: Venezuela Civil Registration, 1879-1930
- FS: Venezuela, Catholic Church Records, 1577-1995
- FS: Venezuela, Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Catholic Church Records, 1634-2018
- FS: Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020
- FS: Venezuela, Archdiocese of Mérida, Catholic Church Records, 1654-2015
- FS: Venezuela, Archdiocese of Valencia, Catholic Church Records, 1760, 1905-2013 (More)
- FS: Venezuela, Diocese of San Cristóbal, Catholic Church Records, 1601-1962
BExplore Venezuela map resources.
- Explore the Perry-Castaneda site for maps of Venezuela.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Venezuela maps.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Venezuela maps.
- Explore the Atlas of Venezuela on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore the Old Maps of Venezuela on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Venezuela.
- Explore municipalities in Venezuela on the Wikipedia site.
- Search the Geneanet site for Venezuelan surnames.
CLearn about Venezuela newspapers.
- Find links to Venezuela newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Search Venezuela newspapers in the onlinenewspapers.com site.
- Search Venezuela newspapers in the world-newspapers.com site.
- Search Venezuela newspapers in the ABYZ News Links site.
DUse Facebook or other pages to get answers to your questions.
- See the Investigacion Genealogica en Venezuela Facebook page.
- See the Venezuela Genealogia en Facebook Facebook page.
- See the Genealogy on Facebook list of Facebook groups dedicated to helping with research for Venezuela.
- Visit the South America Research Facebook page for FamilySearch.
- Explore the FamilySearch community for Venezuelan research.
- Get help at a FamilySearch center in Venezuela.