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Catholic parish records are among the richest resources for family history research in Spain and Latin America. Catholicism has been the predominant religion in these countries for centuries. As a result, millions of people have had the vital events of their lives, births, marriages, and deaths, recorded in the pages of the Catholic parish records. The local parish priest recorded the happiest and saddest events of the lives of our ancestors, from their baptism as an infant to their final resting place. Come learn about the history, use and content of parish records to flesh out the lives of your ancestors. Tips and strategies will be presented which will facilitate your success in locating and searching these records. Stories from parish records will be shared to highlight the richness of the records.
Debbie Gurtler, AG® graduated with honors from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in Family History. She worked as an intern at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. She has taken research trips to archives in Spain, Virginia, and North Carolina.
She is employed by FamilySearch where she is currently the supervisor of the Latin America – Southern European team and the International floor at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. She is fluent in Spanish. She can also read genealogical documents in Portuguese, Italian, and French. She is a member of several national and international genealogical societies including the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS), the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), Utah Genealogical Association (UGA), Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, New Mexico Genealogical Society in the United States as well as HISPAGEN and Antzinako in Spain.
When: Jul 9, 2022 10:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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