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These instructions will help you prepare a letter requesting genealogical information from Spanish-speaking countries. Please note, however, that many records from Spain and Latin America have been microfilmed and are available through the Family History Library. Before you write for information, check the Family History Library Catalog™ to see if the records you need are available on microfilm. Also, check the records of surrounding towns and parishes to see if there are any other records which may help you.  \nLetters written in Spanish have a greater chance of receiving a reply than those written in English. Spain has good response to correspondence, but receiving an answer may be difficult because of problems with the mail. In Latin America frequent mail strikes result in letters getting lost.  \nBEFORE YOU WRITE  \nBefore you write a letter to obtain family history information, you should do two things:  \n` Determine exactly where your ancestor was born, married, or died. Because most genealogical records were recorded locally, you will need to know the specific locality where your ancestor was born, married, died, or resided for a given time. See the library’s Tracing Immigrant Origins (34111) for help in finding home towns.  \n` Determine where records from your ancestor’s home parish are stored today. When you have a locality name, use a gazetteer to determine whether the name is a village, parish, city, district, county, or province and which parish serves your ancestor’s locality. Parish record books in which the most recent entry is older than 90 years are generally sent to provincial archives.  \nRESEARCH BY MAIL  \nLetters for genealogical information in Spanishspeaking countries will generally be written to a local Catholic parish, diocese, or archdiocese, or to local or central government archives.  \nAddressing Your Letter  \nAddress your letter using one of the following formats:  \nCivil Registration Office  \nOficina del Registro Civil (postal code) (city),(state) COUNTRY  \nCatholic Priest  \nReverendo Padre  \nParroquia de (name of parish)(postal code) (city),(state) COUNTRY  \nBishop  \nExcmo. Sr. Obispo de (name of diocese)(postal code)(city),(state) COUNTRY  \nArchdiocese  \nExcmo. y Revmo. Sr. Arzobispo Arzobispado de (name of archdiocese)(postal code) (city),(state) COUNTRY  \nNational, State, or University Archives  \nName of Archive (postal code) (city),(state) COUNTRY  \nPostal codes, similar to United States zip codes, are used in Spain and in some Latin American countries. Put the postal code before the city. If you don’t have the postal code, send the letter without the code.  \nHow to Send Return Postage and Money  \nIn your letter indicate that you will pay for research time, copies, and services. You can pay for the return postage by buying international reply coupons, which are vouchers for stamps; include at  \nleast two coupons. You may purchase these coupons from any United States post office.  \nWhen writing to a state archive or a local civil registration office, do not send money in your first letter. Request that they advise you of their feesand the best way to send money.  \nWhen writing to the local parish, send a donation of $5.00 to $10.00 and express a desire to make further donations as their services are needed. U. S. currency is most convenient for the recipient or you can send a cashier’s check from your local bank made payable to: Parroquia de (locality) . It is advisable to tape your payment check or currency to the inside of the letter.  \nHOW TO WRITE A LETTER IN SPANISH  \nYour letter should include:  \n• the date (at the top)  \n• the name and address ofthe addressee  \n• a greeting  \n• a brief introduction  \n• biographical information about your relative  \n• a short, specific genealogical request  \n• r","cbCairs677BYb5bM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairs677BYb5bM","pdf",138623,8,"English","# Introduction\n# Before You Write\n# Research by Mail\n# Addressing Your Letter\n# How to Send Return Postage and Money\n# How to Write a Letter in Spanish\n## What Your Letter Should Include\n## Making a Specific, Simple Request\n## Writing Dates and Names","[{\"question\":\"What steps should be completed before writing a Spanish genealogical request letter?\",\"answer\":\"Determine where the ancestor was born, married, died, or lived, and identify the current repository for records from the ancestor’s home parish. 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