Some tips and a few sites to use….
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Interviewing Your Family and Relatives
Mexican/Chicano Genealogy Resources from Moises Garza
Tips for Beginners in Mexican Genealogy: Civil Registers and Parish Records
Mexican Genealogy: Understanding Mexican Records
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/mexican-genealogy
MexicoGenWeb
https://www.worldgenweb.net/mexico
Mexico Free Public Records
https://publicrecords.searchsystems.net/Other_Nations/Mexico_Free_Public_Records/
8 Websites Where You Can Find Mexican Ancestors
https://mexicangenealogy.com/8-websites-where-you-can-find-your-mexican-ancestors/
How to Find Your Ancestors Using Mexico’s Civil Registration Records
Researching Indigenous Ancestors in Mexico
Using Border Crossings in Your Mexican Ancestry Research
National Archives
Here you will find a brief introduction about the Mexican Border Crossings, how and why immigration records were collected, special conditions on the Mexican Border, immigration statistics and definitions, who’s in the records, the types of forms used, available microfilm publications and where to find NARA microfilm.
United States, Border Crossings from Mexico to United States, 1903-1957
This is a searchable collection that contains 3,610,754 records of immigration records from various ports along the United States Mexico Border. They are courtesy of Ancestry.com
Border Crossings: From Mexico to U.S., 1895-1957
This resource is the best of all three since you can search and also browse the images. You can actually see your ancestors signature and sometimes even their thumbprint. The only thing is that in order to use this resource you will need a membership which costs about $12.95 per month with a six-month subscription, they also offer a 14-day free trial.
Crossing the Frontera
If your ancestor crossed the U.S. border from Mexico between 1895 and 1957, you may want to try searching for them in Border Crossing records available at FamilySearch. This class will give you a little background information about the records and their content. It will also show you how they can be used to identify your ancestor’s hometown in Mexico. The class includes a case study and important search tips and techniques.
A Look at Border Crossing Cards
In this presentation, Moises talks about the Mexican border crossing records. He will provide an introduction to them, explain who got recorded, the genealogical information that you can find in them, and finally where you can search and find these records yourself.
Immigration Records Can Also be Helpful
If your ancestors ever became a U.S. Citizen or applied for citizenship this post can help you locate records Citizenship and Immigration Services Mexican Migration Records.
Using Death Certificates to Find Your Mexican Ancestors
Using Biographical Dictionaries in Your Genealogy
Las Villas del Norte
https://www.lasvillasdelnorte.com
https://lasvillasdelnorte.com/presentations
Nuestros Ranchos
https://www.nuestrosranchos.org
Raul Longoria
FamilySearch and Mexican Databases
https://familysearch.org/
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1®ion=MEXICO
- Mexico, Baptisms, 1560-1950 – Church records covering all 32 Mexican States.
- Mexico, Deaths, 1680-1940 – Church records covering all 32 Mexican States.
- Mexico, Marriages, 1570-1950 – Church records covering all 32 Mexican States.
Find Your Mexican Ancestors Using Mexican Catholic Church Records
Catholic Church Records – This link will take you to our page where all the Catholic Church Record Repositories at FamilySearch are listed.
Resources by Mexican State
We Are Cousins
Catholic Church Archive Guide
Spain “How to” Guide, Beginner Level: Instruction
https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/c/c1/1-Spain_Catholic_Archive_Guide-Instruction.
https://www.mcu.es/archivos/docs/ArchivosIglesia.pdf
Spanish Archives Portal
http://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/inicio.html – The Portal to the State Archives of Spain.