How do I locate someone in Juarez Chihuahua Mexico if I don't speak the language
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The following link looks at the question you are asking. Foreign Language Research: Resources on the FamilySearch Wiki
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I have recently worked on my husband's family in Mexico (and I also do not speak the language) and found these resources particularly helpful:
This script reading guide from BYU:
Using the FamilySearch Library Catalog to find records for the particular place your are working: (one way to search is by "place", enter Mexico, and then the jurisdiction "Chihuahua"… then look at what is available, or you can narrow the jurisdiction further by clicking on the blue link, "Places within Mexico, Chihuahua" and selecting "Juarez" - sometimes there may even be places within that too, so always check for a "Places within…" link)
The FamilySearch Wiki is just full of helpful information. (on FamilySearch.org, click on "Search" then "Research Wiki" If you look at Mexico, there will be a link to a genealogical word list that is really useful! Here is a direct link:
Videos at RootsTech, especially by Nefi Arena Salazar but I'm sure there are other presenters:
You may not be ready for it yet, but the new experimental Full Text Search includes only 2 databases and one of them is Mexico Notary Records. I've not looked at those yet and don't know anything about them, but Full Text Search is fabulous for US deeds and probate records.
Best of luck to you! Mexican records are so much fun because they are so rich in family history. It really isn't hard either with the genealogical wordlist at hand since you're mostly looking for names.
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The Latin American and Caribbean Research group is a good place to start. We have a number of helpful, and bilingual fluent, members.
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You could try using Google Translate from English to Spanish.
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You should at least begin by searching the indexed names in the Chihuahua collection:
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Mod note: two discussions on the same topic were merged here
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