Research Guide

Spanish Letter Writing Guide – (Downloadable Copy) Provided by the Family History Library.
Spanish Genealogical Word List – Provided by the Family History Library
Spanish Script Tutorial – This is provided by the Center for Family History & Genealogy and Department of History
Spanish Records Extraction Guide (65MB) – This guide is for those who desire to learn how to read old Spanish handwriting for the purpose of extracting parish records.

Libraries/Museums

National History Museum
Bancroft Library – Latin Americana: Mexico and Central America Collection
Stanford Library – Latin American & Iberian collections – Stanford’s holdings exceed 350,000 volumes on Latin America. The historical strength of the collection has been on 19th and 20th century Mexico and Brazil. Since 1982, Stanford and UC Berkeley have had a cooperative collection agreement, which was extended to include the University of Texas at Austin.
The Hoover Insitution – The Hoover Institution’s coverage of the region dates back to 1919 and exceeds 36,000 titles. Its vast archival collections include more than 6,000 microfilm reels of periodicals and newspapers, materials on peronismo, the Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions as well as the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939.
Mexico Archives & Libraries – Family Search.org
Museo de Guadalupe – The collection of the Museum of Guadalupe contains paintings, sculptures, and books of the sixteenth and nineteenth century.

Address: East Garden Juárez without number, Centro, CP 98600, Guadalupe, Zacatecas. Telephone: 01 (492) 923 2089 and 923 2386.

Museo Zacatecano – Originally opened in 1998 and later expanded in 2001, Museo Zacatecano containes up to 15 permanent exhibits including abstract art.

Address: Colón s / n esq. Seminar, Centro, Zacatecas, Zac.
Phone: (492) 924 37 05, 922 91 67
Email: maamf_zac@yahoo.com.mx
Hours: 10:00 to 16:30 hrs. Wednesday to Monday
Closed on Tuesdays.

Museo Toma de Zacatecas – One of the most important events in the history of the City of Zacatecas by the forces commanded by Francisco Villa.

Address: Esplanade hill of La Bufa, Zacatecas, Zac.
Phone and fax: (492) 922 8066
Hours: 10:00 to 16:30 hrs.
Open every day

Museo Arqueologico de sitio “Alta Vista” (Chalchuhuites – A collections of object and ornaments representing the prehispanic culture of the Chalchuhuites.

Address: A 6 km Pte Chalchihuites, Zac,.
229 km NW of the cd. Zacatecas;
55 km from Sombrerete, Zac.
Phone: (492) 922 5085 and 922 0403 (INAH)
Hours: 09:00 to 16:30 hrs.
Open every day

Library of Congress

Hispanic Local History & Genealogy in the United States: Selected Titles at the Library of Congress

Maps

Mexico – General

Mexico’s Government Structure

Military

Mexico Military Records – Family Search.org Wiki

Newspapers

National Autonomous University of Mexico
List of Newspapers in Mexico – Wikipedia
Mexican Newspapers – located at onlinenewspapers.com

Miscellanous

Hispanic Heritage Project
About.com – Mexico | México – Mexican Genealogy & Family History –
Buroughs of Mexico
March of Zacatecas – Audio recording of Zacatecas State Anthem

Railroads

Railroad transport in Mexico.
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Research Help

ArchiveGrid – (Zacatecas, Mexico search results) ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies.

Webinars

Family History Library Classes and Webinars