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To anyone researching in La Inmaculada/Jerez,
Zacatecas
I have some information that can be valuable for
anyone researching in Jerez
1. THE CASE OF THE 20-25 PAGES OF
MARRIAGES
The first time I reviewed the film # 440059.
Matrimonios 1712-1745. I noticed that the film started in the middle of the
book. I searched for the missing pages until I found them. They are in the
previous film. Film # 440058. Informacion Matrimonial 1961. Yes, you read right
1961. In this film after the 1961 information, all the way at the end of the
film.( You even pass a section in "blank".) There is the first roll of film of
marriages. There are about 20-25 pages of the oldest marriages in microfilm for
Jerez (1712), part of the 1st book.I already
spoke to the expert for Latin-American in the main Library in Utah (that
was 2 years ago). I hope they will place a note in the Library Catalogue
in the near future.
2. THE CASE OF THE MISSING MICROFILMS
Recently I spoke over the phone to the person in
charge of the archives in the Church La Inmaculada in Jerez, Zacatecas. He told
me that the oldest Marriage that they have is 1697 and Marriage Information
November 3, 1665. As we know in the LDS Library Catalogue the marriages start in
1712 (missing 15 years) and in Marriage Information 1789 (missing 124 years). He
speculated that when they did the microfilming of the records (around
1960) they asked for the church "books", and all these
information are "single sheets-hojas sueltas). During my conversation with
him he was flipping the actual documents. At the same time, I felt my heart was
flipping. I could see the long lost marriage, my brick wall in that bundle
of papers. I already wrote 2 e-mails to the AGN
(Archivo General de la Nacion), but I haven't received a response.I also called the main Library in Utah with this information.
I spoke to the same expert, and she took some notes. I have my doubts that
my petition for microfilming was forward. Does anyone know where I can petition
formally the microfilming of these records? What can we do?
I also asked in the church in Jerez if the
archives were open to the public. I was told that access can be granted
thru the Dioceses of Zacatecas (or Archdioceses). I don't know if you
can petition for this on-line. I'm hoping I will be able to go to
Jerez next year and search in the archives of the church. But, I think we should
preserved this documents for future genealogist.
Sincerely,
Susana Leniski
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