Have you reached a “brick wall” in your genealogy research? Onsite genealogy research in Argentina may just be the key to extending your Argentine ancestry. We have genealogists in Argentina that can help!
Challenges in Argentine Genealogy Research
As a former colony of Spain and with a high number of immigrants from Italy as well, family history research in Argentina relies primarily on civil registration and Catholic parish records. Censuses and military and notarial sources are often helpful as well. While an increasing number of these records have been digitized, many are still only held onsite. In most cases, successful Argentine genealogy research will require a Legacy Tree researcher to visit an archive or government office in person. It is also important to understand that Brazil was historically the recipient of immigrants from all around the globe. If your ancestors migrated to Argentina from Spain, Italy, Germany, or some other country, it will usually be necessary to complete research in Argentina first to learn the name of their foreign hometown. Depending how early your ancestors arrived, this can take some time.
Our Team of Professional Genealogists Can Help
If you have Argentine ancestry, our professionals can help track down the town of origin of your ancestors, determine where that location is today, and identify where the records for that place are currently kept. We can also do the preliminary research in immigrant destination countries to learn the original European hometown, if necessary. For those areas that don’t have records available online or on microfilm, our onsite agents can visit that location to obtain any documents that are available.
Onsite Archive Access in Argentina
Our onsite genealogy researchers have access to the following archives, repositories, and libraries in Argentina to help track down the records you need to extend your Argentine family history:
- General Archive of the Nation
- Archivo de la Iglesia Catedral de San Miguel de Tucumán
- Archivo General de la Provincia de Córdoba
- Archivo General de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero
- Archivo Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Tucumán
- Archivo Histórico Provincial de Salta
- Argentina Library Dr. Juan Álvarez (Biblioteca Argentina Dr. Juan Álvarez)
- General San Martín Library (Biblioteca General San Martín)
- Ignacy Domeyko Polish Library (Biblioteca Polaca Ignacio Domeyko)
- Institute of Argentine and American History (Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana)
- Library of the Congress of the Nation (Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación)
- Library On the Other Side of the Tree (Biblioteca Del otro lado del árbol)
- Miguel Cané Library (Biblioteca Publica Municipal Miguel Cané)
- Municipal Public Library José Manuel Estrada (Biblioteca Publica Municipal José Manuel Estrada)
- National Library Mariano Moreno (Biblioteca Nacional Argentina)
- National Military Library (Biblioteca Nacional Militar)
- Popular Library Alberdi (Biblioteca Popular Alberdi)
- Popular Library Albino Capponi (Biblioteca Popular Albino Capponi)
- Popular Library Bernardino Rivadavia (Biblioteca Popular Bernardino Rivadavia)
- Popular Library Casa del Pueblo (Biblioteca Popular Casa del Pueblo)
- Popular Library Francisco Romero Delgado (Biblioteca Popular Francisco Romero Delgado)
- Popular Library J B Alberdi (Biblioteca Popular J B Alberdi)
- Popular Library Joaquín V. González (Biblioteca Popular Joaquín V. González)
- Popular Library Juan B. Alberdi (Biblioteca Popular Juan B. Alberdi)
- Popular Library Juan Bautista Alberdi (Biblioteca Popular Juan Bautista Alberdi)
- Popular Library On The Corner (Biblioteca Popular En La Esquina)
- Popular Library Rafael de Aguiar (Biblioteca Popular Rafael de Aguiar)
- Popular Library Santa Genoveva (Biblioteca Popular Santa Genoveva)
- Popular Library Urbano J Nuñez (Biblioteca Popular Urbano J. Núñez)
- Popular Library William C. Morris (Biblioteca Popular William C. Morris)
- Popular Municipal Library Alberdi (Biblioteca Popular Municipal Juan Bautista Alberdi)
- Raúl Frutos Library (Library of the Memory Museum)
- University of Buenos Aires Library (Sistema de Bibliotecas y de Información)