FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Portugal Civil Registration & Catholic Parishes

Instruction
Master Instruction List Task List

Step One: Open Page in Wikitext

 * From the Histories and Cities Task List, select a district. This will take you to the district's table of municipalities.
 * Click on the first available municipality. This will take you to the municipality's page.
 * Click Edit Source

Step Two: Locate the Civil Registration Office

 * In a separate window, open the website Conservatórias do registo civil
 * Select the municipality's district (distrito) from the right-hand sidebar.
 * Click Conservatoria do registro civil em (Province Name)
 * Find the civil registration office for the municipality
 * Hitting control-F, then typing in the municipality's name is the fastest way to find the reference
 * There may not be a civil registration office. If so, LEAVE IT?

Step Three: Copy Civil Registrar Information into the Wiki
In the section Contact a Civil Registration Office, copy the contact information from the civil registrar(s) on Conservatórias do Registo Civil ADDRESS LINE 1 ADDRESS LINE 2 ADDRESS LINE 3 - usually placed under the phone number Delete the second template for civil register's office if there is only one office
 * Copy the name of the civil register's office exactly as it appears on Conservatórias do Registo Civil
 * Make sure addresses are formatted as follows
 * In phone number, copy the phone number as follows Phone: NUMBER
 * Make sure the email address is copied twice into the template, with a space between the two emails

Step Four (Optional): Delete template for Contact a Civil Registration Office
If there is no civil registrar office listed on Conservatórias do Registo Civil do the following: The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.
 * Delete both address templates, including all of the following

Conservatória do Registo Civil de [MUNICIPALITY NAME] address phone number [mailto:email email address]

Conservatória do Registo Civil de [MUNICIPALITY NAME] address phone number [mailto:email email address]


 * Paste the following phrase under '''Contact a Civil Registration Office:
 * There are no known civil registration offices within the municipality of MUNICIPALITY NAME. Contact a civil registration office in a nearby municipality to find out if they have the records for MUNICIPALITY NAME.


 * Replace MUNICIPALITY NAME with the name of the municipality.

Step Five: Locate Catholic Parishes
We will not be listing the Catholic parishes on the wiki. Instead, under Contact a Parish,

Example Page
The following link is the completed municipality page for