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Donostia-San Sebastian.  The search engine Dokulik is one of a kind in Europe. The project is supported by the Basque Government that brings together nearly 500 public and private archives in one place.  In all, one can access 6 million documents from the Basque Country dating between the thirteenth and twentieth centuries. It also includes 2.5 million associated digital images, photographs of manuscripts for example.  It is a treasure for those looking for their ancestors from the diaspora.  Now, anyone can search from home from their computer.

The best way to search for information on ancestors on Dokuklik is to directly access the collection of Sacramental Records where birth, death and marriage certificates are found from the diocese of Bilbao, San Sebastian and Vitoria.  A form needs to be filled out that includes the information that one already knows about the person being researched but keep in mind that documentation only to 1900. 

This information provides insight into previous generations of our families, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of that particular person, as well as his/her spouse, that aid in creating the family tree little by little.

It should be noted that the spelling of the last names or lacking a bit of information can lead to a dead end.  For questions write to the Dokuklik forum (which isn’t very active unfortunately) or get in touch with the Euskadi National Archive System by sending an email or by phone: +34 943 762840.