FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Archive Holdings Extraction
Purpose[edit | edit source]
There are many records held at national archives around the world that we aren't aware of and have never found. This project will consist of combing through the national archives of various countries to evaluate their records and add them to a spreadsheet for assessment and addition to the Wiki.
Project Leader[edit | edit source]
Amber Larsen
Task List[edit | edit source]
| Name | Date Completed | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Afghanistan |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Albania |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Algeria |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | American Samoa |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Andorra |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Angola |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Anguilla |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Antigua & Barbuda |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Argentina |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Armenia |
| --- | --- | Aruba --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Australia |
| Gary Robinson | 28 June 2023 | Austria |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Azerbaijan |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Bahamas |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Bahrain |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Bangladesh |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Barbados |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Belarus |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Belgium |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Belize |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Benin |
| Gary Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Bermuda |
| Gary Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Bhutan |
| Gary Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Bolivia |
| Gary Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Bonaire |
| Gary Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| Gary Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Botswana |
| Gary Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Brazil |
| --- | --- | British Indian Ocean Territory --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | British Virgin Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Brunei |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Bulgaria |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Burkina Faso |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Burundi |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Cambodia |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Cameroon |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Canada |
| --- | --- | Cape Verde --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Cayman Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Central African Republic |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Chad |
| Gary Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Channel Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Chile |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | China |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Christmas Island |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Cocos Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Colombia |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Comoros |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Cook Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Costa Rica |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Croatia |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Cuba |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Curaçao |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Cyprus |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Czech Republic |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Gary Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Gary Robinson | 11 July 2023 | Denmark |
| Gary Robinson | 11 July 2023 | Djibouti |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Dominica |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Dominican Republic |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | East Timor |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Easter Island |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Ecuador |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Egypt |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | El Salvador |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | England |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Eritrea |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Estonia |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Eswatini |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Ethiopia |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Falkland Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Faroe Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Fiji |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Finland |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | France |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | French Guiana |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | French Polynesia |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Gabon |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Georgia |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | German Empire |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Germany |
| Gary Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Ghana |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Gibraltar |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Greece |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Greenland |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Grenada |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Guadeloupe |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Guam |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Guatemala |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Guinea |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Guinea-Bissau |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Guyana |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Haiti |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Honduras |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Hungary |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Iceland |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | India |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Indonesia |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Iran |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Iraq |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Ireland |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Isle of Man |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Israel |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Italy |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Jamaica |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Japan |
| Gary Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Jersey |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Jordan |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Kazakhstan |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Kenya |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Kiribati |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Kosovo |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Kuwait |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Kyrgyzstan |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Laos |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Latvia |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Lebanon |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Lesotho |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Liberia |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Libya |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Liechtenstein |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Lithuania |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Luxembourg |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Madagascar |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Malawi |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Malaysia |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Maldives |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Mali |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Malta |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Marshall Islands |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Martinique |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Mauritania |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Mauritius |
| Marie Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Mayotte |
| Gary Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Mexico |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Micronesia |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Moldova |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Monaco |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Mongolia |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Montenegro |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Montserrat |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Morocco |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Mozambique |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Myanmar |
| Gary Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Namibia |
| Marie Robinson | 24 July 2023 | Nauru |
| Marie Robinson | 24 July 2023 | Nepal |
| Marie Robinson | 24 July 2023 | Netherlands |
| --- | --- | Netherlands Antilles --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Marie Robinson | 24 July 2023 | New Caledonia |
| Marie Robinson | 21 July 2023 | New Zealand |
| Marie Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Nicaragua |
| Marie Robinson | 21 July 2023 | Niger |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Nigeria |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Niue |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Norfolk Island |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | North Korea |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | North Macedonia |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Northern Ireland |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Norway |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Oman |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Pakistan |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Palau |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Palestine |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Panama |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Papua New Guinea |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Paraguay |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Peru |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Philippines |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Pitcairn Islands |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Poland |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Portugal |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Puerto Rico |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Qatar |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Republic of the Congo |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Romania |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Russia |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Rwanda |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Réunion Island |
| Marie Robinson | 19 July 2023 | Saba |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saint Barthelemy |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saint Helena |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saint Lucia |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saint Martin |
| Marie Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Saint Pierre & Miquelon |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Samoa |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | San Marino |
| --- | --- | Sao Tome & Principe --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Saudi Arabia |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Scotland |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Senegal |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Serbia |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Seychelles |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Sierra Leone |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Singapore |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Sint Eustatius |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Sint Maarten |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Slovakia |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Slovenia |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Solomon Islands |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Somalia |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | South Africa |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | South Korea |
| --- | --- | South Sudan --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Marie Robinson | 17 July 2023 | Spain |
| Marie Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Sri Lanka |
| Marie Robinson | 12 July 2023 | Sudan |
| Marie Robinson | 11 July 2023 | Suriname |
| Marie Robinson | 11 July 2023 | Sweden |
| Marie Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Switzerland |
| Marie Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Syria |
| Marie Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Taiwan |
| Marie Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Tajikistan |
| Marie Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Tanzania |
| Marie Robinson | 10 July 2023 | Thailand |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | The Gambia |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Togo |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Tokelau |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Tonga |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Tunisia |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Turkmenistan |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| Marie Robinson | 6 July 2023 | Tuvalu |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Türkiye |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | United States Virgin Islands |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Uganda |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Ukraine |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | United Arab Emirates |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Uruguay |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Uzbekistan |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Vanuatu |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Venezuela |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Vietnam |
| --- | --- | Wake Island --- WEBSITE NOT FOUND |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Wales |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Wallis & Futuna |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Yemen |
| Marie Robinson | 3 July 2023 | Zambia |
| Marie Robinson | 4 July 2023 | Zimbabwe |
Instructions[edit | edit source]
1. Sign your name in the task list above for the country you'd like to work on, and then open up that country's tab in the Spreadsheet.
2. That country's tab on the spreadsheet contains the link to that country's national archive website in row 1. Click that link and open up the archive website in a new tab.
- Cell B1 may occasionally say "not found" if there is no discernable archive website. Skip that country.
- If there is not a link to the country's archive in row 1 on the spreadsheet, see that country's Wiki page for Archives and Libraries, e.g. "Bahamas Archives and Libraries" to find the link for the national archives.
3. Scour the archives website for a type of catalog or other part that lists the archive's holdings.
- Every archive website is different, so you'll have to fine-tooth-comb through every website to all their dark corners/crevices to make sure we find their holdings.
4. If you find a catalog or other list of the holdings of the archive, extract any online collections (either indexed or images) and add them to the spreadsheet in columns A, B, and C.
- Don't extract every physical holding the archive has. We're only looking for holdings that are available digitally (even if they require payment). Do some sleuthing and assess the listings in their catalog or equivalent, and add them to the spreadsheet if they're applicable.
- If the holdings break down records at a local level, such as parish, town, etc. and there are hundreds/thousands of online result entries, don't add every single one to the spreadsheet. Instead, add one or two, and make a note off to the side in column D that the archive holds many localized records and need to be searched through manually.
- On a similar note, if the archive holdings are more than 25 digital collections/items, add up to 25 in the spreadsheet, and then make a note that more exist on the archive's website than what were extracted.
- On a similar note, if the archive holdings are more than 25 digital collections/items, add up to 25 in the spreadsheet, and then make a note that more exist on the archive's website than what were extracted.
5. You may need to search their archive website for a keyword or two in the language(s) used in that country, for major record types used there (see the Wiki for that info). E.g. In Albania, their catalog requires that you enter in search parameters. I used Google Translate to Albanian for the word for "church" (in an effort to catch any possible church books), and found some results.
6. If the archive does not have any digital holdings, put "NONE" in columns A, B, and C in row 3 on that country's tab on the spreadsheet, and move on to the next country.