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In other languages: Français- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
- Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives
National Archives of the Congo (Archives Nationales du Congo)
Rue Eugène Etienne
BP 114, Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
As a colony of France, civil records were kept in the Overseas National Archives, where you will find these records.
- 1888 to 1918 - National Overseas Archives, Congo
Endangered Archives
- Middle Congo archives at Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo: new steps towards the social history of the Congo
- Archives de la Préfecture de Pointe-Noire (APPN-CON)
Archives of French Equatorial Africa (Brazzaville)
- This site presents the archives of the general government of the AEF (African Equatorial France) kept in Brazzaville. These archives constitute a heritage shared between Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, the Central African Republic, Chad and France.
Libraries
National Library Du Congo
Av. des Anciens Enfants de Troupe
Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville
Museums
Musée National du Congo
Avenue Patrice Lumumba
Bp 994, Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
Phone: +242 833 713
MoMAA Website
African Circle Museum of Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire, Congo-Brazzaville
Phone: +242 064 77 90 90
MoMAA Website
Record Offices
There is no centralized location for civil registration records.[1]
The authorities in charge of registering births, marriages and deaths are:
- Mayors of the communes
- Sub-prefects
- Administrators/mayors of arrondissements and urban communities[1]
For more information about locations and maps, see:
- Departments of the Republic of the Congo
- Communes of the Republic of the Congo
- Districts of the Republic of the Congo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Congo, accessed 5 August 2019. "Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."