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=== Archives ===
== Archives ==
 
'''National Archives of Guyana'''<br>D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue<br>Georgetown, Demerara<br>Guyana<br>
'''National Archives of Guyana''' (Walter Rodney Archives)<br>D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue<br>Georgetown, Demerara<br>
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852<br>Email: narchivesguyana@yahoo.com<br>
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852<br>Email: [mailto:narchivesguyana@yahooo.com narchivesguyana@yahooo.com]<br>
Website: [https://dutchculture.nl/en/location/national-archives-guyana National Archives of Guyana]<br>
Website #2: [http://www.migan.org/index.php/national-archives-of-guyana;isdiah National Archives of Guyana]<br>
Website #3: [https://worldhistoryarchives.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/walter-rodney-national-archives-of-guyana-georgetown-guyana/ Walter Rodney National Archives of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana]<br>
Website #4: [https://motp.gov.gy/index.php/2015-07-20-19-04-02/2569-public-access-to-historical-records-now-more-accessible-as-national-archives-continues-digitisation-process Public access to historical records now more accessible -as National Archives continues digitisation process]<br>
Website #5: [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/rescue_project_for_dutch_archives_in_guyana/ Rescue project for Dutch archives in Guyana]<br>Website #6: [https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00021092/00001 The Importance of Guyana's Archives]
 
:The National Archives of Guyana principally contain archival material from the nineteenth century colonial government of British Guiana and material when the provinces of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara were Dutch colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.  
:The National Archives of Guyana principally contain archival material from the nineteenth century colonial government of British Guiana and material when the provinces of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara were Dutch colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries.  
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'''National Archives of Guyana (Dutch)'''<br>
Address: 
PO Box
Postbus 15648
1001 NC Amsterdam<br>
Email: post@dutchculture.nl <br>
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[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br>
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062<br>
13182 Aix-en-Provence<br>
CEDEX 5 France<br>
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Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br>
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br>
*'''1677 to 1907''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=GUYANE '''Overseas National Archives, Guyana''']<br>
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'''[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The British National Archives]'''<br>
The National Archives<br>
Bessant Dr, Richmond TW9 4DU<br>
United Kingdom<br>


=== Libraries ===
== Libraries ==


'''The National Library'''<br>76/77 Church and Main Streets<br>Georgetown<br>
'''The National Library'''<br>76/77 Church and Main Streets<br>Georgetown, Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 226 2690/227 4053<br>Email: [mailto:natlib@sdnp.org.gy natlib@sdnp.org.gy]<br>
Telephone: 592 226 2690/227 4053<br>Email: natlib@sdnp.org.gy<br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/NationalLibraryofGuyana/ National Library of Guyana]<br>
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Website #2: [https://dpi.gov.gy/national-library-observes-110-years/ National Library observes 110 years]<br>
'''University of Guyana Library'''<br>Turkeyen Campus<br>Georgetown, Guyana<br>
Website #3: [http://guyanachronicle.com/2009/09/06/the-national-library-1909-2009 The National Library 1909 – 2009]<br>
Telephone: 592 642-7003/222-5401/222-4931<br>Email: gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy<br>
Website #4: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/44195/National-Library-of-Guyana National Library of Guyana]
[https://uog.edu.gy/university-guyana-library Website]<br>


'''University of Guyana Library'''<br>Turkeyen Campus<br>Georgetown<br>
== Museums ==
Telephone: 592 642-7003/222-5401/222-4931<br>Email: [mailto:gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy]<br>
'''Guyana National Museum'''<br>Company Path<br>Georgetown 413741 Guyana<br>
Website: [http://library.uog.edu.gy/portal/ University of Guyana Library]<br>
Telephone: 592 225 7191<br>Email: guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com<br>
Website #2: [https://uog.edu.gy/university-guyana-library The University of Guyana Library]<br>
:The Guyana National Museum is located on North Road in a building complex which opened in 1951. The Museum’s collections were housed previously in the Carnegie Building. The Guyana National Museum in Georgetown has a collection of flora and fauna, precious stones found in our land formation, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts. This museum is the largest and house most of our general artifacts.
Website #3: [https://www.librarything.com/venue/108921/University-of-Guyana-Library University of Guyana Library]
 
=== Museums ===


'''Guyana National Museum'''<br>Company Path<br>Georgetown 413741<br>
==Record Offices==
Telephone: 592 225 7191<br>Email: [mailto:guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com]<br>
The Registrar General<ref>Guyana High Commission, [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Birth-Death-Marriage-and-Adoption-CertificatesrevisedII.pdf Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates], (accessed 22 December 2020).</ref><br>
Website: [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Museum/Guyana-National-Museum-316994461751623/ Guyana National Museum]<br>
General Register Office<br>
Website #2: [https://exploreguyana.org/guyana-museums/ The Guyana National Museum]
GPO Building<br>
 
Robb Street<br>
:The Guyana National Museum is located on North Road in a building complex which opened in 1951. The Museum’s collections were housed previously in the Carnegie Building. The Guyana National Museum in Georgetown has a collection of flora and fauna, precious stones found in our land formation, archaeological findings, and examples of Amerindian arts and crafts. This museum is the largest and house most of our general artifacts.
Georgetown, Guyana<br>


'''Registrar-General'''<br>
Telephone: +592 225 7561<br>
::::+592 226 4575<br>
Fax: +592 227 6861<br>


Registrar General's Office<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref>
Email: [mailto:groguyana@gmail.com groguyana@gmail.com]


G.P.O. Building, Robb Street<br>Georgetown<br>
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]<br>
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]<br>
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]<br>


==References==
==References==