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Archives and Libraries

• 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

Uganda National Records Centre and Archives
8-9 Lourdel Road
Wandegeya, Kampala
Uganda

Website
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Contact information:
Ministry of Public Service
Plot 12, Nakasero Hill Road
P. O. Box 7003 Kampala, Uganda
Phone: +256414250534/6
Phone: +256414250557/8
Toll Free: 0800100200/1/2
E-mail: ps@publicservice.go.ug

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Endangered Archives: Uganda

• Rare medical records at Albert Cook Library, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
• History in progress Uganda, Part 1: the Ham Mukasa archive

Libraries

National Library of Uganda-Kampala
Plot 50, Buganda Road
Kampala, Uganda

Phone: 0414-254661/233633
E-mail: admin@nlu.go.ug
Website

Museums

The Uganda Museums
Plot 5, Kira Road
P.O.Box 5718
Kampala, Uganda

E-mail: ugandamuseums@tourism.go.ug
Website

Record Offices

Births and Deaths:
National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)
National Independence Grounds, Kololo Airstrip
P.O.Box 26529
Kampala-Uganda

For Inquiries on Birth, Death and Adoption Order Registration: +256 312119601
(Toll Free) 0800 211700
(Reception) +256 312119600
Email: Contact Us

Marriages:
Uganda Registration Service Bureau
Plot 5 George Street
Georgian House
P.O. Box 6848
Kampala Uganda

Toll Free: 0800 100 006
Call Center: +256 417 338 100
Telephone: +256 414 233 219 / 0417338000
WhatsApp: 0712 448 448
Fax: +256 414 250 712
Email: ursb@ursb.go.ug