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== Archives ==
'''National Archives of Guyana''' (Walter Rodney Archives)<br>D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue<br>Georgetown, Demerara<br>
'''National Archives of Guyana'''<br>D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue<br>Georgetown, Demerara<br>Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852<br>Email: [mailto:narchivesguyana@yahooo.com narchivesguyana@yahooo.com]<br>
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852<br>Email: narchivesguyana@yahoo.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>
<br>
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 ==
'''The National Library'''<br>76/77 Church and Main Streets<br>Georgetown, Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 226 2690/227 4053<br>Email: natlib@sdnp.org.gy<br>
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'''University of Guyana Library'''<br>Turkeyen Campus<br>Georgetown, Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 642-7003/222-5401/222-4931<br>Email: gwyneth.george@uog.edu.gy<br>
[https://uog.edu.gy/university-guyana-library Website]<br>
== Museums ==
'''Guyana National Museum'''<br>Company Path<br>Georgetown 413741 Guyana<br>
Telephone: 592 225 7191<br>Email: guyananationalmuseum@gmail.com<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.
==Record Offices==
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>
General Register Office<br>
GPO Building<br>
Robb Street<br>
Georgetown, Guyana<br>


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


Email: [mailto:groguyana@gmail.com groguyana@gmail.com]
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>


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

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National Archives of Guyana (Walter Rodney Archives)
D'Urban Park Homestretch Avenue
Georgetown, Demerara
Telephone: 592-227-7687/592-226-3852/592-226-3852
Email: narchivesguyana@yahooo.com
Website: National Archives of Guyana
Website #2: National Archives of Guyana
Website #3: Walter Rodney National Archives of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana
Website #4: Public access to historical records now more accessible -as National Archives continues digitisation process
Website #5: Rescue project for Dutch archives in Guyana
Website #6: 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.

Registrar-General

Registrar General's Office[1]

G.P.O. Building, Robb Street
Georgetown

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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