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*'''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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''Family History Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | |||
==Archives == | ==Archives == | ||
'''Bermuda Archives'''<br> | '''Bermuda Archives'''<br> | ||
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Bermuda<br> | Bermuda<br> | ||
Telephone:(441) 297-7737<br> | Telephone:(441) 297-7737<br> | ||
[https://www.gov.bm/contact/5681/81 | [https://www.gov.bm/contact/5681/81 E-mail]<br> | ||
[https://www.gov.bm/department/archives Website] | [https://www.gov.bm/department/archives Website] | ||
::The collections holdings span almost the entire 400 year history of the Island. Its records include: | ::The collections holdings span almost the entire 400 year history of the Island. Its records include: | ||
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::*The Corporations of Hamilton and St. George’s Records | ::*The Corporations of Hamilton and St. George’s Records | ||
::*Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian Church Records | ::*Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian Church Records | ||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||
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- 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 Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives[edit | edit source]
Bermuda Archives
Government Administration Building
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Telephone:(441) 297-7737
E-mail
Website
- The collections holdings span almost the entire 400 year history of the Island. Its records include:
- Legislative Records
- Parish Records
- Probate Records
- Slave Registers
- Maps, plans and charts
- Paintings and photographs
- Journals
- The Corporations of Hamilton and St. George’s Records
- Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian Church Records
- The collections holdings span almost the entire 400 year history of the Island. Its records include:
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
- Online Services Includes links to birth, marriage, and death records requests.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Registry General
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
Telephone: (441) 297-7739
Telephone: (441) 297-7707 (or 7709)
Email
Ordering certificates: