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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. | *'''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. | *'''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 ''' | *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 == | ||
'''National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)'''<br> | '''National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)'''<br> | ||
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101 Reykjavík, Iceland<br> | 101 Reykjavík, Iceland<br> | ||
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E-mail address: upplysingar@skjalasafn.is<br> | |||
Telephone: +354-5903300<br> | Telephone: +354-5903300<br> | ||
[https://skjalasafn.is/national_archives_of_iceland Website] | [https://skjalasafn.is/national_archives_of_iceland Website] | ||
[https://skjalasafn.is/aettfraedi Genealogy] | |||
[http://www.manntal.is/ Census Website] Information in fourteen censuses (1703, 1816, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1901, 1910 and 1920). | |||
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[https://deprecated.archivesportaleurope.net/Directory Archives Portal Europe] provides access to information on archival material from Iceland as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent. | |||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
== Record Offices == | == Record Offices == | ||
[[Category:Iceland]][[Category:Iceland Archives and Libraries]] | [[Category:Iceland]][[Category:Iceland Archives and Libraries]] | ||
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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]
National Archives of Iceland (Þjóðskjalasafn Íslands)
Laugavegur 162
101 Reykjavík, Iceland
E-mail address: upplysingar@skjalasafn.is
Telephone: +354-5903300
Website
Genealogy
Census Website Information in fourteen censuses (1703, 1816, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1901, 1910 and 1920).
Archives Portal Europe provides access to information on archival material from Iceland as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.