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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 '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.  
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.  
== Archives ==
== Archives ==
'''Service Territorial des Affaires Culturelles de Wallis et Futuna'''<br>
Postal address: BP 131 – Mata'utu – 98600 WALLIS<br>
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Phone: (00.681) 72 00 90<br>
Email: chef.stac@mail.wf<br>
[https://culture.malo.wf/ Website]<br>
[https://culture.malo.wf/?page_id=304 Genealogical Research]<br>
[https://culture.malo.wf/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Formulaire-dinscription-Demande-de-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogie.pdf Genealogy Request Form]
===French Colonial Archives===
===French Colonial Archives===
[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br>
[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br>
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Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br>
Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br>
Email: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br>
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br>
*'''1894 to 1907''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA '''Overseas National Archives, Wallis and Futuna''']
*'''1894 to 1907''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA '''Overseas National Archives, Wallis and Futuna''']


== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
[https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a-z/alexander-turnbull-library-collections '''Alexander Turnbull Library''']<br>
[https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a-z/family-history-collection Alexander Turnbull Library]<br>
[https://natlib.govt.nz/ National Library of New Zealand]<br>
[https://natlib.govt.nz/ National Library of New Zealand]<br>
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon<br>
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon<br>

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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 FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives[edit | edit source]

French Colonial Archives[edit | edit source]

National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062
13182 Aix-en-Provence
CEDEX 5 France

Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Alexander Turnbull Library
National Library of New Zealand
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon
Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Mailing address: PO Box 12349, Wellington 6140 New Zealand
Telephone: +64 4 474 3000
Fax: +64 4 474 3063
Email: information@natlib.govt.nz
Website

  • The Alexander Turnbull Library has the following:

Museums[edit | edit source]

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Birth Certificates: Available by mail from the Court of the First Instance at the place of birth.
Death Certificates: Death certificates can be requested from the Court of the First Instance in Mata-Utu.
Marriage Certificates: Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the marriage took place.
Divorce Records: Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the divorce was granted.
Usually marriages and divorces are noted on the birth certificate.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.Gov, Wallis and Futuna, (accessed 25 October 2021).