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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 ==
*'''National Archives of Australia''' [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx Nauru listings in search]
*'''The National Archives (UK)''' [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=nauru&_sd=&_ed=&_hb= Nauru listings in search]
===New Zealand Archives===
[https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena#/ New Zealand Archives Search Engine] Enter "Nauru".


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Museum '''Wikipedia: Nauru Museum''']<br>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Museum '''Wikipedia: Nauru Museum''']
Due to a legacy of colonial exploitation, much Nauru's photographic archive and material culture is held in foreign institutions, some of which include:
*the British Museum;
*Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa;
*the Metropolitan Museum of Art;
*Israel Museum.
*The National Museum of Australia has collected object relating to Nauru's refugee crisis.<ref>"Nauru Museum", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Museum, accessed 30 January 2023.</ref>


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

Archives[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia: Nauru Museum

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Government of the Republic of Nauru
Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM)

Telephone: +674 557 3133 ext. 307
Online contact: Contact Us

References[edit | edit source]