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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.  
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== Archives ==
== Archives ==
'''Swaziland National Archives'''<br>
'''Swaziland National Archives'''<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]

Swaziland National Archives
Location: Lobamba along Mbabane - Manzini via Lobamba Road
Adjacent to the National Houses of Parliament, opposite the Somhlolo National Stadium

Postal Address:
The Archivist
P.O. Box 946
Mbabane, eSwatini

Telephone: 2416 1276/8 Fax: 2416 1241
E-mail: director_archives@gov.sz
Website Additional information on the archives

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Eswatini National Library Service
Corner of Mahlokohla and Zwide Streets
Swaziland National Library Service Building
Mbabane, Swaziland

Telephone: (268) 2404 2633
FAX:( 268) 2404 3863
E-mail: director_snls@gov.sz

Postal Address: P. O. Box 1461, Mbabane, Swaziland H100
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Museums[edit | edit source]

Swaziland (Eswatini) National Museum
Lobamba, Swaziland H107

Postal address: PO Box 100, Lobamba Lobamba, Swaziland H107
Phone: +268 7806 9550
E-mail: info@entc.org.sz
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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration & Vital Statistics Department
Website See contact details for NATIONAL and DISTRICT REGISTRAR DEPARTMENTS.

References[edit | edit source]