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==Resources== | |||
== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Civil Registration records are kept in national, provincial, and district archives.<br> | |||
'''Botswana National Archives and Records Services'''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 239<br> | |||
Corner State Drive and Parliament Drive<br> | |||
Government Enclav<br> | |||
Gaborone, Botswana<br> | |||
Telephone:+267 391 1820<br> | |||
Fax: +267 390 8545<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:archives@gov.bw archives@gov.bw]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Government-Organization/Botswana-National-Archives-and-Records-Services-655130441236210/ Facebook page for Botswana National Archives and Records Services]</ref> | |||
== | ==Background== | ||
Time period: 1939 to present | Time period: 1939 to present | ||
The Botswana National Archives and Records Services was established in 1967. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African. | Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Marital status | *Marital status | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Pension | |||
* | *Cause of death | ||
*Birth place | |||
*Residence | |||
*Intended place of burial | |||
*Name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten) | |||
*Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year) | |||
*Informant's name, address, and capacity | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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