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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.  
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Many archive records have been digitized and are available online.<br>
Many archive records have been digitized and are available online.<br>
===Church Archives===
===Church Archives===
*'''1714-1822''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/220109 Nederlands Hervormde Kerk.  Kerkelijke registers, 1714-1822], images. Registers of the Dutch Reformed Church; baptisms, marriages and burials.
*'''1714-1822''' - {{FSC|220109|item|disp=Nederlands Hervormde Kerk.  Kerkelijke registers, 1714-1822}}, images Registers of the Dutch Reformed Church; baptisms, marriages and burials.
*'''1773-1778''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/249765?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish register transcripts, 1773-1778. Church of England. Parish Church of St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)] St. Eustatius baptisms, marriages and burials.
*'''1773-1778''' - {{FSC|249765|item|disp=Parish register transcripts, 1773-1778. Church of England. Parish Church of St. Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)}} St. Eustatius baptisms, marriages and burials.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/42536 Marriages performed in Amsterdam, Curaçao or St. Eustatius of couples (one or both) born in North America], images.
*{{FSC|42536|item|disp=Marriages performed in Amsterdam, Curaçao or St. Eustatius of couples (one or both) born in North America}}, images
===Jewish Records===
===Jewish Records===
*'''1780-1817''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/220129?availability=Family%20History%20Library Joodse dokumenten, 1780-1817. Algemeen Rijksarchief te 's-Gravenhage.] Jewish marriages and deaths of Saint Eustatius
*'''1780-1817''' - {{FSC|220129|item|disp=Joodse dokumenten, 1780-1817. Algemeen Rijksarchief te 's-Gravenhage.}} Jewish marriages and deaths of Saint Eustatius


===Civil Archives===
===Civil Archives===
*Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie].
*Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie].
*'''1787-1832''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/220133?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832]
*'''1787-1832''' {{FSC|220133|item|disp=Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832}}
*'''1869-1983''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1224559?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983]
*'''1869-1983''' {{FSC|1224559|item|disp=Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983}}
== Archives ==
== Archives ==
[https://www.statiagovernment.com/archive '''Sint Eustatsius Government Archives'''] This archive has documents only since 2020. [https://www.statiagovernment.com/documents Document Search]
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[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en '''The National Archives of the Netherlands'''] has two record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:<ref>Yvette Hoitink, [https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/ask-yvette-where-can-i-find-records-for-st-eustatius/ Ask Yvette – Where Can I Find Records For St. Eustatius?], 12 October 2018, (accessed 27 March 2021)</ref><br>
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en '''The National Archives of the Netherlands'''] has two record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:<ref>Yvette Hoitink, [https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/ask-yvette-where-can-i-find-records-for-st-eustatius/ Ask Yvette – Where Can I Find Records For St. Eustatius?], 12 October 2018, (accessed 27 March 2021)</ref><br>
*'''1709-1828''' - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.01?searchTerm=eustatius '''1709-1828 finding aids''']<br>
*'''1709-1828''' - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.01?searchTerm=eustatius '''1709-1828 finding aids''']<br>
*'''1828-1860''' - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.02?searchTerm=eustatius '''1828-1860 finding aids''']<br>
*'''1828-1860''' - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.02?searchTerm=eustatius '''1828-1860 finding aids''']<br>
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[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information '''The National Archives contact page]'''
Sint Eustatius was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution in 2010, when the island became a special municipality (officially, a "Caribbean public body") within the country of the Netherlands.<br>
 
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Visitors address:<br>
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information '''The National Archives contact page]'''<br>
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20<br>
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20<br>
2595 BE The Hague<br>
2595 BE The Hague<br>
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== Libraries ==
== Libraries ==
'''Gertrude Judson Bicentennial Public Library St. Eustatius'''<br>
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius<br>
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Phone: +599 318 2222<br>
Email: publiclibrary.steustatius@gmail.com<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066581889639 Facebook]


== Museums ==
== Museums ==
[https://statia-tourism.com/enjoy-fully/culture/sint-eustatius-historical-foundation-museum-eng/ '''Sint Eustatius Historical Foundation Museum''']<br>
Ada de Veer-Zuidweg<br>
Fort Oranje<br>
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius<br>
Dutch Caribbean<br>
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Phone/Fax: +599 318-2433<br>
Email: info@statia-tourism.com
[https://statia-tourism.com/enjoy-fully/culture/sint-eustatius-historical-foundation-museum-eng/ Website]


== Record Offices ==
== Record Offices ==


'''Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)'''<br>
Government Administration Building<br>
De Graaffweg 13<br>
St. Eustatius<br>
Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029<br>
Email: [mailto:census.office@statiagov.com census.office@statiagov.com]<ref>U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), [https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200312282 Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands], (accessed 23 February 2021.</ref><br><br>
==References==
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[[Category:Sint Eustatius]]
[[Category:Sint Eustatius]]