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*'''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 == | ||
'''Hazine'''<br> | '''Hazine'''<br> | ||
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'''Iraqi Jewish Archives'''<br> | '''Iraqi Jewish Archives'''<br> | ||
[https://ijarchive.org/ | [https://ijarchive.org/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://ijarchive.org/ | [https://ijarchive.org/search Searching for Personal Names in the Iraqi Jewish Archive]<br> | ||
[https://ijarchive.org/s/iraqi-jewish-archive/page/about Notes on the Scope of the Iraqi Jewish Archive (IJA)]<br> | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
'''Arab Genealogy Books Online'''<br> | '''Arab Genealogy Books Online'''<br> | ||
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In other languages: - 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]
Hazine
Website
Online collection of archives and libraries and their digitized materials in the Islamic world, including the Middle East and North Africa
Iraq National Library and Archive
Baghdad, Iraq
Phone: +9647707405599
Website
Wikipedia: Iraq National Library and Archive'
Iraqi Jewish Archives
Website
Searching for Personal Names in the Iraqi Jewish Archive
Notes on the Scope of the Iraqi Jewish Archive (IJA)
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Arab Genealogy Books Online
Website
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Google listing of museums in Iraq
Iraqi National Museum
Allawi
Baghdad, Iraq
Phone: +964-7712255256
Website
Exhibitions and Publications
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
The Iraqi civil registration system and the test of political upheaval: Highly detailed explanation of the process of registering births and deaths.
The Marriage Contract
Marriage Contract Outside Courts
- Birth and death certificates are created by hospitals and then reported to the Civil Registration Office of the 'Governate.