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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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | |||
== Archives == | |||
The Japanese Army destroyed the French colonial records during World War II. In 1975, the Pathet Lao gained power and destroyed the records of the former government.<ref name="Kemp" /> | |||
[http://www.nationallibraryoflaos.org/collection.php National Library of Laos] | == Libraries == | ||
<br>Vientiane, Laos | [http://www.nationallibraryoflaos.org/collection.php '''National Library of Laos''']<br> | ||
Corner Thanon Setthathirat/Thanon Pangkham<br> | |||
Ban Xiengyeun Thong<br> | |||
Muang Chanthaburi<br> | |||
Vientiane, Laos <br> | |||
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P.O. Box 704, Vientiane, Laos<br> | |||
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212452<br> | |||
Fax: 856 (0) 21 213029<br> | |||
[http://www.nationallibraryoflaos.org/ Website]<br> | |||
:There are five other provinces with National Library of Laos Branches: Khammouane, Champassak, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, and Xieng Khouang Provinces. | |||
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[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3ALaos '''Endangered Archives: Laos'''] | |||
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== Museums == | |||
'''Lao National Museum'''<br> | |||
Samsenthai Road<br> | |||
Ventiane, Laos <br> | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_National_Museum Wikipedia: Lao National Museum] | |||
== Record Offices == | |||
Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.<ref name="Kemp">Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017, (accessed 5 February 2022).</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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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]
The Japanese Army destroyed the French colonial records during World War II. In 1975, the Pathet Lao gained power and destroyed the records of the former government.[1]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
National Library of Laos
Corner Thanon Setthathirat/Thanon Pangkham
Ban Xiengyeun Thong
Muang Chanthaburi
Vientiane, Laos
P.O. Box 704, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212452
Fax: 856 (0) 21 213029
Website
- There are five other provinces with National Library of Laos Branches: Khammouane, Champassak, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, and Xieng Khouang Provinces.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Lao National Museum
Samsenthai Road
Ventiane, Laos
Wikipedia: Lao National Museum
Record Offices[edit | edit source]
Laos has no central registry for vital records. The Household Registry Book and National Identification Card are the only standard civil records.[1]