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===Seychelles National Archives===
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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.
==Online Digital Archives==
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/afs/cty/cse/csehome.html African and Mid-Eastern Reading Room (Library of Congress): Seychelles]
 
== Archives ==
'''Seychelles National Archives'''<br>
5th June Avenue<br>
5th June Avenue<br>
P.O. Box 720<br>
P.O. Box 720<br>
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Mahe, Seychelles<br><br>
Mahe, Seychelles<br><br>


''Email:'' archives@seychelles.net<br>
Email: archives@seychelles.net<br>
 
Telephone: +248 4321333<br>
''Telephone:'' +248 4321333<br>
Fax:+248 4322481<br>
 
<br>
''Fax:'' +248 4322481
[http://www.sna.gov.sc/ Website]<br>
 
'''Open:''' Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm; Sat 9:00am-12:00pm<br>
''Open:'' Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm; Sat 9:00am-12:00pm<br>


Family history research is done Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm on appointment.<br>
Family history research is done Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm on appointment.<br>
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::SR350.00 if you do your own research<br>
::SR350.00 if you do your own research<br>
::SR500.00 if the staff carries out your research<br>
::SR500.00 if the staff carries out your research<br>
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[https://recherche-anom.culture.gouv.fr/archives/egf '''National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)''']<br>
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062<br>
13182 Aix-en-Provence<br>
CEDEX 5 France<br>
<br>
Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50<br>
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr <br>
*'''1806 to 1807''' - [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LES%20SEYCHELLES '''Overseas National Archives, Seychelles''']
== Libraries ==
'''Seychelles National Library'''<br>
Francis Rachel Street<br>
P.O.Box 45, Victoria<br>
Mahe, Seychelles<br>
<br>
E-mail: natlib@seychelles.net
Phone: (+ 248) 4 32 13 33
Fax: (+ 248) 4 32 31 83
[https://nationallibraryseychelles.com/ Website]
'''The Library of Congress'''<br>
Edward Miner, Head, African Section<br>
<br>
E-mail: edmi@loc.gov
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/afs/cty/cse/csehome.html African and Mid-Eastern Reading Room (Library of Congress): Seychelles]
== Museums ==
'''Seychelles National Museum of History'''<br>
Independence Avenue<br>
Victoria, Seychelles<br>
<br>
Email: historymuseum@gov.sc<br>
Tel: + 248 4225404<br>
[https://seychellesnationalmuseums.org/ Website]
== Record Offices ==
===For Records from 1794 - 1902===
See [Seychelles Archives and Libraries#Archives|'''Seychelles National Archives''',]] above.<br>
===For Records after 1902===
'''Chief Civil Status Officer'''<br>
Chief Civil Status Officer<br>
Division of Immigration and Civil Status<br>
P.O. Box 430<br>
Victoria, Mahe<br>
Seychelles<br>
<br>
Telephone: +248 4 293 600<br>
Email: info@immigration.gov.sc<br>
[http://www.ics.gov.sc/contact-us Website]
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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.

Online Digital Archives

Archives

Seychelles National Archives
5th June Avenue
P.O. Box 720
Victoria
Mahe, Seychelles

Email: archives@seychelles.net
Telephone: +248 4321333
Fax:+248 4322481

Website
Open: Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm; Sat 9:00am-12:00pm

Family history research is done Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm on appointment.
Genealogical Research at the National Archives has a fee:

SR350.00 if you do your own research
SR500.00 if the staff carries out your research

National Archives of Overseas (ANOM)
29 chemin du moulin de Testas - CS50062
13182 Aix-en-Provence
CEDEX 5 France

Telephone: + 33 (0)4 42 93 38 50
E-mail: anom.aix@culture.gouv.fr

Libraries

Seychelles National Library
Francis Rachel Street
P.O.Box 45, Victoria
Mahe, Seychelles

E-mail: natlib@seychelles.net Phone: (+ 248) 4 32 13 33 Fax: (+ 248) 4 32 31 83 Website

The Library of Congress
Edward Miner, Head, African Section

E-mail: edmi@loc.gov

Museums

Seychelles National Museum of History
Independence Avenue
Victoria, Seychelles

Email: historymuseum@gov.sc
Tel: + 248 4225404
Website

Record Offices

For Records from 1794 - 1902

See [Seychelles Archives and Libraries#Archives|Seychelles National Archives,]] above.

For Records after 1902

Chief Civil Status Officer
Chief Civil Status Officer
Division of Immigration and Civil Status
P.O. Box 430
Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles

Telephone: +248 4 293 600
Email: info@immigration.gov.sc
Website